Miles Associates LLC » Google http://www.miles-assoc.com Jim Miles - Information Technology & IT Security Consultant Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:08:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Google hacking 2011 http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/google-hacking-2011/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/google-hacking-2011/#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 11:49:44 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=525 An interview with Johnny Long, “regarded as a leading authority on Google hacking. Between his speaking engagements and returning to Uganda, Long found time to straighten out my misperceptions”. via Google hacking: It’s all about the dorks | TechRepublic. Related … Continue reading →
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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/google-hacking-2011/feed/ 0 Microsoft falsely labels Chrome as malware http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-falsely-labels-chrome-as-malware/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/microsoft-falsely-labels-chrome-as-malware/#comments Tue, 04 Oct 2011 11:24:32 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=523 “Wow, that’s certainly one way to win the browser war,” said Andrew Storms, director of security operations at nCircle Security, over on Network World. Google has released a new version of Chrome after Microsofts antivirus software flagged the browser as … Continue reading →
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