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WordPress HD Webplayer 1.1 SQL Injection

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SugarCRM Community Edition 6.5.2 (Build 8410) Multiple Vulnerabilities

There are multiple security vulnerabilities in SugarCRM Community Edition 6.5.2
(Build 8410) which may allow an attacker to take control of the software. Continue reading

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‘Black Boxes’ On The Internet!

The new communication bill, aka snoopers charter, was launched last week. It gives the government the power to force mobile and internet service providers to store details of UK citizens’ phone calls, emails and Internet usage for a minimum of … Continue reading

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Password management

With another 2 high profile password leaks this week I though it might be an idea to discuss password management. So with the best will in the world I only know of one person who has a unique alpha numeric … Continue reading

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Creepy!

When you next Tweet, think about the information you’re giving away. A new tool has been developed that will gather geolocation related information from your Tweet and image hosting services, pin pointing where you were and presenting the information via … Continue reading

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Safely Erasing Data

If you need to reuse or recycle a server it is critically important that any sensitive data on the hard drive is erased and rendered completely unrecoverable. There are methods of rebuilding and recovering data even from formatted drives, so … Continue reading

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Unexpected changes to index files?

One of the more common forms of websites being hacked that we are seeing at the moment is a 1×1 pixel iFrame being added to the bottom of all types of index pages either?. The iFrames normally load a page … Continue reading

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How Security Conscious Are Internet Shoppers?

As we are approaching one of the busiest times of year for internet shopping I recently performed a simple survey of family and friends unconnected with the IT Industry. The topic – security and internet shopping. The survey was small … Continue reading

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Would you lay out the welcome mat for hackers?

The idea of willingly inviting hackers to break into your website or server may seem odd, but if the intention of the hacker are good (i.e. they don’t intend to use what they find to exploit your business) it can … Continue reading

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Basic WordPress Security

WordPress is one of the most popular open source Content Management Systems (CMS) available, with over 25 million users worldwide. The core codebase is extremely secure, but it is all too easy to introduce vulnerabilities into your system. The first … Continue reading

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