Point it at a site or an entire domain, such as .edu, and it generates a list of e-mails, log-in screens, database errors and source code, all of which are classic ways to gain entry onto a server.

FORBES: Google Me Not

The combination of the finger-scan and the search code are then looked up in a central database, to ensure that they tally, before the transaction is approved.

ECONOMIST: Security

In Drupal Gardens, users will be able to press a button and get a source code version of the Drupal code that runs their site along with the data from the database.

FORBES: A New Open-Source Model For SaaS