Category Archives: Privacy

AppSec: Build Rooted Detection in your App

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Simon Roses

For various reasons many Apps need to detect if the phone has been “rooted” and in this article will see different techniques for this purpose. Since it is common to see this type of questions in development forums, I thought … Continue reading →

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OSINT + Python = Custom Hacking

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Simon Roses

Last May 10 and 11 the course of Computer Forensic Expert was held in Reus (Spain) by the Asociación Nacional de Tasadores y Peritos Judiciales Informáticos (ANTPJI), which I am member and one of the instructors, where I had the … Continue reading →

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AppSec: Improve your software security with GCC Stack Protector Strong

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Simon Roses

The other day helping out a client to develop secure software it came to my mind that this topic could be of interest to my readers. Obviously this topic is quite wide, but in this article I will focus in … Continue reading →

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AppSec USA 2012: the experience

Posted on October 31, 2012 by Simon Roses

You know you are in Texas when you get out of the plane and hear country music through the airport and I was there indeed because the 25 and 26th of October the OWASP AppSec USA conference was taking place … Continue reading →

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All that glitters is not gold: Google, Privacy and Wireless

Posted on May 24, 2010 by Simon Roses

Es un hecho que Google ha cambiado muchos aspectos de nuestras vidas con su fascinante tecnología disruptiva y lo que está por venir (GoogleTV, propia red fibra óptica, etc.), pero debe mejorar en los temas de seguridad y privacidad si … Continue reading →

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Privacy concerns on Google Buzz

Posted on February 15, 2010 by Simon Roses

 Actualización 18/02/10: Era cuestión de tiempo, 1) vulnerabilidad en Buzz y 2) demanda de privacidad contra Buzz por parte de EPIC. Prácticamente todo el mundo a estas alturas ha oído hablar del nuevo servicio de Google llamado Buzz,  que acaba … Continue reading →

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