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How do I deal with a compromised server?

security hacking intrusion-cleanup system-compromise Jan 8 at 15:00 RobM

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200 votes

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What's the most egregious pop culture perversion of programming?

untagged Jan 18 '11 at 13:30 Roger Pate

stackoverflow.com

198 votes

16 answers

How does changing your password every 90 days increase security?

authentication passwords password-management May 19 '12 at 7:21 Sklivvz

security.stackexchange.com

80 votes

9 answers

JavaScript: Overriding alert()

javascript override Nov 2 '11 at 20:42 Robert Koritnik

stackoverflow.com

76 votes

16 answers

Alternatives to Splunk?

windows log-files syslog splunk Dec 22 '11 at 4:18 umassthrower

serverfault.com

68 votes

13 answers

What “hacking” competitions/challenges exist?

professional-education exploit conference Mar 1 at 1:49 Eric G

security.stackexchange.com

63 votes

16 answers

What tools are available to assess the security of a web application?

appsec web-application penetration-test tools web-scanners Jul 15 '12 at 21:43 Andrey Botalov

security.stackexchange.com

61 votes

11 answers

Why are hash functions one way? If I know the algorithm, why can't I calculate the input from it?

encryption hash Sep 3 '12 at 2:17 Thomas Pornin

security.stackexchange.com

56 votes

15 answers

How to write an email regarding IT Security that will be read, and not ignored by the end user?

corporate-policy antivirus business-risk patching Mar 27 '12 at 20:36 Brad

security.stackexchange.com

53 votes

12 answers

Does an established ssl connection mean a line is really secure

web-application ssl Dec 26 '11 at 1:28 bstpierre

security.stackexchange.com

47 votes

18 answers

What security resources should a white-hat developer follow these days?

appsec attacks source-code professional-education Nov 27 '12 at 10:14 Community

security.stackexchange.com

46 votes

7 answers

Run a .bat file in a scheduled task without a window

windows command-line scripting scheduled-task cmd May 7 at 16:32 ozone007

serverfault.com

45 votes

Readable regular expressions without losing their power?

regular-expressions Apr 18 at 19:16 Anthony Mastrean

programmers.stackexchange.com

44 votes

Is it possible to export my data from Trello, to back it up?

backup trello Jul 20 '12 at 8:20 Iain Brown

webapps.stackexchange.com

44 votes

Why the hostility?

discussion comments Apr 12 at 19:18 Kenny Evitt

meta.serverfault.com

42 votes

Hardening Linux Server

operating-systems configuration linux hardening Aug 26 '11 at 19:34 Rory Alsop

security.stackexchange.com

38 votes

Why was I asked general, non-technical questions during an interview?

interview Dec 21 '11 at 22:28 user8

programmers.stackexchange.com

36 votes

Java Web Application Configuration Patterns

java web-applications configuration patterns May 1 at 19:35 Andrew Barber

stackoverflow.com

31 votes

1 answer

What is the meaning of the little colored boxes (badges) on avatars in Trello?

trello Nov 30 '11 at 22:55 Daniel LeCheminant

webapps.stackexchange.com

28 votes

6 answers

How should I distribute my public key?

cryptography key-management pgp Jul 1 '11 at 19:03 nealmcb

security.stackexchange.com

26 votes

What methods are available for securing SSH?

ssh hardening Nov 25 '12 at 2:26 Thomas Pornin

security.stackexchange.com

25 votes

How to determine what type of encoding/encryption has been used?

cryptography encryption cryptanalysis Feb 26 at 12:38 M.F.

security.stackexchange.com

25 votes

1 answer

How can I connect to a Windows server using a Command Line Interface? (CLI)

windows windows-server-2008 windows-server-2008-r2 command-line windows-server-2012 Sep 20 '12 at 14:50 HopelessN00b

serverfault.com

13 answers

Courses on “Secure Software Development”

academia professional-education Oct 5 '11 at 16:27 Thomas Pornin

security.stackexchange.com

7 answers

Best ways to fit bug fixing into a Scrum process?

scrum Feb 7 at 23:15 Andrew Barber

stackoverflow.com

12 answers

List of good security blogs one should read

professional-education Jul 3 '12 at 2:03 chao-mu

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