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Jeff Ferland

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422 Answers

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Does disabling right click have any impact on security?

answered Feb 21, 2013 at 4:29

122 votes

Why not allow spaces in a password?

answered Mar 15, 2013 at 16:18

106 votes

Is sending passwords through cellphone text messages secure?

answered Mar 12, 2015 at 7:00

105 votes

Are "man in the middle" attacks extremely rare?

answered Feb 22, 2012 at 21:17

93 votes

What would one need to do in order to hijack a satellite?

answered Aug 20, 2011 at 0:10

84 votes

Technology that can survive a "Rubber-Hose attack"

answered Mar 4, 2015 at 23:38

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PBKDF2 usage will slow REST API down?

answered Mar 13, 2021 at 21:42

48 votes

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What's the Impact of the CloudFlare Reverse Proxy Bug? ("#CloudBleed")

answered Feb 24, 2017 at 3:18

47 votes

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How to trace a (mobile) phone?

answered Mar 13, 2012 at 21:42

39 votes

How do very big companies manage their most important passwords / keys?

answered Jul 28, 2020 at 23:29

36 votes

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What is the purpose of a fuzzer?

answered Oct 8, 2012 at 21:41

30 votes

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How do Travel Sentry locks work? (supposedly openable only by security agencies)

answered May 26, 2015 at 6:36

29 votes

Mac OS X from an IT Security Practitioners' Perspective?

answered Mar 27, 2012 at 2:00

29 votes

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GPG File size with multiple recipients?

answered Oct 19, 2011 at 12:36

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How to prevent network administrators from accessing USB drive

answered Mar 9, 2015 at 18:05

27 votes

What can a hacker do with an IP address?

answered Aug 21, 2012 at 19:10

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What is the best practice for placing database servers in secure network topologies

answered Nov 14, 2011 at 16:46

26 votes

Is this much distrust really necessary?

answered Sep 20, 2011 at 17:43

25 votes

Is it possible to turn a computer into a bomb?

answered Mar 27, 2012 at 3:20

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How to apply IT Security knowledge to Home Security?

answered Feb 7, 2012 at 20:17

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How can I prevent people from duplicating my barcodes

answered Mar 20, 2013 at 4:01

25 votes

Does an additional company-wide password offer any real security?

answered Dec 4, 2015 at 21:11

24 votes

Dealing with excessive "Carding" attempts

answered Aug 29, 2012 at 16:32

24 votes

Should I have a maximum password length?

answered Aug 15, 2011 at 18:50

21 votes

Is cell phone number based verification secure?

answered Jul 14, 2020 at 5:03

20 votes

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Trustworthiness of kernel.org post attack

answered Sep 2, 2011 at 1:20

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Why doesn't the client's web browser need to be PCI compliant?

answered Apr 6, 2011 at 2:24

20 votes

Does hashing a file from an unsigned website give a false sense of security?

answered May 26, 2011 at 4:54

19 votes

Why do we even use passwords / passphrases next to biometrics?

answered Aug 17, 2011 at 17:02

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Are open ports dangerous?

answered Dec 5, 2011 at 16:43

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