Web Security: Are You Part Of The Problem? Advertisement Website security is an interesting topic and should be high on the radar of anyone who has a Web presence under their control. Ineffective Web security leads to all of the things that make us hate the Web: spam, viruses, identity theft, to name a few. The problem with Web security is that, as important as it is, it is also very complex. I am quite sure that some of you reading this are already part of an network of attack computers and that your servers are sending out spam messages without you even knowing it. Your emails and passwords have been harvested and resold to people who think you need either a new watch, a male enhancement product or a cheap mortgage.
Fact is, you are part of the problem and don’t know what you did to cause it. The reason is that security experts don’t like to talk too much in public about what they do and where the issues lie; and sadly enough, they can also come across as arrogant in their views. An Interesting Report On Web Security Phishing <? eNews » eSafety. Don’t Get Hacked! July 8th, 2011 by admin3 Our friends at Sophos have posted a really useful article on their award winning blog explaining all about mobile phone hacking, how it works and what you can do to protect yourself from people wanting to access your voicemails. Well worth a read! Sophos article on mobile phone hacking Posted in eSafety, Handhelds | No Comments » New Facebook privacy setting June 8th, 2011 by admin2 Our friends at Sophos have made us aware of a new addition to Facebook privacy settings that is currently being rolled out.
Remember, Facebook does not give you any right to pre-approve tags, if you are unhappy about being tagged in an image you have to visit each photograph and untag yourself- a potentially time consuming process particularly if you have Friends that upload hundreds of images at a time. Sophos have produced a short blog post showing how to switch this setting off. Posted in eSafety, Take a look at | No Comments » May 12th, 2011 by admin2. The WWW Security FAQ. Lincoln D. Stein <lstein@cshl.org> & John N. Stewart <jns@digitalisland.net> Version 3.1.2, February 4, 2002 This information is provided by Lincoln Stein (lstein@cshl.org) and John Stewart (jns@digitalisland.net). The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) hosts this document as a service to the Web Community; however, it does not endorse its contents. New version 3.1.2, added Lithuanian mirror site. version 3.1.1, fixed a vulnerability introduced by the untainting a variable example.
Mirrors The master copy of this document can be found at See this page for a listing of mirror sites or if you are interested in becoming a mirror site yourself. Introduction What's New? Corrections and Updates We welcome bug reports, updates, reports about broken links, comments and outright disagreements. Please understand that we maintain the FAQ on a purely voluntary basis, and that we may fall behind on making updates when other responsibilities intrude. Secure Passwords. Often, there is really only one thing standing between your sensitive information and criminals - your password. If they get it, they can get into banks accounts and private files, and wreak havoc.
For this reason, it's important to know what makes a password strong and secure. Chances are, you use passwords everyday. To open your computer, to log into your favorite websites, to get work done. The easy route is to have a simple password that works everywhere. And if they already know information about you, it's even easier. Your first thought may be to use a pet's name, a birthdate, an address or parts of a phone number. Thankfully, there are ways to have memorable, but hard-to-guess passwords. Well, your password is there - it's the first letter of each word. But there's more. If you write it down, be careful where you keep it.
Criminals may also try to fool you into handing it over via phone calls. And be careful when you get an email that asks for a password - it could be a scam. Web Site Security / Web Security Centre.