Encrypt the Web with the HTTPS Everywhere Firefox Extension
As you know HTTPS sites are secure sites and your transaction with them is safe from eavesdropping. Google recently launched Google ssl for this purpose hwre your search is secure. Now Electronic Search Frontier has developed an add on for firefox browser that will help you surf the web in HTTPS. Sites like the New [...]
Warning: Twitter phishing attack spreads
A link to a phished page of Twitter is being sent as a direct message to followers. Most probably the tweeter, who is automatically direct messaging his followers, might have typed in his username and password in the phished page himself. Using that details the attacker can send DM’s to all the followers with the [...]
Get paid to find bugs in Chrome, Firefox
Google in its Chrome Blog has announced rewards to developers who discover and report the bugs to Google. This is in line with Mozilla’s Security Bug Bounty Program where you can earn US$ 500 for reporting a new bug in the latest version of FireFox , ThunderBird and other software. Google’s cash reward like Mozilla’s [...]
Breaking: Techcrunch has been hacked.
The most popular technology site Techcrunch has been hacked (12.05 IST). You can only find the word ’hi’ on the top left corner of the page. It is the most popular site in Tech niche and the most popular source on Techmeme. Edit: It is back up after 10 mins (12.15 IST) What might have [...]
The need for semi login for websites
My gmail Id was hacked. Most probably it was at the cyber cafe where I had gone for surfing the internet. Some prankster might have installed keylogger or something. Thankfully, the email id I used at the cafe was not important. But the issue of security made me ponder for a solution for such situations [...]
How to secure a wireless LAN
Terrorists have been using open and unsecured wireless networks to send threat emails, latest case is of the American citizen Haywood who was living in the city of Navi Mumbai. Here are some tips that will help you secure your home or office Wi-Fi network from unwanted elements. You must change the default settings of [...]
Surf the internet anonymously
Planning to go to countries where privacy of citizens is of little or no importance to the Government? Most of us like the internet because it helps us escape the real world and also allow us to keep our anonymity while doing so. Unfortunately, many countries are keeping track of their citizens tracking behaviour. If [...]
Secure your Laptop
For most of us laptop have become an important part of our life. Whether you are a business man or a student your notebook might contain several valuable contents. So what do you do when you are forced to leave your laptop unattended like while going to the loo? You can lock it using a [...]
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