Tuesday, March 04, 2003

Google's Use as a Hacker Tool Many organizations have tried to use obscurity as part of their security plans.  By not linking to sites, they calculate that outsiders will be unaware of the existince of their unsecure web applications.  Unfortunately, these things may well be discovered by spiders and easily discovered through some very simple search techniques.  Wired points out how Google was used to discover a medical database with easy access to patient information files.  more in Wired Magazine 8:55:06 PM    comment []

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