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Keep yourself safe online with these 5 free cyber security courses Does ever the thought of your personal details lying unsafe online cross your mind? Have you ever thought of how to keep your personal data secure online? At some point of time, these questions do cross everyone’s mind at one point or the other. With hacking and data breaches on the rise, internet and information safety is hugely important. As our lives increasingly depend on digital services, the need to protect our information from being maliciously disrupted or misused is really important. For instance, if your credentials are stolen, there is very little you can do to stop their resale and reuse. However, there are plenty of free online resources designed to teach you about basic information security techniques that can keep yourself safe from criminals who could use them against you. Even though your credentials may be stolen, you can definitely lessen the potential damage that is causes. In ...

Windows 10 Anniversary party is not going well for the early adopters of the much talked about the mega update. Users are facing system freeze and frequent crash issues after they finish installing the Anniversary Update. A Redditor has suggested a fix for this problem. M icrosoft released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update with all the proud and glory. But a new problem seems to put Redmond’s Anniversary party in the dark. Many users are facing system freeze issues as soon as their PC boots after finishing the update process. There are frequent system crashes within a few seconds of turning on the computer. This problem is not experienced by a handful of users but by many of them and the number is increasing. The main reason behind the issue is supposed to be the internal Windows update. Users who have updated using the automatic update system in Windows 10 are facing system freeze issues. A Redditor named KuruQan says that if the bootable drive is used ...

Facebook Pages and websites that frequently withhold, exaggerate or distort information in their link headlines will disappear from News Feed thanks to a new anti-clickbait algorithm  that’s now rolling out. Facebook manually classified tens of thousands of headlines with a clickbaitiness score to train the new algorithm. Now it can detect headlines like “When She Looked Under Her Couch And Saw THIS… I Was SHOCKED!”; “He Put Garlic In His Shoes And What Happens Next Is Hard To Believe”; or “The Dog Barked At The Deliveryman And His Reaction Was Priceless.” Rather than just assigning a binary “Yes, clickbait” or “not clickbait,” each story gets a score about how egregious it is. The algorithm primarily looks for phrases often used in clickbait headlines but not in legitimate headlines, similar to email spam filters. The higher the clickbait likelihood, the more the algorithm punishes the entire Page that shared them or site they link to by making all their posts o...

Here is this handy operator developed by  Daniel Russell   which comes in as a handy trick when you are googling stuff. It’s a handy trick, particularly when you’re looking for the combination of search terms (containing two or more search keywords) when one dominates the results, but you’re interested in the relationship between two query terms. T he AROUND( n) operator (used in uppercase, as shown with n = a number) is an undocumented Google search operator that will help you find documents where the distance between two search terms is around ‘n’. The higher the number ‘n’ the less is the proximity between the search words. Here’s an example:A research query that says “hot springs” will mostly show search results about geographical hot springs (because these two words are maximized in use together than with separation between them). However, if we modify the query to look like “hot AROUND(5) springs,” you get results where the two terms are wr...

Pokémon GO has become the world’s most popular mobile game since its launch in July, but not everyone loves it.  Pokémon GO has officially been banned in Iran.  The Iranian High Council of Virtual Spaces – the country's official body that oversees online activity – has prohibited the use of the Pokémon GO app within the country due to unspecified "security concerns," BBC reports.  The Iranian council did not detail why the country has actually banned its citizen from playing the wildly popular game.  Although many countries, including Russia and China, have expressed security concerns over the smash hit augmented reality game, Iran has become the first country to introduce an official ban of Pokémon GO.  Since its launch, Pokémon GO has officially been released in more than 35 countries so far with over 100 Million downloads and continues to make an estimated $10 Million in daily revenue.  Despite strict Internet restrictions in Iran, Pokémon fans have sti...

Facing slower WiFi speed due to network congestion and signal interference is a very common problem. However, researchers have found a way to use FM Radio signals to solve this problem. L iving in a crowded neighborhood can seriously affect your WiFi speed . For those who don’t know, you and the people living around you, have a limited wireless frequency channels that are used by the WiFi networks to move the data. So, if there are more people around you using WiFi, there are good chances that the networks will overlap and kill your speed.This is a very common problem, specially if you are living in a apartment. To solve this problem, Aleksandar Kuzmanovic, associate professor of electrical engineering and computer science at Northwestern University, is trying something new. He describes the root cause of this problem as none of the WiFi devices have a reference point about the activities of the other WiFi devices. This lack of coordination and timing creates ...

The security firm Avecto has just released its security report on Windows operating system. The report outlines an important result stating that 9-out-of-10 Windows security flaws could be mitigated by simply removing a user’s admin rights. A lmost nine-out-of-ten Windows operating system vulnerabilities could have been mitigated by removing the admin rights, according to a report released by security firm Avecto. Released on Thursday, the security report mentions that about 85 percent of critical Windows flaws could’ve been stopped before they entered your PC and affected the system files. The firm has compared the annual trends and reported 52% rise in the number of vulnerabilities reported. The 2015 report explores the vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Office, Windows Server, Internet Explorer, and more. The trends observed are: 85% of all Critical vulnerabilities documented in the report can be mitigated by removing admin rights 99.5% of all vulnerabil...

You Can Bypass Android’s Secured Lock Screen In These 7 Ways To prevent unwanted access to your phone such as keeping strangers (or friends) from checking out your messages or private pictures, it always sensible to enable certain security measures. The most commonly used security measures in Android smartphones are the pattern lock, the personal identification number (PIN) or password. But what happens if you forget the pattern, PIN, or password that locks your Android device? Don’t panic. Fortunately, Android provides several different methods to bypass the lock screen and get back in a locked Android smartphone or tablet. However, unfortunately, there’s not one method that works for all devices. Given below are the most effective 7 methods that should hopefully get you back into your device. Method 1: Use Android Device Manager (ADM) A service called Android Device Manager is probably the best solution for newer Android smartphones and tablets. You can use any ...

The ex-NSA contractor and whistleblower Edward Snowden posted a tweet yesterday. He asked his former colleagues to contact him with a cryptic message saying “It’s time”. He also tagged journalist Barton Gellman. T he NSA whistleblower posted a puzzling tweet on Aug 3. He said, “It’s time” and requested his former colleagues, probably who were working with NSA, to reconnect with him. Snowden also mentions the name of Barton Gellman. Did you work with me? Have we talked since 2013? Please recontact me securely, or talk to @bartongellman . It's time. https://t.co/AKmgF5AIDJ — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) August 3, 2016 Gallman was the lead reporter in WSJ’s NSA-leak coverage in 2013-14 and he also interviewed Snowden when he was in exile in Russia. He retweeted Snowden’s tweet. Also, his last tweet looks like a confirmation of Snowden’s message. Gallman’s tweet includes a link to digitally signed message. In the message, Gellman has asked people to help him...

Here is what really happens if you don’t put your smartphone into flight mode/airplane mode when flying You may have travelled a lot by air and may have been told and warned to switch your smartphone to flight mode or airplane mode. Have you ever wondered why you are asked by the flight attendants on board to switch your devices to airplane mode during transit? Did you ever imagine what would happen if you didn’t put your smartphone on airplane mode when you are up in the air? Most of us may feel it is unnecessary to switch to airplane mode during flight. Some of us even feel that doing so is a waste of time as it achieves nothing as it doesn’t interfere with plane’s electrical and telecommunication systems and is not a matter of life and death, some think it can cause occasional disturbance not leading to a crash for sure. So, what is the truth? Let’s find out what exactly happens when passengers or crew don’t switch their phones to airplane mode during a flight! ...

This article shows you how to access the energy report and battery report of your battery in Windows using powercfg in CMD. This will allow you to check your current battery capacity, battery errors, and usage sessions saved by Windows. T he existence of batteries has played a major role in the development of portable computers like laptops and netbooks. A normal laptop comes with a battery backup of around 6 to 7 hours on an average. However, some of the high-priced ones have enough juice to entertain you for 11 to 12 hours on a single charge. These batteries, mostly lithium-ion type, decrease in ca pacity over time. It is quite possible that a new laptop that can run for 6 hours on the battery may reach only 2 hours after a couple of years of usage. Now, you can’t stop the battery decay process because it’s a natural phenomenon but you can keep an eye on the battery capacity from time to time. This would help you know when it is the right time to purchase a new one...

Artist and engineer Patricio Gonzalez has used the available open resources and metadata to create a real-time interactive map for satellite watching. His creation, Line of Sight, is an amazing map that shows the satellites over your city in real-time. D o you know how many satellites are orbiting the Earth right now? Well, the exact number would be something between 2,250 and 2,3oo. These satellites move around the Earth at about 17,000 miles per hour. That’s an incredible speed and they can cover a very large distance in just a few minutes.But, these few minutes are enough to locate them if you know the right method and resources. Patricio Gonzalez is an artist and an engineer at the open-source mapping startup Mapzen. He has created Line of Sight, an amazing map that shown the satellites over your city in real-time. You can head over to this link , enter your city’s name, and hover to see which satellites are over your city. This map has been created u...

Still stuck buffering your You-Tube videos? Agonising over the long time it is taking for the page to load while sulking at the screen and cursing your Internet Service Provider? Worry not! Here is a tweak that might help you to increase Wi-Fi speed. If you have been surfing the internet in the hope of finding a solution to help overcome this problem you might have encountered the word channel. Most of the Wi-Fi home  networks use a narrow radio frequency range of around 2.4GHz for signal transmission. This range has been distributed further into a number of smaller bands or channels, similar to television channels.  There are 14 channels designated in the 2.4 GHz range spaced 5 MHz apart (with the exception of a 12 MHz spacing before channel 14). Increase Wi-Fi speed by choosing right channel This paltry signal range leads to overlapping of channels which combined with the fact that other electronic devices such as microwave ovens, co...

Here is how you can get the most out of Facebook Messenger without even leaving it Facebook is arguably the most popular social network on the planet, with people relying on its messaging service to communicate with friends and family around the world. Here is where we give you a heads up on some of the best tips and tricks to help you get the most out of Facebook Messenger. 1.Call an Uber or Lyft You can summon a ride without having to leave Facebook Messenger. Just tap the transportation icon toward the bottom of the screen. If you don’t see the symbol, which looks like a car, press the More button. 2.Integrating Additional apps with Messenger Even though Facebook Messenger is pretty awesome on its own, you can integrate a whole bunch of additional apps into it to enhance its functionality even more. Some of these apps include GIPHY, Memes, and The Weather Channel. It’s worth noting that you still need to install these separately from the Play Store. Once install...

Meet an all-new Hacker’s Search Engine similar to Shodan – Censys . At the end of last month, security researchers from SEC Consult found that the lazy manufacturers of home routers and Internet of Things (IoT) devices have been re-using the same set of hard-coded cryptographic keys , leaving around 3 millions of IoT devices open to mass hijacking. But how did the researchers get this number? Researchers uncovered these devices with the help of Censys – a new search engine that daily scans the whole Internet for all the vulnerable devices. Censys Maintains Complete Database of Everything on The Internet Censys is similar to hacker's search engine Shodan , which is designed specifically to locate any devices that have been carelessly plugged into the Internet without much attempt at preventing unauthorized access. However, Censys employs a more advanced method to find vulnerabilities in the devices and make the Internet a safer place. ...

Forget about security! It turns out that the Chip-and-PIN cards are just as easy to clone as magnetic stripe cards. It took researchers just a simple chip and pin hack to withdraw up to $50,000 in cash from an ATM in America in under 15 minutes. We have been told that EMV ( Europay, MasterCard and Visa ) chip-equipped cards provides an extra layer of security which makes these cards more secure and harder to clone than the old magnetic stripe cards. But, it turns out to be just a myth. A team of security engineers from Rapid7 at Black Hat USA 2016 conference in Las Vegas demonstrated how a small and simple modifications to equipment would be enough for attackers to bypass the Chip-and-PIN protections and enable unauthorized transactions. The demonstration was part of their presentation titled, "Hacking Next-Gen ATMs: From Capture to Washout," [ PDF ]. The team of researchers was able to show the audience an ATM spitting out hundreds of dollars in ca...

On this day 25 years ago, August 6, 1991, the world's first website went live to the public from a lab in the Swiss Alps. So Happy 25th Birthday, WWW! It's the Silver Jubilee of the world's first website. The site was created by Sir Tim Berners-Lee , the father of the World Wide Web (WWW), and was dedicated to information on the World Wide Web project. The world's first website, which ran on a NeXT computer at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN), can still be visited today, more than two decades after its creation. The first website address is http://info.cern.ch/hypertext/WWW/TheProject.html . "The WorldWideWeb (W3) is a wide-area hypermedia information retrieval initiative aiming to give universal access to a large universe of documents," the world's first public website reads, going on to explain how others can also create their own web pages. "The project started with the philosophy that much academic in...