SQL Injection – 2 (Fingerprinting)
This is a follow up to the post SQL Injection – An Introduction. If you are new to this, I stongly suggest you read the introduction first. In this article we shall discuss how to fingerprint the common databases managenet system backend. This forms the first part of a successful SQL Injection attack as different… |
How to Forward an X11 Session to Windows over SSH?
This article is also your answer to: How to access a Linux system GUI remotely via SSH from Windows? Accessing the GUI in Linux remotely from another Linux box via SSH is very simple. But if you are at your workplace (where you most probably run windows) and want to access the Linux GUI at… Hacks How-To Linux Networks Security Software Tips & Tricks Web Windows |
10 crisp and free computer security enhancements you must have
Computer security is one of the foremost priorities of both casual and professional users alike. Nowadays organizations spend millions of dollars assessing their network strength and security and carrying forward changes as required. But, spending such huge amount is really not feasible for home users. So, here are some tips on how you could use… |
How-To securely transfer files between two computers in a network?
Data security is the mantra of the day. Various Organisations employ Local Area Networks in the premises to ensure fast access and transfer of data between hosts. Transferring these files securely over the network is a big issue. But with linux and the SSH at our disposal, transferring files between hosts has now become fast,… |
The Definitive Guide to 'Error Codes in FTP'
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a network protocol used to transfer data from one computer to another through a network such as the Internet. An FTP client may connect to an FTP server to manipulate files on the server. FTP sites are typically used for uploading and downloading files to a central server computer, for… |
All you wanted to know about – Facebook Connect
So what is this Facebook Connect thing? Let us consider a scenario where you are supposedly a very appreciated critic, say for novels or may be movies and your presence is known only online. What you do day in and day out is read movie blogs and post comments. Your comments are read by the… |
Six Different Versions for Windows 7
It is being predicted that Microsoft will ship their new product Windows 7 in six different flavours. The provision for upgrading to the new version from older ones is still available but only after paying a license migration fee, which I suppose will be equivalent to the price of the DVD box set of the… |
Performance and network tweaks for Firefox – Browse faster
Firefox is already one of the fastest browsers out there but some simple tweaks could actually turn your firefox browser into a blazingly fast browser. The tweaks which we will describe below actually deal with http pipelining, link prefetching and the last trick involves the use of the temporary filesystem but this trick is valid… Hacks Linux Microsoft Networks Security Web Design Windows Windows 7 |