Identity Theft Protection Act
Last thursday a bill was introduced before the US senate that would hopefully give consumers more protection over their personal data.
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Archive for July, 2005
Japanese Nuclear Secrets Hit the Web
A Japanese nuclear worker accidently leaked nuclear secrets when his PC became infected by a worm.
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3Com’s Zero Day Initiative
3Com has announced a new program to reward hackers and crackers alike to report their findings in hopes of obtaining zero day exploits faster.
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What is SQL injection?
SQL injection is a class of exploits where an attacker can gain access to a database to retrieve data, add or remove database entries, bypass authentication, or even gain complete control of your server.
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Cracking Wep in 10 Easy Steps
You can find a nice video on how to crack web in 10 easy steps here: http://www.hackingdefined.com/movies/whax-aircrack-wep.html
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FDIC: Best Practices Against Spyware
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) has presented a letter of recommendation to all banks informing them of a list of best practice to secure their instution from spyware. The simple recommendations are supprisingly informative and are a good resource to inform friends and family.
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Sveasoft and the DMCA
If you own a Linksys WRT54G router, you’ve probably heard of all the third-party firmware providers, including the only one that comes up on Google’s ads, Sveasoft.
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Bush Creates Position to Fight Piracy
President Bush has created a new senior position to fight piracy and the theft of intellectual property. Analysts believe that software piracy and other theft of intellecutal property is costing the US 250 billion each year in revenue.
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ChronicHosting.com Security Flaw
Not all web hosts take security seriously, but Chronic Hosting (www.chronichosting.com) does.
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Securing an RSS Feed
How would you like to secure your RSS datafeed? It’s actually easier than you think, especially if you know a little C and have a little time on your hands…
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