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• How to Recover Your Joomla Admin Password

  

  By adfm : 24 March 2010 - 01:30 PM

  I don't know how to break this to you. You probably should have read this when it came around the first time. Here's a link to cheer you up. If this is your first time reading this, then you're in l...

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  • joomla
  • cms
  • password
  • security
  • admin

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• Removing personal data from a Google Nexus phone

  

  By mike-loukides : 14 February 2010 - 11:11 AM

  I received a used Nexus phone, complete with someone else's personal data, even though the SIMM had been removed. (No, I didn't look.) I knew that there was a "reset" command that ...

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  • security
  • privacy
  • nexus
  • android

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• Keep SSH Sessions Active, Or Reconnect?

  

  By lazyweb : 04 February 2010 - 04:43 PM

  Over on Slashdot user borjonx writes "Is it safer to log out of an SSH session, and re-establish it later, or just keep the connection open? Like many of you, I use OpenSSH to connect to my Slack...

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  • ssh
  • shell
  • bash
  • cli
  • security

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• nmap on the iphone

  Asked by mike-loukides : 20 January 2010 - 08:54 AM

  

  Answered by msilver : Feb 05 2010 08:09 AM
  If you search for "nmap" on the Apps Store you find IP Network Scanner For iPhone which seems like it is what you're looking for. There's a light version which only shows you five ma... full answer >

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  • security
  • nmap
  • iphone

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• Is it standard practice to give the web user apache full read/write/execute privileges to the files and folders within the webroot?

  Asked by TekZombie : 09 January 2010 - 09:22 PM

  

  Answered by TekZombie : Jan 12 2010 06:42 PM
  The following URL provided the information I needed: https://httpd.apache....urity_tips.html In summary, the answer is no. Root should be the owner of the files/folders within your webroot. Then, Apa... full answer >

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  • security
  • apache
  • linux

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• Supplementing JRE cacerts keystore

  Asked by bamapookie : 06 January 2010 - 12:03 PM

  Tags:

  • java
  • security
  • SSL

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• Will Google Chrome do better than other browsers on security?

  Asked by FloatingBones : 08 December 2009 - 08:37 PM

  Tags:

  • google chrome
  • security

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• How do I create memorable, but secure Passwords?

  Asked by jonjohns65 : 11 November 2009 - 02:07 PM

  

  Answered by adfm : Nov 11 2009 02:29 PM
  Creating a decent password you can remember can be a pain. Here's an earlier post that gives some great suggestions from John Viega's Myths of Security. full answer >

  Tags:

  • Passwords
  • security
  • password
  • secure
  • password creation

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• How to Close Down Open Ports and Block Protocols

  

  By alockhart : 27 October 2009 - 10:42 PM

  Firewalls can protect your PC and your network from intruders. But if you don’t want to use a firewall and you still want protection, you can manually close down ports and block protocols. Some of ...

  Tags:

  • protocols
  • ports
  • network
  • security

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• How to Protect Your Logs from Tampering

  

  By alockhart : 24 October 2009 - 07:02 PM

  Use file attributes to prevent intruders from removing traces of their break-ins. In the course of an intrusion, an attacker will more...

  Tags:

  • log
  • network
  • security

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