Posts about cyber security, or InfoSec.
Securing your digital assets can be harder than you might think.
Are you a cryptocurrency holder? Maybe you’ve got a couple of crypto wallet apps for easily viewing your cryptocurrency. Perhaps you’re getting into automated trading with tools such as Gunbot. Continue reading Security tips for cryptocurrency
For some reason, so many IoT (Internet of Things) devices suffer from major security flaws and I’d recommend being very wary of these funky new gadgets, until manufacturers can start taking your cyber security seriously. A couple of things to avoid include Continue reading IOT device security really sucks
Don’t get me started on how insecure bank cards are. But here’s a trick (one of many) to massively reduce the likelihood of fraud Continue reading Bank card security
I’ve seen a few people get into a pickle over this one. When you’re developing and testing locally, you need to set the ‘Local Playback Security’ setting (sometimes referred to as the ‘use network services’ option) depending on whether you wish to access local external files (e.g. XML files, or images) or some other server (e.g. your dev backend server). You can’t access both from a locally running SWF anymore, since it’s a security risk. So here’s how to set that option in Flash CS3 / CS4 or from within FlashDevelop.
