Facebook Trusted Contacts - If you have ever watched the show 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' you will know that one of the life lines available to contestants is the 'Phone A Friend' option. Facebook has recognised this as a very secure way for users to regain access to
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Facebook Privacy – Securing Your Online Content
The Daily Six Pack: August 12, 2013
A COLLECTION OF LINKS FOR LOVERS OF I.T. Dirk Strauss . . . . Feature link: Twitter Two Factor Authentication Twitter's Two-Factor Authentication System, Bruce Schneier Other Building apps with the .NET Framework 4.5.1 Preview in Visual Studio 2012, The .NET Team XAML Editor Improvements in Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio Blog Step-by-step: Getting setup on Azure with your MSDN benefits,
The Daily Six Pack: July 25, 2013
Google Chromecast directly competes with Apple TV. It makes is possible to cast content from your smartphone, tablet or PC/Laptop to your HD TV. This means you can stream online content too such as YouTube, Netflix (if supported in your country) etc. right into your living room. Next, Chander Dhall shows
The Daily Six Pack: July 22, 2013
Apple’s dev site was hacked on Thursday last week (or as Apple puts it, was accessed by “an intruder”). That's putting it lightly. Apple also noted that there is a possibility that developers' names, mailing addresses, and/or email addresses were compromised. To all the iOS devs out there, better check
The Daily Six Pack: July 3, 2013
LightSwitch Visual Studio 2013 - Beth Massi talks about some of the new features such as Improved JavaScript IntelliSense, API support for refreshing data, Integration with Team Build and Code Analysis, Improved team development, Intrinsic database management with linked database project, LightSwitch projects work more seamlessly with the IDE, all your
The Daily Six Pack: June 24, 2013
Skype Eavesdropping, yes that is correct; Skype is giving the NSA access to customer communications. That means everything you do on Skype, consider it logged on a server somewhere. How would you stay ahead of the game? Where do you begin protecting your assets and on-line communications? Dylan Love chats about
The Daily Six Pack: June 12, 2013
Securing Your Application With Visual Guard – Part 2 (Dive Deeper)
Dynamic Permissions Document Generation Event Viewer Visual Guard Authentication Visual Guard Groups Visual Guard Server Check Security Actions Managing Identity Federation With Visual Guard Deploying The Visual Guard Repository Final Thoughts In my previous article, Securing Your Application With Visual Guard - Part 1, we were introduced to some basic features of this fantastic product. In this post I will
Securing Your Application With Visual Guard – Part 1
Visual Guard Features Installation Start Visual Guard WinConsole and create a Repository Integrate Visual Guard Runtime with your Application Connecting to your Repository / Set up your Application Creating a User Edit Password Policy I think any developer will agree with me that adding security features to an application can be an absolute pain. This is especially