HTML5 Storage Exfil via XSS – Tradecraft Security Weekly #23

It is fairly common for pentesters to discover Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities on web application assessments. Exploiting these issues potentially allow access to a user’s session tokens enabling attackers to navigate a site as the vic… Continue reading HTML5 Storage Exfil via XSS – Tradecraft Security Weekly #23

Firefox Bolsters Privacy, Pulls Plug on Browser Canvas Fingerprinting

Firefox is to stop using the privacy-busting canvas-based browser fingerprinting that allows websites to track users’ online activities. Continue reading Firefox Bolsters Privacy, Pulls Plug on Browser Canvas Fingerprinting

A Web-Based Modem

If you are beyond a certain age, you will recall when getting on the Internet was preceded by strange buzzing and squawking noises. Modems used tones to transmit and receive data across ordinary telephone lines. There were lots of tricks used to keep edging the speed of modem up until — at the end — you could download (but not upload) at a blazing 56,000 bits per second. [Martin Kirkholt Melhus] decided to recreate a modem. In a Web browser. No kidding.

We started to say something about a modem in the cloud, but that wouldn’t really be accurate. The …read more

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Flash’s Final Countdown Has Begun

The impending demise of Adobe Flash will create legacy challenges similar to Windows XP as companies begin to wean themselves off the vulnerable code base. Continue reading Flash’s Final Countdown Has Begun

Microsoft Adding Support for Progressive Web Apps in Windows 10

In this Ask the Admin, Russell Smith explains how Progressive Web Apps could change the future of apps across all platforms.

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How Bassem Hamdy aims to disrupt the construction industry

 Construction – the actual process of putting brick on brick to build something – is still in the dark ages. While there is plenty of technology out there to help plan massive projects few people are thinking hard about what it takes to actually build. Luckily Bassem Hamdy is one the case. Hamdy works for Procore Technologies where he and his team build products to help… Read More Continue reading How Bassem Hamdy aims to disrupt the construction industry

NYU’s Sarah Kaufman talks about the shape of cities to come

 On this week’s episode of Technotopia we talk to Sarah Kaufman, the Assistant Director at the Rudin Center for Transportation Policy & Management. Kaufman is working to create new transit opportunities for New Yorkers – and the world – and expects the future to be quite interesting. Her prediction? As we move towards self-driving cars we will see more options for… Read More Continue reading NYU’s Sarah Kaufman talks about the shape of cities to come

Learn How to Code: Get 10 Best Online Training Courses for Just $49

Struggling to learn how to code?

If you’re looking to ‘learn how to code’ and seeking a career as an expert-level programmer, you should know how to play with codes and make your own.

It’s no secret that mastering a coding language or two can put you at the top of the job market – thanks to the boom in technology.

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CoSMo CEO Michel Morvan talks about augmented intelligence

 Michel Morvan is the CEO of The CoSMo Company, a big data service provider and insight generator. He knows how to use AI to help C-level execs make decisions and he thinks the current crop of AI is just the beginning. Morvan doesn’t believe AI will become “self-aware.” Instead he speaks of “augmented intelligence,” robots that help us think better and make… Read More Continue reading CoSMo CEO Michel Morvan talks about augmented intelligence