User Celeritas - IT Security Stack Exchange

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Is it safer to use less heard of software than popular software?

aug 24 at 11:19 sourcejedi 353

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From a security standpoint should users be asked to confirm their password when registering?

web-application passwords usability

jan 30 at 15:33 KyleM 171

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Does naming sensitive things discreetly provide protection?

source-code server

jan 18 at 5:58 Tim X 344

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Does password protecting an archived file actually encrypt it?

file-encryption

aug 10 at 19:29 Community♦ 1

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Is it advisable to have a web browser remember login credentials?

passwords web-browser access-control

jul 9 at 23:05 Tie-fighter 524

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Virus with PGP Encryption Preventing Virus Scan

windows virus pgp

may 13 at 23:48 Unw0und 300

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What are potential security risks when using an insecure wireless connection?

web-application ssl web-browser wifi ssh

oct 4 at 18:55 Iszi 9,238

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How often should passwords change?

passwords password-policy

apr 28 at 21:15 Rory Alsop♦ 32.6k

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Hiding JavaScript source code

web-application javascript source-code

feb 15 at 14:30 Tom Leek 25k

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What precaustions should be taken when the file displayed by a webpage is specified by the GET value

web-application web-browser file-system

may 9 at 4:01 Wormpy 11

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How can JavaScript be tampered with while viewing a web page?

exploit javascript

apr 23 at 7:20 Billy ONeal 1,597

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FireFox's restore previous session restores logins authenticated by server's sessions

authentication web-browser known-vulnerabilities firefox

mar 25 at 17:53 Frank Breitling 21

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If a port is closed how come you can still use it?

firewalls ports

mar 5 at 14:04 Jeff Ferland♦ 21.5k

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what are good requirements for a password

passwords

feb 1 at 19:03 Celeritas 1,213

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Is Chrome giving out information about me?

privacy google chrome

jan 28 at 14:07 AJ Henderson 11k

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Doesn't adding requirements to a password, such as must contain 2 digits, decrease the strength? [duplicate]

passwords hash password-policy

dec 23 at 11:32 Polynomial 32.7k

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Does SQL have any inherant weaknesses?

sql-injection

oct 2 at 11:07 Thomas Pornin 82.8k

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Has any virus attempted to compromise the anti-virus database?

virus antivirus

sep 5 at 15:29 Polynomial 32.7k

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How do polymorphic/metamorphic/self-encrypting/self-changing file infectors know if they have infected a file or not?

virus antivirus file-system

aug 14 at 13:24 Bruce Ediger 2,252

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Why do I get AV alerts when browsing a web page?

web-browser malware javascript antivirus

aug 13 at 18:48 Community♦ 1

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Is it more or less secure when an entity shares it's security procedures?

opensource

aug 9 at 22:12 B-Con 1,102

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When changing a password, does it have to be completely different?

passwords password-policy entropy

jul 28 at 8:17 alcor 111

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What are the laws regarding ISP recording IP addresses? How would they know who had which?

network legal logging geolocation dhcp

jul 22 at 1:32 curiousguy 1,721

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When checking a session variable to see if a user is logged in, is it enough to check to see if the variable is set?

authentication php

apr 6 at 10:08 user2243593 1

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Is it ok to use computer while scanning for viruses?

antivirus

mar 30 at 6:52 Eric G 3,031

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Does portforwarding present a risk to anonymity?

vpn anonymity ports p2p

mar 26 at 16:49 mka 26

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When logging out of a website is anything else required then destroying the session?

web-application authentication appsec php session-management

mar 8 at 16:47 TildalWave 3,876

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What's a good secure file deleter

file-system deletion

feb 24 at 17:17 Polynomial 32.7k

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In this example why do they hash a randomly generated piece of salt before hashing it with the password?

passwords hash php blowfish

jan 10 at 18:35 mr.spuratic 1,261

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Why are triggers not often used to secure a database?

databases sql-injection

dec 6 at 22:31 Tom 11

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