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For the purposes of security, is there any difference in having a 50 character randomly-generated secret username accompanied by a 50 character randomly-generated secret password, versus a 100 character randomly-generated sec… Continue reading Is a password really necessary?
From what I’ve read, Spectre and Meltdown each require rogue code to be running on a Windows box in order for attacks to take place. The thing is, once a box has rogue code running, it’s already compromised.
Given that the … Continue reading On Windows boxes, is patching for Spectre and Meltdown necessary?
Looking at Firewall logs, I see that consent.exe, which is responsible for the Windows 7 UAC UI, attempts to connect to the internet. I have verified the file is a genuine executable provided by Microsoft.
Does anyone know … Continue reading Windows 7 consent.exe attempting to access the internet
A few years back, it was essential to turn off automatic downloading of MMS messages on Android. There was a security risk involved in leaving automatic downloading enabled.
Has this issue been fixed with modern versions of… Continue reading Still necessary to disable automatic downloading of MMS messages in Android?
Using NetGuard on a brand new Android Nougat device, I see that PID 10013 is sometimes trying to connect to 146.112.61.106, which a reverse DNS lookup shows to be owned by OpenDNS.
PID 10013 is used by Google Account Manager… Continue reading Does Google’s Android Nougat automatically connect to OpenDNS servers? [migrated]
On many of its Android devices, Samsung encourages the user to accept updates for Security Enhancements for Android.
Here is Samsung’s official page on the updates:
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/skp/faq/1028007
Th… Continue reading Does Samsung’s "Security Enhancements for Android" offer anything for consumers?
On many of its Android devices, Samsung encourages the user to accept updates for Security Enhancements for Android.
Here is Samsung’s official page on the updates:
http://www.samsung.com/hk_en/support/skp/faq/1028007
Th… Continue reading Does Samsung’s "Security Enhancements for Android" offer anything for consumers?
Which offers a higher level of safety: Webmail or using a POP3/IMAP client?
Assume the following for webmail:
Access via HTTPS
Rarely downloading any attachments, but in cases where it may be necessary, carefully verifying the integrity… Continue reading Better safety: Webmail or POP3/IMAP email client?
A friend asked me if it is relatively safe to click on the following link:
https://disq.us/url?url=https%3A%2F%2Farstechnica.co.uk%2Finformation-technology%2F2017%2F01%2Fantivirus-is-bad%2F%3Av0Er-2ea1-t4FcbndbRV_9xv5-4&… Continue reading Colons in URLs: Safe?
What parties have access to the full requested URL of a website accessed via the HTTPS protocol?
Here are some possibilities I can think of, and there could be more:
local device accessing the website
router
modem
local n… Continue reading What parties have access to the *full* requested URL of a website accessed via the HTTPS protocol?