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Facebook confirmed that it will now support animated GIFs on its News Feed, but at the moment not every user will be able to use the function as the update is still rolling out. GIFs work like videos, just paste the link in the post and it becomes an embedded image. In case of Facebook, you will need […]
Summary: New surveillance laws will be formed to force the leading Internet firms such as Apple, Facebook and Google to hand over encrypted messages from supposed terrorists. Reportedly, all the internet bigwigs will now have to provide access to encrypted conversations from criminals and suspected terrorists to British spying agencies MI5, MI6 and GCHQ. This plan […]
At the Google I/O event in San Francisco, the company announced a number of changes to its Android mobile operating system, including the option to deny any app individual permissions.
One of India’s most popular music streaming services, Gaana, was pulled offline after a hack resulted in a leak of data affecting more than 10 million users.
The 23year old Sacramento, CA, Paradise resident Jordan James Kirby has been sent to jail for 29years by United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. Kirby was accused of various counts of producing child pornography and exploitation of a minor. Court documents explained that between 2011 and 2013 James Kirby utilized numerous online IDs […]
In 2007, David Harley and Andrew Lee suggested at Virus Bulletin that poorly-designed phish quizzes did more harm than good. Has the picture changed much?
In this tutorial we are going to show you how to transfer data from one computer to another. We need to PC/Laptop and a crossover cable to transfer data. Step1: Go to “Open Networking and Sharing Center“.Step2: Click on “Local Area Connection“.Step3: Now click on “Properties“.Step4: Double click on “Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv6)“.Step5: Click on “Use […]
Numerous tweaks in security features have been made by Facebook over the past few years. This has been done to ensure that your account remains secure from being hacked. However, it is apparent that individual users aren’t much interested in using these features, which makes all the efforts of the social network useless. Moreover, Facebook accounts […]
A military white paper said on Tuesday that China needs to take strong measures in order to speed up the development of a cyber-force to combat some serious security threats hovering upon its cyber infrastructure. Cyberspace is hailed as one of China’s four “critical security domains”, apart from the ocean, outer space and nuclear force, […]
Summary: A new Google Chrome extension has been identified by The Next Web with which you can check out a personal map of every location Facebook knows that you and your folks have been to. This is done by using the location data that usually is attached to your chats on Facebook Messenger. With the […]
Irish businesses have been criticized for their IT security standards after it was revealed that a significant majority are not currently meeting the legal requirements.
Richard Stallman, the famous creator of GNU operating system, which is often called Linux, opined in a post in The Guardian that almost every operating system in use today can be qualified as malware. The list goes on with today’s popular mobile platforms as well as desktop operating systems. Stallman emphasizes that any software program […]
Porn clickers pretending to be the the Dubsmash application have found their way back onto Google Play, a month after being removed.
Risk analysis is the first step towards managing risks, particularly when it comes to cyber risks. This recorded webinar introduces and explains key concepts, with links to several useful risk assessment tools.
Team speak is a software for voice communication on Internet mostly used by gamers. This software is cost free and easy to use. The software has lot of features. Users use the TeamSpeak client version to connect to a TeamSpeak server and join chat channels Client Version: In this version the user who uses the […]
Summary: Personal Data of More than 500Million Android Users in Danger — Researchers Claim it is Impossible to Fully Delete Data from Handset after changing Mobile Phone. Even after full wipe it is possible to access text messages, emails, apps, photos and videos because around 630million cell phones cannot clear internal SD cards when the […]
Apple iOS mobile operating system’s Message App bug causes its devices iPad, iPhone and Apple Watch to crash and/or reboot. Apple announced that a patch for iOS 8.3 will be released soon. This week, a bug was identified in Apple iOS mobile operating system that caused all of its devices including the Apple Watch, iPhone […]
The IRS announced in an official statement today that it has closed down an online service to obtain tax records after sensing an “unusual activity” and it was detected that an illegal third party had accessed some accounts on the transcript application. Initially, it was discovered that the access was gained to more than 100,000 […]
The earthquake measuring 7.8 on the Richter scale that hit Nepal on April 25 and caused 8000 plus casualties and rendered tens of thousands hurt and hundreds of thousands homeless. In case of a natural disaster, minutes and even seconds can save lives. The developers of this new smartphone app are focusing on: those precious seconds in […]
There are hundreds of Linux distributions to choose from. Each of them has their merits. Some of them have their separate package managers, desktop managers, repositories; some of them are derived from others, so they share some behaviorism. It is not possible to compare each other as each Linux distribution is modified according to needs. […]
Researchers from Nanjing University have found a way in which hackers could track a smartphone user on the subway – even when limited reception is available.