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How does ransomware get the permissions to encrypt your disk?

86 votes
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Why do mobile devices force user to type password after reboot?

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Chrome: Your connection is private but someone might be able to change the look of the page

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Is there a risk to a business that is using a shared certificate?

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Understanding brute-forcing algorithms

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Can a phishing website use the original (HTTPS, TLS) certificate?

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When choosing a numeric PIN, does it help or hurt to make each digit unique?

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Why do password creation/login screens hide the typed password?

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Is HTTPS secure over public Wi-Fi with an expired certificate?

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Can firewalls decrypt SSL packets?

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Keep encrypted files in sync on a cloud service, without having to upload an entire encrypted volume each time

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What is the risk of running VPN on VPS?

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What's the point of the CA?

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How can Google search change the location in a URL tooltip?

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Why is CAcert not trusted by my browser?

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Should I worry about GitHub using IP addresses that are described as having an unknown host?

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Httpclient redirect in coffee shops

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How can trusting ONE certificate jeopardize everything I do online?

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How do CAs generate public keys without the private keys?

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Does "New seat seat0" indicate something successful?

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Is there any reason I shouldn't make a GPG-encrypted file publicly-accessible?

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How does Let's Encrypt prevent imposters?

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Patterned password, based on site name

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What do emails have to do with the spread of WannaCrypt?

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How is Root CA installed on a client machine when it connects first time to a server?

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Is there any alternative beside sending One-Time-Password via SMS?

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Are cloud storage services a good strategy to protect against ransomware attacks?

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Does HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) make any sense in server to server communication?

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What are OIDs in the context of this keytool command?

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What's the difference between SSLv3 being deprecated and SSLv2 being prohibited?