Two months without a blog post? Sheesh. A lot has happened in two months, although perhaps nothing especially interesting. I splurged on a new laptop, a Lenovo P1 Gen7 (22-core Ultra 9 185H and 64 gigs of memory). It’s big, heavy, and expensive, but it’s nice to have a PC that isn’t super-slow. In July,Continue reading “Welcome to Fall, I guess?”
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Browser Features: Find in Page
For busy web users, the humble Find-in-Page feature in the browser is one of the most important features available. While Google or Bing can get you to the page you’re looking for faster than ever before, once you get to that page, you’ve got to find the information you’re looking for1, and that’s where Find-in-PageContinue reading “Browser Features: Find in Page”
Memento Mori – Farewells
A sad part of getting older is losing friends along the way. But it’s an important reminder that every day is a gift, and no tomorrow has been promised. Last week brought the sad news that David Ross has passed away. David was a giant and a pioneer in the new field of web applicationContinue reading “Memento Mori – Farewells”
Attack Techniques: Invoice Scams
Today in “Attack techniques so stupid, they can’t possibly succeed… except they do!” — we look at Invoice Scams. PayPal and other sites allow anyone (an attacker) to send anyone (their victims) an invoice containing the text of the attacker’s choosing. In this attack technique, PayPal sends you an email suggesting that the attacker alreadyContinue reading “Attack Techniques: Invoice Scams”
Attack Techniques: Trojaned Clipboard
Today in “Attack techniques so stupid, they can’t possibly succeed… except they do!” — the trojan clipboard technique. In this technique, the attacking website convinces the victim to paste something the site has silently copied to the user’s clipboard into a powerful and trusted context. A walkthrough of this attack can be found in theContinue reading “Attack Techniques: Trojaned Clipboard”
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