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Why can’t spoofed caller ID’s be identified?

Posted on March 6, 2020 by James Jenkins

There are several posts here about how easy it is to spoof caller ID and that there is no way to detect it.

I did find one post suggesting the calls to 1-800 numbers could not be spoofed.

being done by forwarding calls to a toll-fre… Continue reading Why can’t spoofed caller ID’s be identified?→

Posted in phone | Tagged spoofing

If no one knows a password, is there a reason to change it?

Posted on October 21, 2019 by James Jenkins

Scenario: A high level access account on a single machine, where the account is created by the system/application with a secure password, without exposing the password to a human or to any other machines.

No one knows or ca… Continue reading If no one knows a password, is there a reason to change it?→

Posted in Account Security, password cracking, passwords

Rememberable Password Formula [duplicate]

Posted on March 26, 2019 by James Jenkins

This question already has an answer here:

Is there a method of generating site-specific passwords which can be executed in my own head?

11 answers

… Continue reading Rememberable Password Formula [duplicate]→

Posted in password management, passwords

Does Bloatware on a brand new PC create security risks?

Posted on September 21, 2018 by James Jenkins

Some new computers come with software I don’t need or want. It is not advertised as part of the product I am purchasing. Generally this is called Bloatware.

Bloatware

1.(n) Software that comes pre-installed on a co… Continue reading Does Bloatware on a brand new PC create security risks?→

Posted in bloatware, risk, Software

why is ‘monkey’ a common password? [on hold]

Posted on January 23, 2018 by James Jenkins

I was looking at Wikipedias;List of the most common passwords and saw ‘monkey’ listed 6 out of the last 7 years.

Most of the re-occurring passwords are fairly obvious choices. But why is ‘monkey’ on the list (from ‘SplashD… Continue reading why is ‘monkey’ a common password? [on hold]→

Posted in passwords

Is there a field length that is too short to allow harmful SQL injection?

Posted on February 28, 2017 by James Jenkins

I was reading about SQL injection and saw this, which got me thinking:

input fields as small as possible to reduce the likelihood of a hacker being able to squeeze SQL code into the field without it being truncated (which… Continue reading Is there a field length that is too short to allow harmful SQL injection?→

Posted in SQL Injection

Is there a field length that is too short to allow harmful SQL injection?

Posted on February 28, 2017 by James Jenkins

I was reading about SQL injection and saw this, which got me thinking:

input fields as small as possible to reduce the likelihood of a hacker being able to squeeze SQL code into the field without it being truncated (which… Continue reading Is there a field length that is too short to allow harmful SQL injection?→

Posted in SQL Injection

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