Archive for August 2011
Browser Standards and Security
Presentation
When designing a website it is important to consider how users see the Web page. There could be many browsers available, the user uses to view your website. Standards of review between the individual browsers is important. There are so many browsers on the market that the web page could, and was probably created different look in every browser. Some browsers handle some scripting languages, such as better than others have, Mozilla Firefox, no problems handling the gifts animated rollover buttons, while Internet Explorer 5 and not to treat not be displayed or not displayed correctly. In Section 2 of this report is to examine the standards between browsers, handle browsers available such as browsers and HTML in different ways. This section also shows the use of one of the most popular browser and displays the statistics as a pie chart showing each piece represents a different browser. In Section 3 of this report security risks for both the client side and server-side and the Top Ten list of weaknesses to overcome a website to discuss need to remain protected. This section also shows the statistics of the security risks in a bar chart. Section 4 describes how the information is used in this report, in the main project. Read the rest of this entry »
The Best Ways To Ensure The Security Of A Joomla Based Website
There is no denying that the CMS web development has become the de facto choice for professional web development. Users also like to CMS based websites for their simplicity and user friendliness. Web developers can build a beautiful website with CMS very fast compared to other available methods. CMS applications offer support for the integration of databases and have a very large number of extensions. Over time, the giants of the company with applications for CMS for their websites as well. However, the developer of CMS based websites, to make adequate security measures at the sites. In general, CMS-based websites guaranteed, but hackers are constantly looking for flaws in Web sites and cause problems for users and website owners to pursue.
Joomla is one of the most popular CMS applications from the developers of the site used in those days. Developers should use this powerful and versatile CMS use some security measures for the benefit of users and consumers.
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Security Risks of URL (Link) Shortening Services
We all share the URLs (website links) with each other via emails, blogs, social media sites, Web sites, book marking and word of mouth and we rarely, if ever, think of potential security risks increase this simple act can. In this article I will describe some of the potential risks of sharing links links through the URL shortening services involved.
What is URL-shortening?
The idea behind shortening or shortening URL link is very easy to get a long URL and encryption to create a shorter URL. This is what the URL shortening services. They offer a shortened URL that is then connected to the original URL in length.
For example, a link to the original would aim 220 characters in length is generally reduced to 25 characters of the link that you would pass on to your friends. When you click on the URL short of friends site URL shortening service that brief card, click to the original and redirects the user. Read the rest of this entry »