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December 14th, 2002, 07:09 AM
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Online security testing.
I found a pretty cool site, but then I got to thinking...
The site I found is www.securitystats.com
They have several "security awareness " tools on their page.
These are web based pages that test the strength of your password and such.
Well, if they wanted, couldn't they just use the info you submit to them and your ip address that is easily found in their logs to gain access to your computer/network?
Call me parinoid, but I don't completely trust sites like this or programs that "test your security". All someone would have to do is write a program/page to send back your ip and your test results and they would almost have instant access to a pc without permission. Just because someone wanted to "test their security".
So, my question...
Do you think that the chances are high that someone/some company would take advantage of the information that a user submits while testing their systems?
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