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🔐 10 Fun Facts About Cybersecurity That Will Surprise You

  Cybersecurity is often seen as serious, complex, and sometimes intimidating — but it has its lighter, more surprising side too. Whether you're a security pro or just someone who resets their password every Monday, these fun facts will leave you amused, shocked, and maybe even a little paranoid (in a good way 😄). 1. 💌 The First Computer Virus Was a “Love Letter” Back in 2000, millions of people around the world received an email titled “I LOVE YOU” — only to open it and release a devastating worm into their systems. Known as the ILOVEYOU Virus , it infected over 50 million computers in just a few days. Love hurts… especially when it's coded in VBScript. 2. 😇 “Hacker” Used to Be a Compliment Before Hollywood made them look like hooded criminals, hackers were the rockstars of programming . In the 1960s, the term "hacker" referred to someone with brilliant coding skills who could solve problems in clever ways. Some still wear that title proudly — we call them ...
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Web Application Security: The Fun, the Flaws, and the Fixes

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🔐 Web Application Security: The Fun, the Flaws, and the Fixes Author: Sardendu Pandey Every day, over 30,000 websites are hacked. That’s not just a stat — that’s your favorite online store, your college portal, or even your quirky meme blog potentially being turned into a hacker’s playground. Let’s talk web app security — not with boring jargon, but with real-world, funny analogies that hit home and stay in your head. 🌐 Why Web Security Matters Imagine someone walking into your house, reading your diary, changing your Spotify password, and then disappearing without a trace. That’s what an insecure web app can feel like to your users. 87% of orgs have faced vulnerability exploits. The average breach cost is $4.45 million. Only 10% of apps are free from basic security misconfigurations. 81% of hacks ? Weak or stolen passwords. Web security isn’t optional. It’s survival. 🧱 CIA Triad – The Backbone of Web Security Let’s break down the CIA Triad — and no, n...
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