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Why should I use the VPN? [closed]
Does a Virtual Private Network (VPN) provide an encrypted connection from outside networks or from ISPs to the internal network?
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Precautions to be made while using Internet chat to prevent being hacked? [closed]
I have read many websites which state that, "We can hack into computers while chatting on the internet."
What are the best precautions to be taken while chatting to prevent unauthorized access?
I ...
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Best way to report a foreigner attacker's ip to authorities?
I have been under attack last week and I was able to trace down the attacker and get his IP address. The attacker was located in Germany but I live out of Europe?
From your experience what is the ...
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password complexity policy for non “English” passwords
In an internationalized application, what is the best practice for a policy on complexity of passwords? I am not having luck searching for the answer. Wikipedia lists these items for password ...
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What actions should be taken by site according to Data Protection legislations?
Many countries have data protection legislation:
Data Protection Directive in EU
Data Protection Act 1998 in UK
privacy laws in USA
Web application may have registration form where fields for ...
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Encryption laws in India — is it allowed to use ssh and VPN?
I have a very similar question to the one asked here (regarding Iran). However, I would like to use ssh and vpn while being in India. I found already this survey of cryptographic laws but I don't ...
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What regulations *require* multi-factor authentication?
Just the straightforward question: What industries require multi-factor authentication?
Please include the following information
Country
Industry
Regulation name
Additional information as you ...
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Encryption-Laws in Iran
According to this article Iran has criminalized the usage of encryption and VPNs.
According to this blog post it is still possible to use SSH tunnels in Iran.
For me SSH is encryption and thus ...
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What lawful interception standards are used outside Europe?
In Europe European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) define the standard requirements to handle a lawful interception.
It's define all from the terminology and definition to the ...
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White list or black list sanitation for international input?
There seem to be so many ways to create nefarious input that white-listing what input is good usually feels like the safer, simpler option.
For instance, one can fairly easily craft a white list ...
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What is the equivalent European organization of NIST, especially in the Security Computer Division?
What is the European counterpart organization to USA's NIST?
I want to check the European best practices and guidelines on computer security.
Does anyone know if this organization exists, and if ...
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What risk do International Domain Names (IDN) pose?
I understand that IDN's are basically a GUI display change for domains that have a prefix of "xn--".
What should I advise companies do in regards to these domains?
For example, should companies ...
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What International laws should one in the InfoSec industry we be aware of?
What InfoSec regulations should one be aware of when dealing with 'live' cross-border communications, or the offline transport of information?
