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Company claims hardwire connections are a security issue

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Can simply decompressing a JPEG image trigger an exploit?

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How do organizations check *what* has been hacked?

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How is no password more secure than username+password?

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How does Shutterstock keep getting my latest debit card number?

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How is it possible that people observing an HTTPS connection being established wouldn't know how to decrypt it?

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How to check if an SSH private key has passphrase or not?

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Does code obfuscation give any measurable security benefit?

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Does read-only access to the database prevent sql injection?

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Being told my "network" isn't PCI compliant. I don't even have a server! Do I have to comply?

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How to write an email regarding IT Security that will be read, and not ignored by the end user?

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What are the security reasons for disallowing the plus sign in email addresses?

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Is gmail-to-gmail still insecure? Why?

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Reason to not use chmod -R 777 on internal server for project source code?

95 votes

What can hackers do with ability to read /etc/passwd?

83 votes

Can you say that since one time pad encryption is unbreakable, it is the best if used properly?

82 votes

Why is using an SSH key more secure than using passwords?

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Why is email often used as the ultimate verification?

69 votes

Why did Poitras and Greenwald put their batteries in the fridge?

66 votes

School performs periodic password audits. Is my password compromised?

65 votes

Is Plaid, a service which collects user’s banking login information, safe to use?

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Strange Payment Gateway

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Is it better to have a camera hidden or visible?

63 votes

What information about me do stores get via my credit card?

63 votes

Validating and storing credit card data for retrieval later

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How are full URLs exposed when they are encrypted by HTTPS?

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Why don't popular web services mask the CVV?

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What prevents web shop owners from misusing credit card data?

58 votes

HTTPS still NSA-safe?

58 votes

If we are behind a firewall, do we still need to patch/fix vulnerabilities?

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