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Articles tagged with TESTINGHow secure is your Recruitment website? Part 4 - SQL Injection11:17am Wednesday 19 August 2009
Tags: identity theft database security apostrophe hack testing job search form insecure sql injection malicious code recruitment websites job board security hacking Database security is a huge issue at the moment - imaging having your whole database stolen and distributed to your competitors or being used for identity theft? SQL Injection attacks present a serious threat to the security of a recruitment website and it is essential that adequate countermeasures are taken to prevent such an attack from being successful.
read more...Monster.com Test Ads1:11pm Monday 01 June 2009
Tags: report job testing fake ads monster monster.com job board careerone I have always thought Monster was a good job board platform. But while I was searching Monster today, I came across 123 test adverts (approx) listed in Australia. Not sure whose fault this was - CareerOne? Monster? Advertiser? But it dose intrigue me as why they do not have a "report job" function?
read more...HTML Special Character #39 - The Apostrophe11:23am Friday 15 May 2009
Tags: absolute archijobs clements dfp recruitment greythorn jobsjobsjobs jobs.co.nz jobspeed legal jobs centre linkme ross human directions scott recruitment talent2 apostrophe html special characters job board recruitment agency online recruitment search form testing security hacking If you do not encode special characters in web forms, you run the risk of breaking the search query or the ability to insert malicious code into the database. Hackers can infiltrate your website, potentially stealing confidential data or deleting the database. I am not going to go into the technical reasons why this happens, but in most cases it is a very easy fix.
read more...Google Keyboard Shortcuts10:54am Tuesday 31 March 2009
Tags: testing google labs google keyboard shortcuts accessibility search engine Google is always experimenting with new features aimed at improving the search experience. Everyone loves keyboard shortcuts, but only if we could remember all of them. This experimental search function is not new, but interesting to let readers know about ongoing development.
read more...Monster hacked again plus information on security terminology8:19pm Wednesday 28 January 2009
Tags: tips audits denial of service attacks phishing testing security hacking monster spyware malicious ere.net It has been widely reported online and readers would have known by now that Monster http://www.monster.com websites have been hacked. Confidential information has been downloaded, maybe malicious scripts have been uploaded, who knows what else has been done. But the question is... WHY? Why has the site been hacked in the first place. We understand that Monster has recently undergone a site upgrade - but still, that’s NO EXCUSE for not protecting confidential information. Let’s look at common terminology on the types of computer security incidents, and computer security evaluation methods.
read more...New SEEK website design released11:13pm Tuesday 16 December 2008
Tags: seek testing SEEK http://www.seek.com.au has released its long awaited new home page design and some site updates. Most notable is the horizontal search bar, and the web2.0 look. Kudos to the UX team who have delivered a rich and fresh design. Well done Carey & Team
read more...Concept testing iphone recruitment apps4:00pm Tuesday 16 December 2008
Tags: iphone recruitment ats testing I am very fortunate enough to be informed daily about new products, innovations and technology from job boards, recruitment agencies and ATS providers - some of that information can be publically talked about, but most (approx 80%) can't be divulged due to various confidentiality agreements. Today I was sent a number of screen shots of an iphone recruitment application in concept development for a [company] in the Australian market. It was very flash, web2.0... but I am not really sure if it will take off (10,000 apps already created for the iphone)
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