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Show HN: RemotePassword – No more hardcoding passwords in scripts
3 points by howlett 9y ago|0 comments
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by howlett 9y ago
The reason I switched was because pen testing is in really high demand and will stay that way for a few years to come. Also, I didn't want to get full time into management at this point. My security skills were average (hobby for about
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by howlett 9y ago
I went from lead dev (and head of development with 10 years experience) to security consultant about 6 months ago, as security was always a hobby of mine. If you look at my previous comments I always say the same thing: get the OSCP certifi
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by howlett 9y ago
I'm on the same Samsung boat, have an S5 mini (3 years now) and want to move away from it. Battery-wise, the "best" one I've found is the Lenovo P2 which has 5100mAh (S8 Plus has 3500) but not sure if its hardware is any
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by howlett 10y ago
I've used swagger quite a lot the last couple of years but I have a problem which I still haven't found an elegant solution for. How can I self host the API documentation (as reference) without setting up the whole UI? Everything
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by howlett 10y ago
I think what you mean is security researcher rather than security engineer. The easiest thing you can do is e-mail all penetration testing companies who can find near (or far) from where you live and ask if they are looking for interns or
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by howlett 10y ago
> Have a certificate like OSCP to your name, you'll get an interview. That's the way I personally moved to security and can't recommend it enough. It's a bit expensive but you definitely get your money's worth.
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by howlett 10y ago
I used to have a subscription to crashplan but that wasn't flexible (or cheap) enough when you try to backup multiple machines/phones. Now I have a raspberry pi with an encrypted USB drive attached where I sync all files from lapt
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by howlett 10y ago
I never took lessons in touch typing and I learned to do it by simply spending too much time on the computer. I think the keyboard plays a big role as well, on a laptop I'm usually around 55-60wpm and on my desktop around 75-80wpm. Als
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by howlett 10y ago
I have an S5 mini which I use for pretty much the same stuff (some browsing, music and messaging). I think you can get one for less than €200 online (I got mine for €250 about 2 years ago). Pros: Waterproof, good size, replaceable battery,
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by howlett 10y ago
You have the opportunity to get paid to learn another language. Give it a go, if you don't like it look for something else and by that time you'll have proof that you can pick up new (not 'recent') languages quickly. But
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by howlett 10y ago
If it's from 2000 and they were created using WinZip up to v8.0, you can use the Passware Kit and the SureZip recovery as per http://www.lostpassword.com/attacks.htm#surezip > SureZip attack decrypts Zip archives cr
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by howlett 11y ago
Note: I'm the author of a similar tool. About 2 years ago I wrote Taniger which is a tool that does the same thing but without having to set a preset password for all chats (each message has its own encryption key). What I found out du
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by howlett 11y ago
You might want to read this: http://www.wisdomination.com/screw-motivation-what-you-need-...
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by howlett 11y ago
I pretty much owe everything to this film, it's how I started with computers. I didn't even have one when I watched it but the moment it ended I said "That's what I want to do!". Never became a "hacker" bu
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Show HN: Dbtrack – Track database (data) changes and revert/view tracked actions(github.com)
1 points by howlett 11y ago|0 comments
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by howlett 11y ago
That's the exact reason I built (open-source) Taniger [ https://www.taniger.com ]
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by howlett 12y ago
You really need to read this article: "Screw motivation, what you need is discipline" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8976451
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by howlett 12y ago
I've always wondered why freelance developers compare to plumbers/electricians. You will hire the plumber for 3-4 hours of work and that's it - he'll be on his way. But we will be there for days/weeks/months. I
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by howlett 12y ago
My view is that we work at nights / early morning because it's quiet. If I could manage to work in a quiet environment during the day, I would.
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by howlett 12y ago
Your "Stories Download URL" is the same as the "Comments Download URL".
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by howlett 13y ago
Not if I do it first!
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by howlett 13y ago
I'm working on Taniger https://www.taniger.com which is a real time Facebook chat encryption service. Quick demo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU57xQcAcd0 Why it's cool: It's open source. It pr
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by howlett 13y ago
How is this any different from a virus that wipes (not just deletes) your data? It takes the same amount of time (actually wiping data would be faster) and the result is the same: No data. Maybe the psychological part of "Oh God the
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MySQL Database Dump Splitter v0.0.1(github.com)
24 points by howlett 13y ago|7 comments
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by howlett 13y ago
Windows logo got flat before it was cool.
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TANIGER - Free & Open Source Real-Time Facebook Chat Encryption.(taniger.com)
1 points by howlett 13y ago|0 comments
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Host your own spell checker with MySQL(github.com)
2 points by howlett 13y ago|0 comments