Posts filed under 'Security'

Microsoft had recently launched a blog called Hackers @ Microsoft which was meant to blog issues related to white hat hackers and legal hacking, however, for the average reader it was confusing, so they renamed the blog to this amazing name %41%43%45%20%54%65%61%6d (more…)

Youtube, the popular Google video sharing service just made the rules stricter and launched Video Identification that aims for three main goals: accurate identification, choice for copyright holders, and a great user experience. (more…)

FeedBurner FeedSmith plugin detects your original WordPress feeds and redirects them to your FeedBurner feed so you can track every possible subscriber. Feedburner reports the plugin has a security issue and you need to upgrade it fast. However, my Wordpress 2.3 powered with the new plugin update available feature failed to notify me… (more…)

Though many wordpress bloggers talked about email spam from wordpress contact forms, it was never a problem here… until yesterday. It seems someone found a security loophole in the php script that powered the contact form and my email inbox was filled with spam emails. It was time to upgrade to a more secure Wordpress contact form. (more…)

What do you do if someone creates a new Feedburner feed using your original feed or a splog decides to republish your feed content. Of course there are ways to complain, but I spotted this new feature on Feedburner, which lets you complain when someone is using your content without permission. (more…)

DMOZ (Open Directory Project) is the largest human-edited directory of the web maintained by a global community of volunteer editors. However, corrupt DMOZ editors and ODP abuse brings disrepute to the directory’s quality and integrity. Here are some ways you can report abuse in the Open Directory Project and help protect the directory quality. (more…)

When you login to Yahoo! mail, how do you identify that it is not a phishing site or fake site trying for password theft? The best way to fight spoofed sites is to use a Yahoo! Sign-in Seal that will display every time you are on a legitimate Yahoo! sign in page. (more…)