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View all →January 11, 2013
How To Disable Java in Chrome, Firefox, Safari & Internet Explorer on Mac OS or Windows to Prevent 0-Day Exploit
If you have been reading any of the Technical publications online, you will probably know that there is currently an exploit in Java that affects most internet browsers like Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer on systems that have Java installed. This is being called a zero-day or 0-day exploit which essentially means that there is a security vulnerability in…
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August 3, 2010
Should Apple Open Up their iOS to Control Jailbreaks and Security Therein?
I have been a long time jailbreaker of my iPhone and have frequently documented the process on my blog. When I first started doing it, it was definitely not for the weak at heart, however, now it is becoming so easy to do, even the non-technical user can do it...and that is where it gets dangerous. In the past, you…
Read more →September 18, 2007
WordPress: People can view your Plugin Folder unless you fix!
As I was working on the update to my blog theme, I found a security hole that I think has existed for a long time in WordPress. While not incredibly devastating, nor directly tied to "code" within WordPress, it is a hole that is very easy to fix. The concern is more with KNOWING the types of plugins that a…
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