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61 votes

Why is it dangerous to open a suspicious email?

answered Sep 5, 2016 at 13:24

48 votes

Can I prevent my neighbors, whom I pay for shared internet (WiFi), from seeing the sites I've visited?

answered Jun 16, 2014 at 8:10

30 votes

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Is a server infrastructure fundamentally possible which the smartest person can't breach?

answered Aug 26, 2015 at 15:35

18 votes

How to protect my code from “insider” threats when hiring my first employee?

answered Jun 30, 2020 at 8:10

15 votes

Would an encryption scheme that generates an extra key to be securely stored offsite be a safe backdoor?

answered May 23, 2016 at 15:49

14 votes

How do I verify that WhatsApp is using end-to-end encryption?

answered Jan 13, 2015 at 17:30

13 votes

Hotel reservation. How is this secure with only credit card number and expiry date?

answered Jun 13, 2016 at 10:22

11 votes

Why do security experts like Snowden use email services like Lavabit and Hushmail rather than self-hosted email?

answered Jul 3, 2015 at 8:40

10 votes

Web authentication - password vs key file

answered Jun 12, 2014 at 9:25

10 votes

Would a CD drive on a driverless car pose a security risk?

answered Oct 11, 2016 at 20:59

9 votes

Why would someone "double encrypt"?

answered Mar 16, 2016 at 12:26

7 votes

What's the point of the CA?

answered Mar 17, 2016 at 10:18

6 votes

How does DRM stop copying?

answered Aug 28, 2015 at 11:41

5 votes

Why don't OS's make keystrokes available to only the current app?

answered Oct 12, 2015 at 15:13

5 votes

When do honest people need privacy or anonymity? (e.g. they have nothing to hide)

answered Aug 3, 2015 at 11:55

5 votes

Securing data and files so as they won't be openable anywhere else but your own server?

answered Nov 7, 2016 at 13:34

4 votes

Old OS memory space protection - was it really that bad?

answered Dec 9, 2015 at 14:02

4 votes

Does Intel or Arm support private key memory?

answered Mar 23, 2016 at 16:55

3 votes

Why are overused buzzwords like Cyber and Hacking still prevalent in our industry?

answered Aug 2, 2016 at 10:01

3 votes

Can I sign a single character message with the RSA private key?

answered Oct 21, 2015 at 13:16

2 votes

Is exposing the server time a security risk?

answered Jun 8, 2018 at 15:30

1 vote

Why can't we protect the password file so that only the system can read it?

answered Jul 3, 2020 at 16:24

1 vote

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Can linux (be made to) detect foreign connections to the ram bus?

answered May 30, 2013 at 10:34

1 vote

Metadata-free Email: How can SENDER directly, anonymously, and securely ask RECIPIENT’s mail provider to deliver a metadata-free email?

answered Dec 8, 2014 at 13:59

1 vote

How to protect files from someone who has access to the computer that contains those files?

answered Jan 21, 2016 at 14:27

0 votes

Why not use symmetric encryption?

answered Dec 18, 2014 at 9:32

0 votes

If smart hardware is evil can I still securely run software?

answered Dec 12, 2016 at 16:54

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27 Answers

Why is it dangerous to open a suspicious email?

Can I prevent my neighbors, whom I pay for shared internet (WiFi), from seeing the sites I've visited?

Is a server infrastructure fundamentally possible which the smartest person can't breach?

How to protect my code from “insider” threats when hiring my first employee?

Would an encryption scheme that generates an extra key to be securely stored offsite be a safe backdoor?

How do I verify that WhatsApp is using end-to-end encryption?

Hotel reservation. How is this secure with only credit card number and expiry date?

Why do security experts like Snowden use email services like Lavabit and Hushmail rather than self-hosted email?

Web authentication - password vs key file

Would a CD drive on a driverless car pose a security risk?

Why would someone "double encrypt"?

What's the point of the CA?

How does DRM stop copying?

Why don't OS's make keystrokes available to only the current app?

When do honest people need privacy or anonymity? (e.g. they have nothing to hide)

Securing data and files so as they won't be openable anywhere else but your own server?

Old OS memory space protection - was it really that bad?

Does Intel or Arm support private key memory?

Why are overused buzzwords like Cyber and Hacking still prevalent in our industry?

Can I sign a single character message with the RSA private key?

Is exposing the server time a security risk?

Why can't we protect the password file so that only the system can read it?

Can linux (be made to) detect foreign connections to the ram bus?

Metadata-free Email: How can SENDER directly, anonymously, and securely ask RECIPIENT’s mail provider to deliver a metadata-free email?

How to protect files from someone who has access to the computer that contains those files?

Why not use symmetric encryption?

If smart hardware is evil can I still securely run software?