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What are security concerns of the predefined user in Web Application?

Posted on December 28, 2018 by Michael

We use a predefined admin user in our web application.
The configured password is very long and different for each installation and we have implemented brute force mitigations.

What are the security concerns of having a predefined user?

… Continue reading What are security concerns of the predefined user in Web Application?→

Posted in attack-prevention, web-application

What is two full-length key components PCI DSS requirement 3.5.3

Posted on November 29, 2018 by Michael

PCI DSS requirement 3.5.3

3.5.3 Store secret and private keys used to encrypt/decrypt cardholder data in one (or more) of the following forms at all times:
…………
As at least two full-length key components or key s… Continue reading What is two full-length key components PCI DSS requirement 3.5.3→

Posted in PCI DSS

Read NTFS / EFS encrypted files on iOS with saved certificate

Posted on November 15, 2018 by Michael

I have data saved on old NTFS-format hard disks which were encrypted on Windows machines, using EFS (the native file encryption system built into Windows). I encrypted selected files/folders, only, not the entire drive.

Is t… Continue reading Read NTFS / EFS encrypted files on iOS with saved certificate→

Posted in efs, encryption, iOS, NTFS

Xfinity Router, wanting to set netflow and IDS

Posted on November 9, 2018 by Michael

Currently the router/modem provides the wifi and ethernet. I have no way of sshing into it and I am not sure if it even support port mirroring.

Is there a good wifi router that I can setup after the xfinity router and have a… Continue reading Xfinity Router, wanting to set netflow and IDS→

Posted in IDS

What could MitM’ed U2F do?

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Michael

Google has now released their “Titan” keys to the general store (albeit via a waitlist). When they first announced their product, Yubico, their chief competitor, decried the use of Bluetooth:

Google’s offering includes a … Continue reading What could MitM’ed U2F do?→

Posted in man-in-the-middle, u2f | Tagged Bluetooth

I think the split I downloaded it a virus

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Michael

I downloaded an APK and it’s and randomly websites keep popping up and I downloaded a couple antivirus and malware protection apps and they send all them said that I was protected but I keep getting the website so what should… Continue reading I think the split I downloaded it a virus→

Posted in spyware

Can your Outlook email (Outlook Web Access or OWA) get compromised just by receiving an email?

Posted on July 24, 2018 by Michael

Assume I have a clean system, network, and up-to-date browser.

Let’s say someone sends a malicious email to my Outlook inbox. I do not open it, preview it, or download and run any attachments.

My question is: if I receive a… Continue reading Can your Outlook email (Outlook Web Access or OWA) get compromised just by receiving an email?→

Posted in email

Does WPA3 OWE mean the return of Evil Twins?

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Michael

When WPA3 has a reasonable level of market penetration, one of its key selling points is Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (OWE). In other words, a coffee shop can have a network without a password, and each WPA3 device that connects to it… Continue reading Does WPA3 OWE mean the return of Evil Twins?→

Posted in evil twin, WPA3

Tracking phone in country when SIM is not supported

Posted on June 13, 2018 by Michael

Can the police track my cell phone if I left the country and went to another one and the SIM card is not supported by the country I went to?

Continue reading Tracking phone in country when SIM is not supported→

Posted in phone, simcard, tracking

diffie-hellman size 2048 and key with size 1024

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Michael

I want to increase the security of my Tomcat and to configure diffie-hellman module size 2048.
I want to add to my CATALINA_OPTS -Djdk.tls.ephemeralDHKeySize=2048
What happens if I have configured it 2048 but the Tomcat SSL k… Continue reading diffie-hellman size 2048 and key with size 1024→

Posted in diffie-hellman, java, TLS

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