Posts Tagged ‘Security’


Windows 7: The Good, Bad and Ugly

Friday, January 29th, 2010 - 10:09 am

One major qualm with Windows 7 is the hit that it takes in terms of performance in most aspects in comparison to the veteran Windows XP or Windows Vista.

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Can SELINUX impose a better confidentiality over encryption?

Thursday, December 11th, 2008 - 6:49 am

SE Linux is the Security-Enhanced Linux project started by the NSA which lets you secure Linux at every echelon from the kernel up. SE Linux is in essence a defense against hackers giving users another stratum of protection to online information.

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Firestarter – A modern Linux Firewall

Tuesday, October 21st, 2008 - 5:04 am

Irrespective of the operating system, intrusion is one of the key concerns for computers connected to a network. Firewalls, as a matter of fact provide a resistance to this, if not a fool proof protection.

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Secure your Wordpress, mine was attacked

Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 - 12:02 pm

I re-did the whole Wordpress Installation. However, I wasn’t worried because my “uploads” are elsewhere, Database was not infected and is back-up everyday by mailing it to myself and archived instantly with Gmail.

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Adobe AIR and Security

Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 - 9:19 am

The security model for the HTML application sandbox in AIR varies significantly from the sandbox available in the browser. The reason behind this is there are a number of design and implementation patterns common to HTML web applications that are too dangerous to be combined with the local system access inherent in the AIR application sandbox.

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Adobe Flash can modify Router’s UPnP Interface

Sunday, January 27th, 2008 - 7:28 am

The generation of SOAP messages using the Flash plug-in enables the attacker to avoid the problem of password authentication, and the fact that many home routers are configured to accept SOAP messages without any type of authentication compounds the threat.

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Google Researchers found vulnerabilities in Flash

Sunday, December 23rd, 2007 - 9:22 am

An attack scenario — A bank website hosts marketing graphics in the form of a vulnerable Flash applet. Attackers who trick a customer into clicking on a malicious link are able to execute the SWF file and inject malicious code variables that cause the customer’s authentication cookies or login credentials to be sent to the attacker.

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12 Hottest Geek Girls on Twitter

So, you have seen the 12 Hottest Geek Girls (via Digg). However, they forgot to link them to their, hmmmmmm errrr, Twitter profiles so you can follow them. Or perhaps they felt -- they're popular ...13th Oct, 2009

Great Indian Developer Summit 2009

I got a Press Release of the upcoming GIDS '09 and here is an excerpt. The summit's program covers Java, REST, Unit testing, Groovy, Spring, Struts 2.0, SOA, Cloud Computing, Web Services, JRuby, RoR, Ruby, JVM, ...21st Jan, 2009

The flourishing gun market in Pakistan

VICE Travel: Darra, Pakistanby Top-Notch112 (Via: Deep Green Crystals) 20th Jan, 2009

Angry Ringtone for iPhone and others

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IIM Ahmedabad's Leverage 2009

Leverage, the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club of IIM Ahmedabad and the Centre for Innovation Incubation and Entrepreneurship bring to you the 1st edition of the Venture Capital and Private Equity Conference on the ...12th Jan, 2009

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