user – Page 2 – WindowsTechs.com

What security concerns are there regarding website users inputting personal financial data without putting in personally identifying data?

Posted on July 11, 2020 by user

I am a web developer, but I have only a rudimentary grasp of security, e.g., be careful to sanitize inputs, store as little user data as possible, encrypt passwords, keep up with security issues of libraries and packages, etc.
Today, I was… Continue reading What security concerns are there regarding website users inputting personal financial data without putting in personally identifying data?→

Java Keystore – Does the passwords have to be same everywhere?

Posted on June 18, 2020 by user

If I set the password to ABC123 for all prompts then the ActiveMq works fine.
But if I try to play around with different password I get a execption.
Can someone tell me where the passwords has to be same and where it should differ for secu… Continue reading Java Keystore – Does the passwords have to be same everywhere?→

precautions before conducting a penetration test

Posted on May 11, 2020 by user

what can be the harms that may come to an organisation if they do not take appropriate precautions before conducting a penetration test and what would be the negative impacts that could occur?
According to me, The key here is use virtuali… Continue reading precautions before conducting a penetration test→

How to plan an attack using correct vulnerability? [closed]

Posted on March 27, 2020 by user

The issue is I got all vulnerabilities of Damn Vulnerable Linux(DVL) through Open Vulnerability Assessment tool and I have been trying to exploit, but for all exploits it gives me same error “no session created”. I have tried with differen… Continue reading How to plan an attack using correct vulnerability? [closed]→

Can you restrict the services a certificate can access on the client side?

Posted on January 17, 2020 by user

I have a verification certificate signed by my organisation’s CA, which I can use to authenticate my user account on intranet web services.

Is there someway I can sign a new certificate which can only authenticate to one specific web serv… Continue reading Can you restrict the services a certificate can access on the client side?→

Norton Security breach [on hold]

Posted on October 31, 2019 by user

Norton’s agreement says that they collect information about the user, including Browser information and settings, and operating system information, memory and disk space information and proxy configuration.

If you use a prox… Continue reading Norton Security breach [on hold]→

Unrooted Android

Posted on October 17, 2019 by user

Can a hacker install a spying software or hack an unrooted Android device with physical access?

Continue reading Unrooted Android→

How to convert this .NET cryptography code to openssl command?

Posted on January 15, 2019 by user

how to sign the message with the private key of the signer using openssl command line tool to get the same result as the code below?

using System.Security.Cryptography.Pkcs;
using System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificate… Continue reading How to convert this .NET cryptography code to openssl command?→

Cyber Security Career without security clearance [on hold]

Posted on May 23, 2018 by user

I didn’t get my top secret security clearance. I am graduating soon with a computer science degree and was wondering if I could still make a career in security or does not being able to get a security clearance make my option… Continue reading Cyber Security Career without security clearance [on hold]→

Spectre and Need for Microcode Updates (Mac)

Posted on April 24, 2018 by user

My limited understanding of Spectre (Variant 2) leads me to believe that in order for a computer to be fully protected it must have an OS update and microcode update.

Windows and Linux computers require either microcode upda… Continue reading Spectre and Need for Microcode Updates (Mac)→