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Simple SQL Injection

2011-10-22T22:04:00.001-04:00

A SQL injection attack consists of insertion or "injection" of a SQL query via the input data from the client to the application. A successful SQL injection exploit can read sensitive data from the database, modify database data (Insert/Update/Delete), execute administration operations on the database (such as shutdown the DBMS), recover the content of a given file present on the DBMS file

Another Facebook Attack

2011-10-20T14:07:00.000-04:00

You may be a champ at Mafia Wars and Farmville, but what do you know about the security risks of social media sites? "Risk awareness is where it all starts! For example. Think about when you first created your log in with your bank or email. Common security questions are what town did you grow up in, what street, mother's maiden name, your high school, favorite teacher etc... how much of that

Social Engineering and Online Hacking

2011-10-18T20:27:00.001-04:00

I here it far too often, complete with that infernal cry of pain. "My Facebook (put whatever page you log into here) got hacked". It may be your favorite social media site, your bank or credit card log in screen, You got there by clicking a link that someone sent to your email, or on that new cool site you found that lets you download free music. You reached that all too familiar screen that

Public WiFi Not as Free as You Think!

2011-10-12T12:41:00.001-04:00

We all love the convenience of WiFi to stay connected anywhere our laptops, tablets, and smart phones take us. We connect at airports, coffee shops, libraries, restaurants, and the slew of other available access points. Taking a look at http://www.wififreespot.com gives thousands of locations to connect for free across the country. To bring up an old quote "You get what you pay for", When

Computer Virus giving you the BLUES? Some tips might help.

2011-10-10T20:06:00.002-04:00

Caught A Virus? If you've let your guard down--or even if you haven't--it can be hard to tell if your PC is infected. Here's what to do if you suspect the worst. Heard this one before? You must run antivirus software and keep it up to date or else your PC will get infected, you'll lose all your data, and you'll incur the wrath of every e-mail buddy you unknowingly infect because of your

If you are not yet PCI compliant get there now.

2011-10-07T05:27:00.002-04:00

If you are a Payment Card Merchant and are not yet PCI DSS compliant, take notice. It could end up being one of the biggest cost in penalties your company could incur. High-status cases concerning big corporations have hit the headlines in the last couple of years. The Payment Card Industry has threatened huge fines against some larger merchants of up to $25,000 per month until compliance is

My OS, IDE, and Tools of the Trade

2011-10-05T09:37:00.001-04:00

Working as an Application Security Analyst as well as a being a custom Application Developer requires a unique set up for me. So starting with the OS, most of my security tools are Linux based or for me seem to run better on a Linux OS, (Nessues, nMap, Nikto, John The Ripper, Hydra) so BackTrack is my Operating System of Choice. I do have a Virtual Windows Machine for the occasions where I may

5 Tips for Social Media Marketing

2011-10-03T13:25:00.002-04:00

Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, and the list goes on and on seomoz has a list of the top 25 social media marketing sites at http://www.seomoz.org/article/social-media-marketing-tactics . In 2009, the population of Facebook surpassed that of the U.S.A. In just over two years, it is now double the population of the US. If Facebook were a nation, they would be the 3rd largest in the world.

How does PCI-DSS Compliance affect your on-line efforts?

2011-10-01T16:10:00.000-04:00

Pr-Internet when you thought of a store being robbed you pictured the masked bandit with a gun standing in front of the cashier demanding the drawer, or maybe a more optimistic view of a shoplifter, or a shady employee dropping merchandise outthe back door, my how times have changed. Enter todays modern Cyber-Thieves, they operate in stealth from behind the anonymous veil of their computer

OpenVAS

2011-08-23T17:16:00.000-04:00

The Open Vulnerability Assessment System (OpenVAS) is a framework of several services and tools offering a comprehensive and powerful vulnerability scanning and vulnerability management solution. The actual security scanner is accompanied with a daily updated feed of Network Vulnerability Tests (NVTs), over 20,000 in total (as of January 2011). All OpenVAS products are Free Software. Most

Chrome on Backtrack 5

2011-08-21T00:40:00.002-04:00

So you got Backtrack installed and now you want to be able to get Chrome to run as root. The below steps will walk you through installing the Chromium browser and running it as root. The steps can be modified to run the latest Chrome as well as other applications that will not run as root such as VLC. Just make modifications where necessary. FYI: Chromium is the bleeding edge development of the

Adding start up to linux

2011-07-19T16:50:00.002-04:00

On the list of things to do after an install of SVN was to get Ubuntu to start the service at boot. This procedure will work for almost anything you’d like to do at boot.Step 1 – Create your script.Simply create a new file (I called mine startsvn) and type the command you’d like to runcd /etc/init.d/ sudo touch startsvnsudo vi startsvnsvnserve -d -r /usr/local/svn/repository_nameStep 2 – Save the

Missing system32/drivers/pci.sys

2010-12-12T10:33:00.000-05:00

Do you have a Windows XP install CD? If you, you can boot the Recovery Console from it by entering R at the first opportunity. Once you get to the command prompt, enterchkdsk c: /rDo not disturb, let it run to completion. This can take a while depending on how large the hard drive is. Reboot and see if that resolved the problem.If not, boot the Recovery Console again and enterexpand d:\i386\

SVN For Windows

2010-05-06T15:06:00.002-04:00

http://www.visualsvn.com/server/VisualSVN Server allows you to easily install and manage a fully-functional Subversion server on the Windows platform. Thanks to its robustness, unbeatable usability and unique enterprise-grade features, VisualSVN Server is affordable both for small business and corporate users.VisualSVN Server is based on open standards and offers rock-solid stability, security

aspx MasterPage.Master Meta Notes

2010-05-06T15:03:00.001-04:00

The master page can’t set the title for each content page in an application. Only the content pages know what thier title will be. Fortunately, ASP.NET provides a public property on the Page class, and we can set a content page’s title declaratively in the @ Page directive. example:< % @ Page Language="VB" MasterPageFile="~/Master1.master" AutoEventWireup="true" Title="Home"% >A Page

What if you forget the ColdFusion Admin Password?

2010-01-06T13:41:00.001-05:00

Imagine suppose you have forgotten the admin password and cannot log in to ColdFusion Administrator. Here is a solution for this, follow the below steps. 1. Make a backup copy of CF_HOME\lib\neo-security.xml file In case of multi-server editions, the path is: C:\JRun4\servers\cfusion\cfusion-ear\cfusion-war\WEB-INF\cfusion\lib\neo-security.xml 2. Open the neo-security.xml file in a

Flex -- The Singleton Design Pattern

2009-12-19T06:16:00.001-05:00

One of the design patterns in the Object-Oriented-Programming languages like ActionScript 3.0.The Singleton design pattern is used to limit a class to one instance and provide global access to that instanceCommon examples include classes that manage resources that are intrinsically singular such as1. Selection focus2. Navigation history3. Window depth4. Class that manages the state of user?s

SQL Injection Test

2009-07-12T06:50:00.001-04:00

Ok here you go a quick test to see if you are vunerable to sql injection.In your login form use Username: admin'--This will cause the sql query to comment out everything after the username is passed. example: * SELECT * FROM members WHERE username = 'admin'--' AND password = 'password' This is going to log you as admin user, because rest of the SQL query will be ignored.

Flex Auto Complete / Predictive Text Example

2009-05-05T06:08:00.002-04:00

Ok this basically works with a change event placed on a textInput or other component you can modify it to your needs<-- First the action script --><-- Now create a variable that will be your dictionary this can come from a query or whatever -->private var xDictionary:Array = ["Alan","Brad","Cindy","Dana","Elizabeth","Frank"];private var regexp:RegExp;private function xTestInput():void{ var i:

Optimizing SQL Queries

2009-04-22T10:22:00.002-04:00

From simple expressions to string expressions or even in joins there are some simple yet effective things you can do to make you SQL Queries run a bit faster.Simple Expression Example:A good rule of thumb when using where/and to query for values put the most restrictive ones first.SELECT *FROM StudentsWHERE sex = ‘female’AND grade = ‘A’The above query would run faster if you checked for the A

Creat a ColdFusion collection with the cfcollection tag

2009-04-21T10:13:00.001-04:00

On occasion a developer may not have access to ColdFusion Administrator, for example, if you use a virtual hosting company. If you want your ColdFusion application to be able to create, delete, and maintain a collection you will need to use the cfcollection tag. The following will show you how to create a collection index it then index it to include a MS Access database this code works great

Calling a flex Remote Object with Actionscript

2009-04-10T12:33:00.001-04:00

Our .AS file package model { import mx.rpc.remoting.RemoteObject; import mx.core.Application; public dynamic class ResultsRO extends RemoteObject { private var _appUrl:String; private var domainUrl:String; private var app:Application = Application.application as Application; public function ResultsRO (

Nice Flex export to Excel ActionScript file

2009-04-08T10:57:00.001-04:00

THE ACTION SCRIPT // ActionScript file import mx.controls.Alert; import mx.core.UIComponent; import mx.core.Container; import mx.events.ItemClickEvent; import mx.utils.ObjectProxy; import flash.errors.*; import flash.events.*; import flash.external.*; import flash.net.URLLoader; import flash.net.URLVariables;

Flex Datagrid tool tip

2009-04-07T11:15:00.000-04:00

Here is a quick .as file to include in a Flex project that will allow you to add tool tips to your flex data gridHere is the Actionscript filepackage assets.utils{import mx.controls.Text; public class DgToolTipUtil extends Text { public function DgToolTipUtil() { height = 20; } override public function set data(value:Object):void {

How To Optimize A Dynamic Website

2008-08-28T10:57:00.001-04:00

Internet technologies and e-commerce are advanced now and still developing day by day. As a result people prefer to have a dynamic website for their businesses or their online presence. So for some webmasters or new search engine optimizers who have experience in doing SEO for a simple static websites becomes necessary to know also about how to optimize a Dynamic Website? For successful

Selecting the Best Web Design Language for Your Project

2008-08-28T10:57:00.000-04:00

If you'd like to create and publish your own web site on the Internet, your first step should be to decide what type of web site you would like to create and what web design language you would like to use. Although there are several web design languages to choose from, make sure you take some time to research your options to ensure you're making the best choice for your project. Hypertext

Consuming RSS Feeds With ColdFusion

2008-08-28T10:56:00.000-04:00

ColdFusion doesn't seem to get the respect it deserves amongst the dedicated Java or .NET or even PHP development circles, but having worked in all of those environments, I'd like to state for the record, that completing a large scale development project AHEAD of schedule, keeping your Business Managers and Projects Managers happy, and let's not forget the most important of all... THE

WebAssist Super Suite Dreamweaver Extensions for PHP, ASP or Coldfusion Website Developers

2008-08-28T10:55:00.000-04:00

Whether you prefer developing in ASP, PHP or Colfusion, Adobe Dreamweaver and the WebAssist Super Suite extensions can turn an ordinary website into a dynamic database-driven workhorse that rivals those from professional developers costing tens of thousands of dollars. Super Suite extensions for Dreamweaver Just like a professional carpenter, the right set of tools can make all the

What To Look For In A Coldfusion Dedicated Server Provider?

2008-08-28T10:54:00.000-04:00

Using Coldfusion dedicated server, web developers can build multi-functional websites, content publishing systems, e-commerce websites, and a host of other things. Coldfusion is an easy to learn, user friendly, tag based scripting language which has connectivity to enterprise level data and strong in built searching capabilities, all of which helps in creating brilliant web pages. Developed

The Basic Principles of Good Website Design

2008-07-26T08:49:00.000-04:00

If your business does not have a presence in the Internet then you are most likely losing to your competitors that have their own websites. Thus, the key to effective Internet marketing is to find a web design company and avail of their web design services. A professional web design company should show a portfolio of their past works in their site. If their sample work inspires you and if

Web Design - Things You Should Always Remember

2008-07-26T08:48:00.001-04:00

If you are planning to get into the lucrative web design business and you think you have all the skills required to run this business successfully, have a look at the points mentioned below and say if you ever paid any importance to these factors when you thought of setting up a web design business. Make sure that read each point carefully since, they might not be the typical technical

Social Networking Website Design - Why You Need to Hire the Best

2008-07-26T08:48:00.000-04:00

The creation of social networking websites requires an advanced knowledge of social networking websites, what works and what doesn't. Avoid the costly mistake of having a network designed with obsolete coding methods that can't be expanded upon. You have a great concept but your not a web designer, your not a web developer. In fact you probably don't begin to know the ins and outs of the

Why an SEO Web Design Expert Can Make Your Company Successful

2008-07-26T08:47:00.000-04:00

Using a SEO expert can dramatically improve the success of your website(s). SEO or search engine optimisation as it is commonly known, is performed by internet marketing specialists that can get you top ten rankings on major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and MSN. SEO is sometimes referred to as not being necessary but it is a crucial factor in online marketing and can produce as

Website Design the Latest Trends

2008-07-25T15:48:00.000-04:00

Professional Web Design Service • Discount Travel Search • Teen Jewelry Fashions Website design has evolved since the beginning of Internet. The first page uploaded on a web server was just a simple document with black text. This page was created by Tim Burners Lee, the founder of internet. Since then, websites have evolved into a more complicated combination of design and code. In late

Things to Avoid in Web Development

2008-07-25T15:45:00.000-04:00

Professional Web Design Service • Discount Travel Search • Teen Jewelry Fashions It is your website that brings you in contact with your customers. It is the first point of interaction between you and the customers hence it must be impressive. You website should not only appear good but should also be capable of talking good to your clients. This means that your website should be able

Web Development Tips For Contact Forms

2008-07-25T15:44:00.000-04:00

Professional Web Design Service • Discount Travel Search • Teen Jewelry Fashions The purpose behind the creation of a website is to get people to know about you and to contact you for business purpose. The only point of contact for your website visitors to visit your site and contact you is to go to the contact form and fill in their queries. Hence, it is extremely essential that your

Build it and they will come?

2008-07-21T16:22:00.000-04:00

You've built the perfect site. Add in a lot of content that reflects the web sites subject material. You spent hours making sure it was cross browser friendly, but still no visitors your Google analytics shows a big fat zero under visitors. What's the deal? Why don't they come? Well probably the cheapest and best

My Resume

2008-07-10T19:19:00.000-04:00

Morgan Todd4275 Cherrydale AveMemphis, TN 38111 (515) 678-7090 Most recently, Lead Programmer for Sabre Technologies in Savannah, GA. Duties included training of new programmers, managed code for over 115 active web sites most of which were ColdFusion MX, SEO initiatives, datacenter management and maintenance, DBA

3 Tips For Building an Ecommerce Site

2008-07-09T13:31:00.000-04:00

Most websites never make any significant sales. In fact most so called "ecommerce" sites are costly brochures for overpriced web designers. If you want your ecommerce site to make real sales and become a genuine lead generator and profit stream for your business you need to give up the idea of making your website look fancy and embrace the idea of using your website as a selling tool. The

Establishing a Merchant Account For Your Online Business

2008-07-07T12:05:00.000-04:00

A merchant account is very beneficial and necessary for many web based business. One cannot thing about successfully running of a web based business. It is a special type of bank account that provides complete infrastructure for instant credit card processing and safe transactions. It makes you enable to accept credit cards and more professional look to your business. Without a merchant

Useful Tips to Increase Online Banner Ad Effectiveness

2008-07-04T20:48:00.000-04:00

Banner ads work to provide your customers with a visual representation of your company and its offerings, much more effectively than paid search text ads can. However, due to certain fears and mistrust, banner ads are often ignored by your customers, causing them to be less effective. In order to employ an effective banner ad campaign, you need to keep several things in mind. 1. Your

Why You Lose Your Best Keyword Rankings

2008-07-04T12:57:00.000-04:00

Get A Freelance Web Designer Teen Fashion Jewelry Discount Travel Deals Have you been busting your butt trying to get on page 1 of Google for a popular keyword phrase? What I am talking about is a keyword that is worth being on page 1 of Google for. For example, if you are in the niche of helping people make money you would probably give just about anything to be above the fold on page

The Various Website Development Services That Your Site Requires by Naman Jain

2008-07-03T14:55:00.000-04:00

For more information visit Memphis Web Design The Various Website Development Services That Your Site Requires by Naman Jain Today, almost every business is looking for an online face. An online face of a company is its web defined descriptive website. It is the online office of the business which is run 24X7 yet not demanding any physical presence. This is possible only through website

Freelance Web Designer available in Memphis

2008-07-02T17:44:00.000-04:00

Freelance web developer available in Memphis see portfolio at http://www.wiredwizard.net Memphis Web Design515-678-7090

Marketing your website

2008-03-04T09:48:00.000-05:00

By Wiredwizard Location, location, location. The number one rule in buying advertising. Well where do you point your marketing efforts online isn't the location the internet? Contrary to public perception no its not. For instance services and products that target web designers and programmers may be more effective on Google then Aol most of thoes people have broadband and dont use dial up

Mass Email Marketing Can Help Grow Your Business

2008-03-02T07:58:00.001-05:00

Email Marketing is a form of direct marketing in which a commercial message or an email newsletter is sent to a list of interested audience through electronic mail. It is similar to sending direct mail except that sending emails is much easier and less expensive. Whether a growing organization or an established firm, email marketing offers a cost effective way to keep in touch with the

Get Web Design Clients

2008-03-02T07:49:00.001-05:00

So how about a few ideas on getting the all important new clients or as I like to call it being able to eat as a freelance web designer. I think a lot of times we miss the simple ideas weather its because were trying to keep up with the latest technologies or chasing agter the all too familar clent that has failed to pay there invoice. Finding new clients can get a little frustrating. so

Website Design And SEO

2008-02-12T21:21:00.001-05:00

More and more people around the world are making use of the Internet in order to satisfy their various needs the big trick is getting them to your site then presenting them with an intrface that provides a pleasant user experieance. Some people think that just getting a webpage on the Internet is enough. But the days of build it and they will come are long over. SEO is one aspect that todays

WEB PAGE DESIGN... An experienced visitor's point of view

2008-01-30T09:45:00.001-05:00

by Daniel Deane There are certain things that make a web page easy to navigate and still others that will chase away visitors. Below are some tips indicating elements that should be in place in every web page in your site. IDENTIFICATION Who are you? Why do you have a web page and why should they return or do business with you? These are

How To Make Your Internet Marketing Efforts A Success

2008-01-30T09:31:00.000-05:00

Once your site is setup and ready to make money online-you need a huge amount of traffic to generate sales. For immediate traffic you can use pay per click advertising from google, yahoo or msn. In this article we will concentrate on SEO-Search engine optimisation. Search Engine Optimisation.-(SEO). Search engine optimisation is the definitive long term internet marketing strategy. SEO is

How To Find The Ideal Web Designer

2008-01-29T20:26:00.000-05:00

Author: Catty As we all know that the world of internet has ruled the word, almost everything has been converted to digital format and promoted on the internet. Particularly for commercial company who want to promote their business online. It is very important to have beautiful and reliable website available to

The Rich Look like Beggars, and the Beggars Look like Kings

2008-01-29T11:53:00.001-05:00

By: Jon Morrow If you saw my father on a normal day, you'd feel sorry for him. His clothes are worn and coated with a mosaic of dirt, paint, and other unidentifiables. His boots are solid blocks of mud. His head is covered with a worn-out baseball cap, usually soaked in sweat.You'd think he was a beggar. But he's not. He's one of the wealthiest and fastest growing landowners in northern

The Unearthed Secrets Of An eBay PowerSeller

2008-01-28T09:25:00.001-05:00

Have you seen any sellers on eBay which shows a "star" and the word "PowerSeller" by the side of their names? PowerSellers are eBay's top sellers who have sustained a consistent high volume of monthly sales, a high level of total 98% positive feedback or better, and have met a threshold of compliance with all marketplace policies.Sounds hard? Nope, not at all, in fact anyone can do it.

10 Steps to Successful Selling On Ebay

2008-01-27T09:29:00.000-05:00

By: Jane FosterStep 1: Identify your market.Take a while to sit and watch for what sells and what doesn't out of the items you're interested in. Any market research data you can collect will be very useful to you later on. You'll probably see the sweet spots quite quickly - those one or two items that always seem to sell for a good price.Step 2: Watch the competition.Before you invest any

Great Ideas for your Auction Site Business

2008-01-27T09:25:00.000-05:00

By: Joel DresseFinding great items to sell can be difficult for some people. After all, your auction site business depends on great items that you can purchase very inexpensively and sell for a profit. If you are having difficulty finding items online for your auction business, here are some easy tips. 1. Create separate Title and Meta Description tags for each page of you web site. 2. Use the name, title and alt attributes in your image tags and populate them with

THE PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN

2008-01-09T10:48:00.001-05:00

Web design is a new profession if you compare it to other forms of design. No matter if we talk about print media design or furniture design it seems that all the different design disciplines have there own little aspects which are unique to that each. Web design for instance has to consider web safe colors and fonts, screen resolutions, browsers, and etc., however there are still some basic

A simple Flex Builder contact form

2008-01-08T10:39:00.001-05:00

Ok here is my simple flex builder contact form. It will validate fields then post form data to a backend page for processing. This Flex Builder Form does not use the httpservice to retrieve information its just a simple post form that keeps the bots from filling out the form on a standard web site

My Move to Memphis

2008-01-08T10:32:00.001-05:00

Wow a lot to consider in making move to Memphis $1500 bucks for U-Haul Truck. New Utilities, Pay off old Utilities. Revamp Web site and point everything to be more relevant to Memphis. Lot of work. I’d like to just finally get everything set up and sit back and just work on my web design and seo marketing efforts. Oh well the calm is just around the corner. New Memphis Web Design Company

Freelance Web Designer in Memphis

2008-01-02T10:38:00.000-05:00

I have over 12 years of programming experience, specializing in back-end programming for web design and marketing firms, and customized web design and e-commerce solutions for small to medium-sized business. I also build custom applications and software, to better facilitate client needs. Located in Memphis TN Phone 912-272-8969 Service: • web design & development • e-commerce websites •

2008-01-02T10:18:00.000-05:00

How to begin a career in graphic designWell first off test you skills or even check out getting a certification. Alot of community colleges offer this type of certification.The big advantage to certification over getting a degree is Money and Time. The fewer credits you take to complete an educational program, the less money you will spend, overall. By focusing just on design skills, certificate