My Scribbles on security and whatever strikes my fancy . . .
Most web developers are aware that if their site is not secured by an SSL certificate (HTTPS-encrypted) for form data (such as entering a user name, password, email address) that an attacker has the potential to see the entered data rendered in plain text. The use of HTTP (unencrypted) forms sets up …
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The solution is a piece of cake! If you are unable to delete emails on a secondary email account - follow these quick instructions: Go to SETTINGS Click on Mail, Contacts, Calendars Under ACCOUNTS click on the email account that is giving you the problem Next, click on …
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Last November the FBI arrested six Estonian hackers in a raid called “Operation Ghost Click" and dismantled their cybercriminal enterprise. In a nutshell: the hackers created some malware dubbed DNSChanger that had the ability to redirect infected computers to hacker servers controlled by the …
[Read more...] about Countdown for those infected by DNSChanger malware – Tick Tock goes the clock!
It has been over a year now of filling out bug reports, sending emails to Facebook employees (who never respond), and making phone calls to corporate (who indulge me with automated responses) telling me that my problem needs to be addressed by filling out more Facebook forms. I thought you were …
This has been one of the roughest weeks on record. I don't even remember programming the dishwasher last night until it ripped me out of bed at 5 am this morning. With so much to do and so little time available - I keep feeling a silent scream rising to the surface...like a dripping water faucet …