Are Mod Rewrites Now The Biggest Security Risk?
I have always advised my clients using dynamic pages to use mod rewrites to make their pages more search engine friendly. It is almost always advised for pages with more than two parameters. Here’s a new article on Threadwatch about “One Of The Best SEO Tools [mod rewrite] Now The Biggest Security Risk.” If this […]
How secure are our nations voting machines?
Not very it turns out. The Brennan Center Task Force on Voting System Security, an initiative of the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law, recently released a report and policy proposals concluding that all three of the nation?s most commonly purchased electronic voting systems are vulnerable to software attacks that could threaten […]
Tor: An anonymous Internet communication system
With all of the news lately of the government (and others) spying on everyone it looks like the people are fighting back. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or not, but you had to know it would come to this. Tor is a toolset for a wide range of organizations and people […]
Ajax Tabs Content script
Here’s a neat idea for displaying external pages in a tabbed format inside another page. Due to security reasons the external pages must be on the same domain, but it’s still a pretty cool trick. More…
5 Ways Google is Shaking the Security World
Whether you’re charged with preventing hacks, protecting assets, stopping fraud or defending trademarks, Google and other search engines present a new mix of risks for everybody in the security game. “We always get enamored of a new technology, and it takes us a while to understand the price of that technology,” says Robert Garigue, vice […]
F-Secure World Map
Another cool tool! F-Secure has launched a comprehensive online tool for everybody interested in understanding the world virus situation at a glance. The resource, which was developed for research purposes at F-Secure is now available to the general public. Visitors to the above addresses will first see the full world map situation but will quickly […]
Eraser
Have you deleted private files on your computer? Are they gone? Are you Sure? Eraser is an advanced security tool (for Windows), which allows you to completely remove sensitive data from your hard drive by overwriting it several times with carefully selected patterns. Works with Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP and DOS. Eraser […]
Three rules for safer Wi-Fi away from home
Almost everyone has heard about wardriving, the geek sport in which you drive around and see what wireless access points (WAP) you can find and access. Because of the ink wardriving has received over the years, many home and business users have wised up and added security to their WAPs. But how about the busy […]
New Windows – Vista Review
I’m wondering if anyone at MS even uses Windows? Modern operating systems like Linux and Mac OS X operate under a security model where even administrative users don’t get full access to certain features unless they provide an in-place logon before performing any task that might harm the system. This type of security model protects […]
