Posts Tagged ‘hacking’

Clickjacking here’s how it works

I’ve posted before about Clickjacking and how scary this is for most Internet users, regardless of which browser you’re using or whether you have Javascript turn on or off. There’s more information about the threat on the Interweb today, including a demo of how the exploit works and some advice...

Unlocking your iPhone

I hasn’t been long since the iPhone entered the UK market, however we’ve had the advantage that it’s a follower market and we’ve been insulated from the initial cycle of the technology and been introduced to a more recent built. One interesting side to that even though the iPhone has...

The 12 most common application level hack attacks

I got an interesting paper in my email today entitled The 12 Most Common Application Level Hack Attacks? written by Watchfire Corporation. Most development probably know about most of these, but it was nice to see them collected in one place. In a nut shell, these are: Cookie Poisoning Hidden Field Manipulation Parameter...

You make it, we’ll break it!

The iPhone has only been around for a couple of days and a number of people out there are working hard at breaking into the device. It’s strange how a whole industry has spawned around people hacking their way around software and systems .. and making a legitimate living around...

Using PHP? Watch out for your security!

Excellent post on Security Focus by Kelly Martin called PHP apps: Security’s Low-hanging Fruit which is a worthwhile read for anyone using applications written in PHP, just like WordPress for example. The article talks about the rise in popularity of PHP, the subsequent increase in PHP-based applications and the problems...

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