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Archive for September, 2006

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

What hackers do ?

Here is some insight into how hackers operate. I Did some research and gathered following information.
What’s so important inside that network?
Unauthorized access is age old. It began with the Romans and their poor, landless citizens attempting to infiltrate colossal Roman castles. The concept within Internet hacking is relatively similar, all based around a single theme: […]

No Comments » - Posted in General, LeaningZone, Articles by Samir

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

Is AJAX and cross-site scripting safe ?

Quick answer is NO.
I have been looking into web 2.0 and AJAX lately. AJAX is great. No doubt about that. Everyone loves it and it does provide killer experience for users. But there is cost of it. AJAX and other web 2.0 technologies allows use of cross-site scripting and XMLHttpRequests, which can open up yet […]

No Comments » - Posted in General, Reviews, TechZone by Samir

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Example of Phishing emails

They are getting better and better at this
Here is email I found in my bulk folder recently. I was curious to look into it. I knew it is wrong email.
eBay Phishing email
From:
Subject :
Body

Notes

Overall, email looks quite authentic ! ( But it is not )
They used all images from actual eBay […]

No Comments » - Posted in General, Password theft, Tips, EduZone by Samir

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Is computer password cracking tough ?

IF YOU think the password protection on your MS Word file is keeping it safe from prying eyes, chances are you’re wrong. The time it takes to crack password-protected Microsoft Office files has tumbled from a 25-day average to a matter of seconds, thanks to a decades-old code-cracking technique that until recently was not viable.
The […]

No Comments » - Posted in General, Security Warnings, TechZone by Samir

Thursday, September 21st, 2006

Should we sign the back of credit card ?

It is interesting thought, isn’t it ? In terms of security, it will be lot safer.
The other day I read a report explaining why we should not sign the back of our credit cards so we will be forced to show our drivers license when we use it. That’s suppose to protect us just in […]

3 Comments » - Posted in General by Samir



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