WhatsApp will start sharing data with its parent company Facebook shortly, in spite of the promises the company made when it was first acquired. Facebook will get access to your phone number and other data so that it can deliver better friend suggestions… and serve targeted ads. But you’ll be able …
Read More »Some Security Measures to Protect Your Servers
Introduction External and internal attackers day after day are menacing your networks. Many intelligent methods are discovered in order to get access and damage your server. Currently, the Sun Java system application server can’t be as beneficial as it was previously since the tactics used by those attackers are being …
Read More »How to Protect Your Server Against the HTTPoxy Vulnerability
What Is HTTPoxy? On July 18th, a vulnerability named ‘HTTPoxy’ was announced, affecting some server‑side web applications that run in CGI or CGI‑like environments, such as some FastCGI configurations. Languages known to be affected so far include PHP, Python, and Go. A number of CVEs have been assigned, covering specific …
Read More »Use Tor? Riffle promises to protect your privacy even better
Privacy-minded people have long relied on Tor for anonymity online, but a new system from MIT promises better protection and faster performance. Dubbed Riffle, the new system taps the same onion encryption technique after which Tor is named, but it adds two others as well. First is what’s called a …
Read More »‘CrashSafari’ Links Will Kill Your iPhone
here’s a web page out there called Crash Safari that uses JavaScript to put your browser into a loop, crash it, and potentially crash your device as well. Apple is aware of the page — and more importantly, the code — and is looking into a fix. The internet being …
Read More »How Hackers Can Hack Your Chip-and-PIN Credit Cards
Now, a group of French forensics researchers have inspected a real-world case in which criminals played smart in such a way that they did a seamless chip-switching trick with a slip of plastic that it was identical to a normal credit card. The researchers from the École Normale Supérieure University …
Read More »Google Secretly Records Your Voice
OK, Google is Listening… and Recording too. Google is not just listening to your searches, but the search engine is also recording and storing every single voice search you make. Google is incredibly accurate at understanding your voice. The company secretly stores its users’ searches from its voice-activated assistant Google’s …
Read More »LockerPin Ransomware Resets PIN and Permanently Locks Your SmartPhones
Your device’s lock screen PIN is believed to keep your phone’s contents safe from others, but sadly not from a new piece of ransomware that is capable of hijacking safety of your Android devices. A group of security researchers has uncovered what is believed to be the first real example …
Read More »How to Backup your WhatsApp data onGoogle Drive
The more we rely on our smartphones for every facet of our lives, the more risk there is of losing important data if your phone gets lost, stolen or destroyed. Android already has some backup services built in, but the massively popular chat client WhatsApp has just announced a partnership …
Read More »How to Install Android 6.0 Marshmallow and When will Your Smartphone Get it?
The latest Android 6.0 Marshmallow update brings a whole host of new features, including Doze mode, App permissions, Google Now on Tap, “Do not disturb” setting, and easier volume controls, among other features. But, When will Your Smartphone Get Android 6.0 Marshmallow? Google Nexus devices are the first ones to …
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