Finally, the plan makes multi-factor authentication available to website owners for the cost of adding a few lines of software to their server code.
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Also, client-side JavaScript encryption has its limitations since it would still be susceptible to a server-side code poisoning attack executed either through a man-in-the-middle attack or the service provider acting maliciously or subject to jurisdictional court order.
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According to prosecutors, Aleynikov wanted to help out his new employer so transfered trading code to a server in Germany.
Using his cell phone, Lytle logged on to the server, fiddled with some code and promptly got it back up.
Browser-based cryptography also means that anyone who breaks the SSL encryption that protects the data sent by the server could tamper with the code just as easily.
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Yahoo wants to prove the influence by comparing different ads in similar demographics, and comparing data from a server address, a zip code, and credit card info from a purchase.
Prosecutors allege that Mr. Aleynikov transferred a substantial portion of that code to a computer server in Germany.
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Web--based software from Salesforce.com competes with Siebel Systems, and every business that "rents" usage from Salesforce avoids having to buy a server to run Siebel's code.
Web-based software from Salesforce.com competes with Siebel Systems, and every business that "rents" usage from Salesforce avoids having to buy a server to run Siebel's code.
There has been a surge of cyber attacks on companies this year using SQL Injection, a relatively straightforward method that involves inputting programming code, which a server or site cannot handle.
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And in yet another layer of IP complexity, server owners often incorporate software provided by third-party developers, and in some cases also hire people to write code to add customized features to the server.
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Analysis of the server controlling the malware suggests three similar pieces of code are as yet undiscovered.
Last year the software wizards added 100, 000 lines of code to the 600, 000 in each server.
Once Scob's writers--most likely an organized band of code-crunchers in Russia--spotted that retail server, they were able to then implant a "Trojan horse" on it to collect credit card data and zap the info over the Internet to 16 separate computers in Russia.
Last month Apple announced it was releasing to developers source code for a few key components of its Mac OS X Server operating system.
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.
They have lost their source code, leaked an upcoming redesign, had to restore data on at least one server, and have to sweep for any shells the attackers may have left behind.
The app creates a QR code representing the intended transfer of that file and temporarily sends the file to Xsync's server.
The Linux Foundation's primary backer for the alternative OS efforts, Parallels' server CTO James Bottomley, has revealed that Microsoft's requirements for signed, Secure Boot-ready code are tough if developers aren't entirely onboard its train of thought.
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