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dec 21 at 17:59

Is it possible to turn a computer into a bomb? — Rook 21k11969

dec 20 at 14:42

How can I explain SQL injection without technical jargon? — torayeff 1,138348

dec 18 at 19:21

Is my developer's home-brew password security right or wrong, and why? — nallenscott 918238

dec 14 at 3:39

Why not use larger cipher keys? — Koning 578235

dec 13 at 15:04

Teaching a loved one about secure coding practices — schroeder 7,52611037

dec 3 at 20:35

How do certification authorities store their private root keys? — lynks 4,3523735

nov 28 at 23:04

VP of IT claims he unhashed 100% of all 16k employees' PWs. Is he lying to us? — loneboat 40928

nov 28 at 12:19

Recommended # of iterations when using PKBDF2-SHA256? — Tails 32836

nov 26 at 13:56

Is Google spying on all of us? — php NoOb 47438

nov 20 at 9:53

How do you explain the necessity of “nuke it from orbit” to management and users? — Polynomial 32.5k1066135

nov 16 at 16:32

What's the impact of disclosing the front-face of a credit or debit card? — Rory McCune 14.2k22361

nov 6 at 21:27

Attacking an office printer? — hsnm 60536

nov 5 at 12:57

How do you log in from an unsecured computer? — naw 39116

nov 4 at 22:39

Password Hashing add salt + pepper or is salt enough? — Jacco 1,2771614

oct 23 at 19:22

Is it a bad idea for a firewall to block ICMP? — Justin Ethier 576316

oct 22 at 15:32

Why do we lock our computers? — Tom Marthenal 848418

oct 5 at 5:22

What is the impetus for major sites being HTTPS-exclusive now? — casperOne 24029

oct 2 at 4:31

What are the career paths in the (illegal) computer security field? — Rook 21k11969

sep 30 at 2:54

How does SSL work? — Polynomial 32.5k1066135

sep 25 at 12:21

Dealing with excessive “Carding” attempts — jkphl 13114

sep 23 at 20:40

Is a rand from /dev/urandom secure for a login key? — Incognito 929826

sep 17 at 0:20

Books about Penetration Testing — tokozedg 19347

sep 12 at 15:17

CRIME - How to beat the BEAST successor? — Kyle Rozendo 1,0772711

sep 11 at 21:52

What are the downsides of BrowserID/Persona compared to OpenID/OAuth/Facebook? — Hendrik Brummermann♦ 15.6k23483

sep 10 at 21:57

What's the difference between SSL, TLS, and HTTPS? — jrdioko 1,2622624

sep 9 at 16:05

How do I respond to a published security vulnerability in my application? — Michael Hampton 232115

sep 3 at 15:19

Why do people think that this is bad way to hash passwords? — genesis 363413

aug 31 at 15:02

Is it safer to use less heard of software than popular software? — Celeritas 1,213219

aug 31 at 12:32

What are the pros and cons of site wide SSL (https)? — Olivier Lalonde 1,76011123

aug 13 at 20:25

Mars Curiosity Rover Security — qegal 472210

aug 3 at 17:07

Virus Encoded in Video — qegal 472210

aug 3 at 6:14

Is sending password to user email secure? — user310291 40937

aug 2 at 18:59

How can crackers reconstruct 200k salted password hashes so fast? — Patrick Cornelissen 24327

jul 30 at 21:19

“Username and/or Password Invalid” - Why do websites show this kind of message instead of informing the user which one was wrong? — bobble14988 48728

jul 30 at 17:33

Are there DRM techniques to effectively prevent pirating? — MrHen 23325

jul 26 at 5:47

Is posting from HTTP to HTTPS a bad practice? — Troy Hunt 448411

jul 21 at 8:58

How to store salt? — George 714237

jul 21 at 3:22

How can PayPal spoof emails so easily to say it comes from someone else? — Sunny88 37146

jul 20 at 4:25

Can anyone provide references for implementing web application self password reset mechanisms properly? — bdg 26446

jul 14 at 18:03

New XSS cheatsheet? — naugtur 365511

jul 6 at 21:34

Password security in databases - today still best practice? [duplicate] — Chris 28625

jul 6 at 19:39

Should I bother teaching buffer overflows any more? — Fixee 613413

jun 28 at 18:02

Why do password strength requirements exist? — Bozho 25114

jun 26 at 22:07

Is it safe to use leakedin.org? — Andrew Grimm 39149

jun 23 at 8:32

How secure are virtual machines really? False sense of security? — T. Webster 410149

jun 6 '12 at 19:45

What cryptographic flaw was exploited by Flame, to get its code signed by Microsoft? — D.W. 44.7k260156

may 17 '12 at 23:50

I found that the company I work for is putting a backdoor into mobile phones — anonymousquery 906244

may 17 '12 at 20:05

Risks of giving developers admin rights to their own PCs — carolineggordon 30037

may 11 '12 at 13:42

RSA vs. DSA for SSH authentication keys — jrdioko 1,2622624

apr 13 '12 at 17:08

Lessons learned and misconceptions regarding encryption and cryptology — makerofthings7 12.5k331134

apr 13 '12 at 1:32

What to do about websites that store plain text passwords — jamesj 26336

apr 5 '12 at 18:04

I think I accidentally DoS'd a website. What should I do? — Michael0x2a 30638

apr 3 '12 at 9:28

How much can I trust Tor? — Freedom 19624

mar 22 '12 at 7:57

How do you destroy an old hard drive? — Matthew Doucette 27836

mar 20 '12 at 13:12

Is it safe to install malware in a VM — Erik 41027

mar 16 '12 at 18:16

Can webcams be turned on without the indicator light? — KeyneON 3781413

mar 14 '12 at 20:25

Why would someone trust DuckDuckGo or other providers with a similar privacy policy? — makerofthings7 12.5k331134

feb 23 '12 at 17:53

What is your way to create good passwords that can actually be remembered? — lbwtz2 1,139615

feb 22 '12 at 23:00

Are “man in the middle” attacks extremely rare? — Jeff Atwood♦ 2,27341424

feb 20 '12 at 13:45

Is social-engineering an actual threat — Marek Sebera 659517

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