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Simon B

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19 votes

Can the manufacturer remotely turn off my device?

answered Mar 4, 2022 at 20:10

16 votes

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How does the attacker to ransomware get the password?

answered Aug 10, 2015 at 12:21

7 votes

Is there a secure way to transfer data outside the Internet?

answered Jan 1, 2016 at 20:43

6 votes

Why is using the chip in chip-cards required at manned points of sale?

answered Oct 29, 2015 at 12:51

6 votes

Encryption for home ethernet?

answered Jun 7, 2017 at 12:41

5 votes

Is it acceptable practice to only increment a number when changing a password?

answered May 12, 2016 at 10:57

5 votes

Is disallowing write to USB actually an efficient way to prevent data leakage?

answered Jun 9, 2016 at 22:12

2 votes

What is the typical computer setup and hosting arrangement of malicious bots?

answered Nov 18, 2015 at 12:00

2 votes

Breaking full-disk encryption on a computer that's rarely used

answered Oct 29, 2017 at 21:34

1 vote

Could encoding messages into huge random-data balloons help frustrate/corrupt nosy intelligence/government activity?

answered Jan 9, 2018 at 17:34

1 vote

Should Risk Impact (not likelihood or overall risk) be quantified by the initial impact, or should you quantify by eventual (potential) impact

answered Jul 12, 2017 at 14:50

1 vote

How does the "Privacy Protection" option from domain names registrars work?

answered Jan 20, 2016 at 13:22

1 vote

Malicious programs that takes advantages of Windows vulnerabilities

answered Jul 21, 2015 at 11:39

1 vote

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Is it possible to detect packet content of encrypted wi-fi transmissions?

answered Aug 8, 2016 at 13:30

0 votes

Is PIN affective security for credit cards considering it's not always needed?

answered Jun 15, 2016 at 11:17

0 votes

How can I know if someone is spying on my laptop at home?

answered Jan 21, 2018 at 16:15