Security through Obscurity … is it always applicable?


“Security through Obscurity”

Wikipedia definition:

Security through obscurity is a controversial principle in security engineering, which attempts to use secrecy to provide security. A system relying on it may have theoretical or actual security vulnerabilities, but its owners or designers believe that the flaws are not known, and that attackers are unlikely to find them.

What (I think) is wrong…

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Firefox 3 RC 1 - Now Available


The much Awaited Firefox 3 is now available as a RC, hopefully fixing major bugs in the Betas.

As Mozilla correctly word it:

“This Firefox 3 Release Candidate is a preview release of Mozilla’s next generation Firefox browser and is being made available for testing purposes only.”

So don’t let the ‘next-gen’ part of the sentence obfuscate the text in bold. Enjoy testing.

.: Download Here :.

Release Notes

Another Firefox Hidden Secret


Today I discovered one of Firefox’s little secrets called “about:config“. It’s a pretty good feature, if you ask me, since it groups all configuration options in one single interface.

To open these extra settings, just type “about:config” in the address bar.

More info: http://kb.mozillazine.org/Firefox_:_FAQs_:_About:config_Entries

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Ironkey: The most secure USB flash drive?


the IronKey

The IronKey is a hardware-based, high-grade encrypted USB drive.

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Flock: Community versus Security?


flock.jpgWhat is Flock?

Source

Flock is focused on fundamentally evolving the browser, bringing a refreshing new approach to how people use and participate on the web and simplifying social and web-based applications by bringing them one step closer to the user and integrating them directly into the browser.

The interesting part starts here…

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Essential Mozilla Firefox Plug-ins / Extensions


I’ve explored some Firefox add-ons and extensions, a lot of them have proved to be mostly useful.

I compiled a Top 10 list with relevant links:

Damn it, why is Firefox taking 600 MB?! ;)

  1. Adblock Plus
  2. Adblock Filterset.G.Updater
  3. All-In-One Sidebar
  4. CustomizeGoogle
  5. Tab Mix Plus
  6. PDF Download
  7. NextPlease
  8. NoScript
  9. del.icio.us
  10. Gmail Notifier

Of course there are others that are not included in this list. However, if you think I missed a plugin and you feel it should be in the top 10, feel free to include your suggestions in the comment box below.