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How Directory Traversal Attacks Work (Real World Example)(application.security)
1 points by xSwag 6y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Easy to Understand Software Security Training(application.security)
36 points by xSwag 6y ago|3 comments
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by xSwag 12y ago
Isn't Thiel a billionaire? I don't understand why he would do so much to promote a £9.99 book.
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by xSwag 12y ago
Brilliant, I can finally implement one of my bandwidth intensive ideas! Thanks Steven!
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by xSwag 12y ago
I've just read their main website. Out bandwidth at $0.01 per GB? Has anybody tried this? Looks too good to be true.
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Rails is great! Thank you(github.com)
5 points by xSwag 12y ago|0 comments
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by xSwag 12y ago
IMO there should be some sort of header like x-whitehat: autopatch which gives white-hats the opportunity to patch your system without exploiting. The why I see it, a malicious person is going to exploit your server anyway. This wa
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by xSwag 12y ago
Why a $1 plan? What if that user asks for support, would you value 15 or 30 mins of your time at $1?
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Counterfeit U.S. Cash Floods Crime Forums(krebsonsecurity.com)
3 points by xSwag 12y ago|0 comments
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by xSwag 12y ago
> The all-you-can-eat is capped (small print) at a "fair usage" of 25 Gb/month. I can tell you that this is wrong, I've personally had months where I've used 100GB+ of data over 3G and had no problems (this is on
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by xSwag 12y ago
$5 per 1k US visitors? How do you do that?
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by xSwag 12y ago
Why is this website not banned yet? They're very well known plagiarists. http://attrition.org/errata/charlatan/infosec_institute/
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by xSwag 12y ago
1. Get loan 2. Don't pay it back 3. Ask debt collector friend to buy debt 4. Pay him off Why would this not work?
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by xSwag 12y ago
StartSSL has an issue with Apple computers. I'll be getting a better SSL cert once I get more customers and revenue.
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by xSwag 12y ago
Hi, thanks for the feedback. I've asked for credit card details to prevent the abuse of this service since you can scan any website. However, I'm currently in the process of working with the Google Analytics API to provide free sc
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by xSwag 12y ago
Sorry about that, server got knocked offline. Should be back soon.
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by xSwag 12y ago
Hi everyone, this is the MVP I have been working on. It's almost 5am in the UK right now and I just wanted to launch as soon as possible and stop procrastinating (and waiting for my A-level results). It's funded entirely by my Goo
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Show HN: Vulnerability scans for WordPress. No installation or code required.(scanbeast.com)
12 points by xSwag 12y ago|14 comments
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50 Cent Is My Life Coach(gq.com)
3 points by xSwag 12y ago|0 comments
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by xSwag 12y ago
Anybody else more interested in when Dr.Dre is going to release Detox? I'd love to hear him rap about multi-billion deal
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by xSwag 12y ago
So who's buying the IPO? Seems much better investment than SV companies with little or no profit. I wonder how it will affect YHOO -- Probably worth buying Jan 2015 $40 calls since Yahoo owns 24% stake, maybe even short AMZN on day of
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You never did math in high school(j2kun.svbtle.com)
160 points by xSwag 12y ago|176 comments
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by xSwag 12y ago
Counterpoint: Most quant jobs require a Phd in a STEM subject.
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by xSwag 13y ago
I built a security scanner that scans WordPress installations for threats (plugin vulns, outdated installs, theme vulns, xss, sqli etc) without any installation or code knowledge required. I posted it on Reddit and got a few sign ups, after
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by xSwag 13y ago
Yes let's arm ourselves with pitchforks based on an anecdotal experience of a stranger on the internet.
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by xSwag 13y ago
No. Simple logic: The defacement was amature at best. If the group has a 0-day in a hypervisor they would have gone to multiple hosting companies and multiple attacks would have taken place, there are many more targets that are worth much m
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by xSwag 13y ago
There is an easier way to solve this issue: Bug Bounty. It worked for Google, it worked for Facebook and its working for Yahoo! Infact, it worked so well for Google that they recently increased the rewards. A venture-backed startup like Sna
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by xSwag 13y ago
This blog is not hosted by the Skype but on WordPress VIP. This means that, most likely, the blog was not broken into using a software exploit of any sort since the security on VIP blogs is professional. Knowing that this is the Syrian Army
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by xSwag 13y ago
TL;DR: In the DigitalOcean web panel you can check the "scrub data" checkbox when destroying a VM. When using the API this option is not ticked. This can lead to other customers being able to retrieve your data. The author thinks
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XSS in Gmail through Rapportive (blog.kotowicz.net)
110 points by xSwag 13y ago|13 comments

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