Ethical Hacker Network Challenge : Miracle on Thirty – Hack Street

by Ajit Gaddam on August 8, 2010

The results for the Ethical Hacker Network Challenge – Miracle on Thirty Hack Street are finally in and I won a Technical Honorable Mention! The challenge was pretty good and was focussed on Facebook security or insecurity rather. Before I list my answers to the challenge, make sure to check out my blog post on [...]

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Mentoring the SANS 401 Security Essentials class

by Ajit Gaddam on August 5, 2010

Definitely happy and excited that my mentor class is now live and I can begin the mentor program beginning September 21st in Cleveland. Personally, it is a wonderful opportunity for me to interact with other security professionals or those with interest in security. I am looking forward to helping interested folks leans the fundamentals of [...]

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Analyzing the 2010 Verizon Data Breach Report

by Ajit Gaddam on August 2, 2010

In a way, the annual Verizon Data Breach reports have become a must read when it comes to analyzing the latest trends associated with data breaches. This years report had more meat and gained additional weight when the United States Secret Service (USSS) collaborated with the Verizon Business RISK team to create the report. Critical [...]

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SQL Injection Attacks explained for the Developer

July 26, 2010

SQL injection attacks have become the most widely exploited security attacks on the Internet as they can usually bypass layers of security such as firewalls and any other network detection sensors. They are used most often to attack databases and for extracting any confidential information such as Social Security Numbers, Credit Card information etc. According [...]

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Facebook Privacy Settings Guide

May 29, 2010

Facebook, the most popular social networking site just implemented a bunch of new privacy settings for its users. The new privacy settings are being promoted by Facebook as making it easier for its users to control their information and consolidating the number of pages and privacy options. I have previously published an indepth Privacy Settings [...]

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