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 | Apple has, of late at least, oft been accused of following rather than leading when it comes to smartphone innovation. Perhaps the launch of the iPhone 5s with the somewhat controversial fingerprint scanner has changed that, just a little bit. HTC, the powerhouse in the Android smartphone hardware market, has …  |
| | According to the network security team at Oxford University Computing Services ([OxCERT](http://blogs.oucs.ox.ac.uk/oxcert/)) with the title of 'Google Blocks' the world famous seat of learning has decided to put a block, albeit a temporary one, on the use of Google Docs. Robin Stevens from the network security team at Oxford says …  |
| | Did the FBI get the wrong man, or at least the wrong Dread Pirate Roberts (DPR), when it shut down the Silk Road darknet marketplace? Claims are being made that this is precisely what happened, and that Ross Ulbricht who was arrested took over as acting DPR from the real … |
| | Last week, the NoSQL database host MongoHQ suffered a breach which exposed customer files, email addresses and password data to the attackers. The ripples from that breach are still being felt, as users of the Sunrise calendar app on the iPhone found out this morning. Luckily that password data was …  |
 | We're looking into the Enterprise Library, to see if the security part will fit our needs. We want to use application roles/rights, so we probably need to write our own security provider. What I'm looking for are decent resources on this specific topic. I've found several books already on the … |
 | Hi guys, Am working on a mini project and my question to you is: What would be your top 5 to 10 important tips for security while working with PHP? Thanks for any help recieved!!  |
| | I am working towards the goal of a social site, however, being a beginner, I have many questions I need to answer before getting anywhere! One of these is in regards to embedable scripts/ web apps/ widgets. I would like to allow the users of the site to upload web … |
| | In the newly published Imperva 'Hacker Intelligence Initiative Report' the in-the-wild modification and exploitation of PHP SuperGlobal variables has been investigated. This particular external variable modification weakness has been described as being where a PHP application does "not properly protect against the modification of variables from external sources, such as …  |
| | Exploit-based attacks are on the up (1), the majority of IT security professionals aren't sure if they can detect attackers attempting to breach the network (2), and 65% of companies let the tech support department give security training to staff. I would suggest, in order to make some sense of …  |
| | Your web browser provides a window onto the Internet, but unless you are timely in updating the client you use then, say researchers with security vendor Kaspersky Lab,that window may be cracked and allow a draft of insecurity to blow through into your network, your computer and your data.  |
| | Hi I was taught not to use global variables and one of my friend is using global variable for database handle for his website... could you please explain if there is an issue if he uses global variable for database handle? he is using it to access database from anywhere …  |
| | Small groups of what are best described as cyber-mercenaries, willing and able to perform surgically precise hit and run hacking operations, are offering their services for hire out of China, Japan and South Korea. That's the conclusion of security researchers at [Kaspersky Lab](http://www.kaspersky.co.uk/) who have been following the progress of …  |
| | A Freedom of Information request from staff at the UK offices of the Huffington Post has revealed, according to a BBC report on the story, that more than 300,000 attempts were made to access pornographic websites from the Houses of Parliament during the last 12 months. Of course, just looking … |
| | UK home shopping pioneers Lakeland have sent an email to all customers past and present to warn them that the retailers website has been hacked. What Managing Director Sam Rayner calls a "sophisticated and sustained attack" took place late on Friday 19th July. Measures were taken at the time to … |
 | Hello there, My query is like- I have one pdf and xls file as link. When any employee try to click on that link, then it should ask me for credentials as name(pmp) and password(123) if these two things matches, thwn only it should allow you to view/download taht xls/pdf. … |
| | Users of online banking services are at risk from a new 'in the wild' Trojan, Hesperbot, which has been discovered by the ESET malware research lab. Researchers have found that infections of users in Turkey are currently most rife, with users in the Czech Republic, Portugal, Thailand and the United …  |
 | Anyone familiar with kind of error? I'm so lost. Please help.  |
| | Within days of the New York Times website suffering an outage which was widely reported as being down to another cyber attack, although the NYT itself insists it was actually an internal issue following system maintenance, media sites belonging to CNN, Time and the Washington Post have been attacked by … |
| | According to the fourth annual [Web Application Attack Report](http://www.imperva.com/download.asp?id=419) from Imperva retailers suffer from twice as many SQL injection attacks when compared to other industry sectors. What's more, the United States remains the number one source of all web attacks. Other key findings of the report include the startling revelation … |
| | Java vulnerabilities have hardly been out of the news during the last year. Here at DaniWeb we've covered a number of the stories as they surfaced: [Java in the cross-hairs: the security debate rolls on](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/java/news/445532/java-in-the-cross-hairs-the-security-debate-rolls-on), [Is Java 7 still insecure? Oracle Patch doesn't fix underlying vulnerability](http://www.daniweb.com/software-development/java/threads/432479/is-java-7-still-insecure-oracle-patch-doesnt-fix-underlying-vulnerability), [Update my insecure Java … |
| | FireEye Labs has released a set of tools with the sole purpose of helping organisations detect and examine infections by the Poison Ivy RAT. Cleverly called Calamine, this collection of free tools promises to give security professionals the opportunity to identify the indicators of a Poison Ivy attack including the … |
| | Research published today by data governance software developer Varonis reveals that, when it comes to the virtualized environment, security awareness appears to be something of a black hole. The [study](http://eu.vocuspr.com/Publish/517692/vcsPRAsset_517692_109957_85137914-8b53-4005-b292-0c87aa89763a_0.png) found that data security in these virtualized environments can all too often be totally neglected, and some 48% of IT … |
| | Security researchers at ESET [have revealed](http://www.welivesecurity.com/2013/05/16/targeted-threat-pakistan-india/) that a prolonged and highly targeted data stealing attack aimed at Pakistan, using fake PDF documents, appears to have originated in India. Using a code signing certificate (issued to what looks like a legitimate company 'Technical and Commercial Consulting Pvt. Ltd') to sign malicious …  |
| | A couple of years ago, a 17 year old was arrested for his part in a denial of service attack against gamers playing the online multiplayer version of Call of Duty: Black Ops. The teenager was accused of selling cheat software called 'Phenom Booter' which prevented others from playing (it's …  |
| | Fast food chain KFC has had more than its fair share of Kentucky Fried WHAT? myths busted over the years. However, some of the stories turn out to be genuine such as the [breaded and deep fried kidney](http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/07/ibrahim-langoo-brain-kidney-kfc_n_2425917.html) that was discovered by Ibrahim Langoo in a KFC in Colchester, England …  |
| | The whole culture of Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) in the workplace has reignited the mobile device security debate. Although there are many ways to protect data, the first line of defence when a mobile device (be it a tablet or smartphone) is lost or stolen is almost always going … |
| | I am looking for project ideas for my yearly software project , which has duration of 6 months . I am very much interested in developing network/security related tool . Any kind of suggestion will be highly apreciated . Thank in advance |
| | Back in December 2011, reports were circulating regarding a data breach at one of the big Chinese social networking sites, Tianya.cn that suggested the login credentials of some 40 million users were potentially exposed. Clear text usernames and password combinations were stolen by hackers during the breach, although a Tianya …  |
| | A successful tournament poker player from Japan, with earnings estimated at $1.5 million from his prowess at bluffing and holding his nerve under pressure, has been arrested and charged with being behind an Android malware distribution operation that netted even more: $3.9 million according to Symantec. The Chiba Prefectural Police … |
 | USB flash drives are involved in a large number of incidents of data breach. How do you make your USB drive safe? |
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