The security tag is used in the context of computer security. Computer Security is a very broad term: The objective of computer security includes protection of information and property from theft, corruption, or natural disaster, while allowing the information and property to remain accessible ...
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Vista/Emacs weird hang
I run a Vista 32 bit system on a laptop with a WiFi link. I use Emacs, and cygwin.
When that system is in contact with its domain through the WiFi link, Emacs works great.
All actions including file ...
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Unmasking fake IP address [closed]
I need to unmask I masked IP..that has hacked my account & a family members account(s)... Can anyone help me...I have know no Idea where to start and know nothing about even where to begin. PLEASE ...
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c:\windows\regedit.exe copy fails
Tonight I have come across a strange phenomenon on win7 (64bit pro).
When I copy regedit.exe to for example c:\ I am no longer able to run it. It simply doesn't start any more.
When I try to debug it ...
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Encrypting File System (EFS) Windows 7 Starter Alternative?
I'm looking for a convenient alternative to the Encrypting File System for Windows 7 Starter. I just want to transparently encrypt my documents and userprofile-files. Is there a program that doesn't ...
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Can other see the content I post over a secure connection?
I'm gonna ask a question which includes both SSL and VPN. Though, question is same for both.
For SSL, i logged into a forum which offers/supports SSL encryption for secure authentication.(like email ...
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Isolate user from the rest of the system..?
There is a non-techsavvy user, who doesn't want to learn, and can only use Windows XP or 7. The problem is, that the computer is shared which she would like to use, and the computer stores sensitive, ...
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How to secure Magento [closed]
I'm learning magento, I basically have two questions:
How secure is the admin area login? The page doesn't appear to be encrypted so wouldn't my password be being sent in clear text to the server?
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Can I set up secure boot on a PC without a TPM, Intel TXT, or UEFI?
On a PC that uses a standard legacy BIOS does there exist any software (a special bootloader) that will perform signature checks on the kernel (Windows or Linux)?
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How do you hide login information (esp passwords) in .emacs init file?
If you're using an extension or emacs mode (e.g. rcirc) that has auto-login or similar config to store username and password, how do you hide password and/or username info?
I'd like to do something ...
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What does it mean when we say that the UDP segment is less than that of an IP segment?
I was going through the signature IDs of Cisco IDS and came accross an ID 4050 which says the above. What does it actually mean? Can anyone explain this to me.
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Securing the Linux bootloader
In CentOS 6.0, we can change the root password even if we don't know it (or if we forgot that password).
This is the method:
At the boot loader menu, press "e" to edit the kernel
Select the second ...
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Can you prevent users from modifying dreamweaver templates?
Everything I read about Dreamweaver Templates says that the author sets the Editable Regions of the template and then users can only edit those regions, not locked regions.
But what prevents a ...
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Hardening a Home Server
I am thinking about setting up a modest web server using some old hardware and Ubuntu 12.04 or Debian 6. I am aware that by exposing a machine on my LAN to the outside world I become vulnerable to ...
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How can I be sure that browser plugins are secure?
There are plenty of browser add-ons. I want to know how can I know if these add-ons have good reputation in terms of security? How do I know these are not programs that could harm my PC? Most of the ...
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Does the size of a RSA key cipher have any impact on my internet connection?
I am wanting to setup passwordless authentication to my remote linux server, I was going to generate an RSA public/private keypair. I was thinking about cipher strength like 2048 bit and 4096 bit. ...
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Lock an idle Windows session without Screen Saver
Is there a way to set a Windows system to lock (as if Win+L had been pressed) an idle session without using a screen saver?
I'm looking for answers compatible with Windows XP and above. I'd rather ...
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Security Warning prompt when using a service to launch an unsigned program from local HDD
I have a remote Windows Embedded box (basically a limited-feature copy of WinXPSP3), on which I have a Windows service whose only purpose in life is to make sure that a copy of a particular ...
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Get notified of failed SSH login attempts on Mac
I want to enable SSH on my Mac, but I want to be notified when someone tries to log in.
I'm running on a non-default port, so attempts should be rare.
I'm currently running a growl notification in ...
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protect computer for single application operation
I'm using server HP DL360P Gen8.
In normal environment I only need to run single .NET application.
I can also want sometimes to run web browser, HP System Management homepage and several other general ...
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Permissions, Rights & Privileges
I only have the privileges of a normal user on a Windows environment (XP). I would like to ask the following questions.
(1) Are any/all attempts to access a log file(text) logged somewhere ?
(2) Are ...
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How to delete or untrust all root certificates in OSX?
I right clicked on all the root certificates, but it doesn't allow me to delete them, or to untrust them all at once. How can this be done? Is it safe to do this?
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Security settings to harden Windows 7 Ultimate for occasional 3rd party access?
I have a Windows 7 SP1 Ultimate box which is my main machine / "server". I also have an 'accountant' account (of type: standard user) which is for my accountant to RDP into the machine to check up on ...
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Why does Secunia PSI display a list of insecure Microsoft applications however they are not deemed critical when running Windows Update?
We have a personal laptop that is installed with Microsoft Windows Vista x86 and Service Pack 2. I have run Windows Update several times but no more updates are available however Secunia PSI continues ...
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How does Microsoft identify a computer?
I bought Office 2007 long time ago from my university. I have forgotten about the CD, because I use a mewer version in my 3 new computers. A couple weeks ago, I formatted one of my computers and I ...
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pam.d limits.conf fsize behaves strangely
I have created a new account named "new1" and added fsize to /etc/security/limits.conf.
new1 hard fsize 50
I believe it allows user 'new1' to create any number of files but ...
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Security Aspects of Open-source application
I have/am selected/considering PeerGuardian as my open-source system management application and I am trying to look into SECURITY MANAGEMENT ASPECTS of PeerGuardian. I'm looking into the research ...
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How to not require username/password for XP network share?
When I connect to a network share in XP I am being asked for a username/password. How can I prevent this happening. Usually this is not required.
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How to find Windows 7 File Transfer History?
Is it possible to find out which files are transferred to an external usb flash drive in certain period of time?
To be more clear. If I/someone have a flash drive and take some data from me. How do ...
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Limiting the access to internet for a small network
I've got a network with 10 client computers connected to a switch then and into a NIC on a "server".
The server is used to provide a training software over the LAN. The client computers have thus not ...
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Windows 7 - secure configurations [closed]
I'm looking for a detailed guide on how to configure Windows 7 for maximum security. I'd imagine corporations have developed such step-by-step guides for configuring a large amount of computers. Are ...
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How often should an SSH key pair be changed? [migrated]
I've been using a 1024-bit RSA key for passwordless SSH between my own systems for years. More recently I've also started using it for passwordless access to my hosting providers and to source code ...
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What are the risks of giving developers admin rights to their own PCs? [closed]
I need to convince my internal IT department to give my new team of developers admin rights to our own PCs. They seem to think this will create some security risk to the network.
Can anyone explain ...
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Is the wifi password stored somewhere in windows-7?
One of my friend connected me to the wifi in our area . Now my computer automatically connects to that wifi. I don't need to enter the password. I wanted to browse internet using my android phone. ...
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Does disabling IPv6 decrease my surface area of attack and increase performance?
I have colleague that is on this whole kick of disabling IPv6 while leaving IPv4 on each new machine that comes in before deploying in our environment. He takes his personal anecdotal evidence and ...
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Failed to fetch security.debian.org on Windows host
I am using 64-bit Debian 6.0 (squeeze) from a Windows 7 64-bit VirtualBox host, but I'm unable to successfully ping security.debian.org from both the guest or the Windows host. E.g., from the ...
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How to limit access just for one user on external drive folder?
I have an external drive with one TB capacity, which is being used by others also to store their personal data. Usually the hard drive is being used with different versions of windows some times I ...
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What are the advantages of upgrading Internet Explorer if you don't use it?
I don't open Internet Explorer, but I think its code maybe is used in other Windows features, such as desktop gadgets. Will I benefit from upgrading IE8 to IE9 even if I don't use it? Will Windows 7 ...
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IE9 reporting “Virtual Storage Mount Notification” add-on from “EldoS Corporation” is ready for use. Where from and can I trust it?
I usually use Firefox to browse the web when I'm using my Windows 7 computer, but today I had a need to use Internet Explorer 9. When I launched IE9 – for the first time in a while – I ...
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Office Protected View necessary when I have antivirus?
MS Office 2010 has a "Protected view" feature where it opens documents originating from the internet in read-only mode to protect me from vulnerabilities. I do have an antivirus program (Avira) ...
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How to find key loggers or such kind of softwares in my computer? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Computer is infected by a virus or a malware, what do I do now?
I usually try different kind of software which are available on net those can be trial versions or ...
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Rock-solid hardening of a Windows 7 system?
I am historically a Linux guy, and only use Windows when I absolutely have to via VM. However, I recently purchased a new rig so that I can keep a dedicated Windows 7 machine up for hard work ...
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VirtualBox - Guest Addons as a security risk to the Host PC?
I'm setting up a Windows virtual machine in VirtualBox with the intent of using it as a sandbox for testing unknown or potentially dangerous applications.
My question: would installing the Guest ...
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Excel Sheet Sharing Notification?
I am creating an excel sheet having some Design parameters and Design features for a software. I haven't signed any NDA with the client. Is it possible to embed certain feature in the excel sheet ...
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SSH: The authenticity of host <host> can't be established
What does this message mean? Is this a potential problem? Is the channel not secure?
Or is this simply a default message that is always displayed when connecting to a new server?
I am used to ...
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How to fix warning about ECDSA host key
I'm trying to setup passwordless ssh on an Ubuntu server with ssh-copy-id myuser@myserver, but I'm getting the error:
Warning: the ECDSA host key for 'myserver' differs from the key for the IP ...
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Allowing Wireless Clients Access To Your Network
Allowing Wireless Clients Access To Your Network
I have company coming over and I'd like to offer my Wi-Fi connection Using my Airport Express without giving them my network password. I have an ...
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How to protect sudosh logs against deletion?
I'm using sudosh to ensure, among other things, that vendors who are given ssh access to my server can be held accountable for operations they perform on the server.
sudosh is recording the logs very ...
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Can traffic be inspected through WiFi?
Let's say I am browsing an HTTP accessible web site (i.e. NOT HTTPS). Is the traffic encrypted through the WiFi connection?
In other words, is there "data privacy" functionality over WiFi - ...
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How to embed image into Windows Live Mail (Win 7) email signature?
I have tried doing the steps here: http://www.timeatlas.com/email/general/create_image_signatures_in_windows_mail_or_live_mail
However I don't like having to uncheck the "Block images" box in the ...
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Does Thunderbird's Extension Webmail Encrypts Passwords?
I've just set up my Yahoo Mail account to be checked from Thunderbird using it's webmail extension http://webmail.mozdev.org/ , and my concern is about security. I'm not sure how does this extension ...
