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How the hidden features being find?
Today I read about this news:
http://www.karthikk.net/2013/04/google-glass-has-an-easter-egg-has-pictures-of-the-glass-team/
People found a hidden easter egg in the Google Glass... But how can they ...
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Why are Wordpress sites so easily hacked? [closed]
I have found that hacker can easily hack wordpress site.
I have found this posts related to wordpress site hacking.
1) http://wordpress.org/support/topic/website-hacked-3
2) ...
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Is Ken Thompson's compiler hack still a threat?
Ken Thompson Hack (1984)
Ken Thompson outlined a method for corrupting a compiler binary (and other compiled software, like a login script on a *nix system) in 1984. I was curious to know if modern ...
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Are all security threats triggered by software bugs?
Most security threats that I've heard of have arisen due to a bug in the software (e.g. all input is not properly sanity checked, stack overflows, etc.). So if we exclude all social hacking, are all ...
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Is this possible to re-duplicate the hardware signal on Linux?
Since that every things is a file on the UNIX system. If I have a hardware, for example, a mouse, move from left corner to right corner, it should produce some kinds of file to communicate with the ...
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What are unique aspects of a software Lifecycle of an attack/tool on a software vulnerability?
At my local university, there is a small student computing club of about 20 students. The club has several small teams with specific areas of focus, such as mobile development, robotics, game ...
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Black Hat Hackers vs Programmers? [closed]
This came up with another question I had here, I have decided on a programming verification system that requires a hardware verification system, a software key, and a name/password system.
Now ...
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Why is iOS “jailbreaking” CPU specific?
Recently, iOS 6 was "jailbroken" but only on the Apple A4 CPU.
Why is the "jailbreaking" process specific to a CPU?
From Wikipedia:
... "iOS jailbreaking is the process of removing the ...
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Belkin device runs Linux, how can I create my own custom firmware for it?
The Belkin N300 F9K1002 firmware is located here. It does not appear to be encrypted. How can I upload my own custom Linux firmware to this device. How would I go about hacking it?
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Is scanning the ports considered harmful? [closed]
If any application is scanning the ports of other machines, to find out whether any particular service/application is running, will it be considered harmful? Is this treated as hacking?
How else can ...
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What is Perl's relation to hackers? [closed]
I know Perl is a language revered by many hackers (as in hacker vs cracker) and respected by many good programmers for its expressiveness. I also realize it is useful to know and it's very handy at ...
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Is constantly looking for code examples a sign of a bad developer?
I am a CS student with several years of experience in C and C++, and for the last few years I've been constantly working with Java/Objective C doing app development and now I have switched to web ...
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How to shift development culture from tech fetish to focusing on simplicity and getting things done? [closed]
Looking for ways to switch team/individual culture from chasing latest fads, patterns, and all kinds of best practices to focusing on finding quickest and simplest solutions and shipping features.
My ...
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If competition is using 'lingua obscura' for development (why) should I be worried?
I was reading Paul Graham's essay - Beating The Averages (2003) and here's what he had to say:
The more of an IT flavor the job descriptions had, the less dangerous
the company was. The safest ...
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Resources for C/C++ security (whitehat) hacking
I'm currently working as a C++ developer in a software security department, but not as a researcher or whitehat hacker. Security is an interest of mine, mainly in the areas where I can exploit code or ...
