If you know some simple and easy-to-use methods to check that if your computer has been hacked you can confidently work online or visit any site without much worrying about your data privacy. The good news is that there are some simple ways to check that if your system has been hacked, which works well in most of the cases.At first you need to know the ways that can be used to access your PC, from a perpetrator’s perspective. A person can enter your computer directly in your absence or he can use the Internet or network connection to connect to your system.Before reading the following tips, make sure if any of the access route to your system was vulnerable.If your answer is yes, then there is a possibility that your computer might be compromised.Take a look at the following tips to check if anyone is secretively controlling your computer. [Read more…] about How Do I Know If My Computer Has Been Hacked?
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Laptop Security Devices and Tips
Providing physical security to your laptop is your primary concern if you are a frequent travel or on the move. There are a number of devices and precautions that you can take to secure your laptop and even can get back your laptop if it gets stolen. The following are a list of devices and suggestions the you may consider as a solution to your laptop security. [Read more…] about Laptop Security Devices and Tips
Buffer Overflow Protection Tutorial
When you write a simple program, for example, to print user name with greetings. For this program to run you assign character string 38 in the following way
Char name (38)
Here “name†is the variable name. The above code specifies that you name or users’ input would not be more than 38 characters long because you have already assigned only 38 bit of data into the buffer. So, buffer overflow is such type of attack where the buffer memory is bombarded with more data than it can actually handle. [Read more…] about Buffer Overflow Protection Tutorial
Database Security Issues and Countermeasures
One of the least prioritize part in data base security is not taking countermeasures against database access. Some solid measures that you can take to secure the access methods in your database are:
- Whether you use Oracle database or Microsoft SQL database, both the organization releases their security patch almost regular basis. So, make sure that you visit the security patch pages of your vendor’s website and apply the recommended patch as soon as they are released. Remember to test the patch in a test environment before applying in the production environment. [Read more…] about Database Security Issues and Countermeasures
Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner to Detect your Website’s Security Loopholes
Acunetix web vulnerability scanner help to find vulnerability in a website so as you can make your site or blog as secure as possible. Acunetix has a free version that you can use to find some of the common vulnerabilities of a website.In this article I will show you how you can use the free version of acunetix to figure out how much secure you blog is.Although Acunetix has a robust web vulnerability scanner that is capable of give you a detail report of your website’s security loopholes, you can use their free version to learn about this software if you are a new to the blogging world. [Read more…] about Acunetix Web Vulnerability Scanner to Detect your Website’s Security Loopholes
