Tag Archives: internet security

Gmail: Lean, Mean Spamming Machine!

Posted on May 12, 2008 by Shijaz Abdulla

A "serious security flaw" in Gmail turns Google’s e-mail service into a spamming machine, according to a recent security report. INSERT, the Information Security Research Team, has created a proof of concept that exploits the "trust hierarchy" that exists between … Continue reading →

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YouTube security issue in UAE fixed

Posted on April 27, 2008 by Shijaz Abdulla

Etisalat seems to have fixed the YouTube caching issue that resulted in a major security breach which allowed users to see other user’s favorites, videoes, profiles and messages. ITP reports that Google has issued a public statement as follows: We … Continue reading →

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Security Vulnerability in Youtube?!

Posted on April 18, 2008 by Shijaz Abdulla

Hello world. The time is 12:31 AM in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and I have logged in to YouTube to upload a short video. And guess what? I am automatically logged in as another Youtube user that I dont … Continue reading →

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Internet Explorer 7: Re-release

Posted on October 5, 2007 by Shijaz Abdulla

Microsoft has re-released Internet Explorer 7.0 yesterday. The added features include: The Menu bar will be turned on by default (thankfully) Removed the Windows Genuine Advantage validation requirement for expanded availability to Windows PC users (legal copy of Windows… or … Continue reading →

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Wildcard Certificates: My frivolous antics

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Shijaz Abdulla

A client wanted to publish two web services on SSL using ISA Server 2006: Outlook Web Access and Sharepoint Portal Server. We know that ISA Server can only bind one SSL certificate per socket. This translates to one HTTPS URL/website … Continue reading →

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Dying hard

Posted on September 5, 2007 by Shijaz Abdulla

I normally don’t blog about anything thats not technical enough. But this was asking for it. Some of my readers who saw ‘Live Free or Die Hard 4′ said that they were fascinated by the technical possibility of the feats … Continue reading →

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