Blog Posts Tagged with "Default Settings"
It’s Time to Convert from Passwords to Passphrases
June 08, 2012 Added by:Stacey Holleran
The traditional password must die. The whole concept is fatally flawed. The sheer volume of attacks should be a wake-up call to anyone utilizing a password (pretty much everyone). Now is the time to practice vigilance and to secure systems, accounts and security applications such as firewalls with Passphrases...
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Twitter Finally Enables HTTPS as a Default Setting
February 14, 2012 Added by:Headlines
Among other security benefits, the HTTPS feature will prevent users from having their login credentials stolen by attackers who may attempt to harvest passwords when users access their accounts over unencrypted Wi-Fi networks...
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LinkedIn Ceases Using Member Profiles for Advertising
August 12, 2011 Added by:Headlines
LinkedIn has pulled a one-eighty after receiving overwhelming criticism for using member profiles, images and activity in an advertising campaign. The brunt of the criticism was the decision to "opt-in" members for participation automatically without first getting their expressed permission...
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Juniper SRX Tips: Altering Default Deny Behavior
August 10, 2011 Added by:Stefan Fouant
With just a couple of lines of code we can streamline the configuration, in this case creating an explicitly defined deny policy which logs all traffic that would otherwise be silently discarded. Best of all, we can do so without having to resort to manual configurations of each one...
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Sneaky LinkedIn is Using Member Profiles for Advertising
July 25, 2011 Added by:Headlines
"When LinkedIn members recommend people and services, follow companies, or take other actions, their name/photo may show up in related ads shown to you. Conversely, when you take these actions on LinkedIn, your name/photo may show up in related ads shown to LinkedIn members..."
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