Hackjacks Cyber Security

We are now a very connected population. According to a Pew study, “45% of cell phone owners said that their phone is a smartphone.” Nearly half of the cell phone users in this country are on smart phones, which means they are also accessing the Internet from their phones.  Most smartphone users access the Internet through a 3g or 4g connection from their service provider. Data can be costly though and these networks can also be slow if located in a densely populated area.  So, when there is a free WiFi network available, people typically use it. Did you know that when you are on a unsecure wireless network you can easily be hacked? Follow these tips to keep your information safe and secure while browsing on public WiFi. 1. Download a VPN app on your device. When you are on the Internet, go through the VPN. This will encrpyt and secure all of your browsing.  What exactly is a Virtual Private Network (VPN)? 2. Never access sensitive information over an open network wit...

  A new computer virus, dubbed Gauss, has been discovered in the Middle East. Researchers say can it steal banking credentials and hijack login information for social networking sites, email and instant messaging accounts. C yber security firm Kaspersky Lab said Gauss is the work of the same  "factory" or "factories" that built the  Stuxnet  worm, which attacked Iran's nuclear program. Here are some key facts about Gauss, according to Kaspersky Lab.   What is its purpose?  Gauss is a surveillance tool. It steals credentials  for hacking online banking systems, social networking sites and email accounts; it also gathers information about infected PCs, including web browsing history, system passwords and the contents of disk drives. Can it do anything else?  There is a mysterious module, known as Godel, that copies malicious code onto USB drives when they are plugged into infected PCs. Godel's purpose is unknown because some of its code is compresse...

પ્રિય વાચકો, ગયા અંક માં મારા આર્ટીકલ "હેકર કેવી રીતે બનશો ..???" અંગે આપના  ફોન કોલ્સ અને ઈ-મેઈલ્સ બદલ આપ સહુનો ખુબ ખુબ અભાર.આપના ઉત્સાહપ્રેરક પ્રતિભાવો બદલ આપ સહુનો ખૂબ ખૂબ આભાર. ઇન્ફોર્મેશન સિક્યોરીટી અને સાયબર ક્રાઈમ ફિલ્ડ ના ચાહકો માટે સતત કૈક ને કૈક નવું આપતા રહેવાના મારા પ્રયત્ન સાથે આ વખત નો મારો આર્ટીકલ સાયબર ક્રાઈમ અને તેના કાયદા-કાનુન પર આધારિત છે.  ઇન્ફોર્મેશન ટેકનોલોજી ના આધુનિક યુગ માં માહિતી ક્ષેત્રે હરણફાળ ભરતા નવા જમાનામાં દર સો વ્યક્તિએ સિત્તેર લોકો કમ્પ્યુટર સાથે કોઈ ને કોઈ રીતે સંકળાયેલા છે. અને તેમાંથી મોટાભાગના લોકો સીધા જ કમ્પ્યુટર સાથે સંકળાયેલા છે, એટલે કે તેમનું કામકાજ સંપૂર્ણ રીતે કમ્પ્યુટર પર આધારિત છે. આપ પોતે પણ આ મેગેઝીને વાંચી રહ્યા છો તો તમે પણ તેમાંના જ એક હાઇટેક વ્યક્તિ છો... ખરું ને? તો સ્વાભાવિક છે કે અપના માટે કમ્પ્યુટર, નેટવર્ક , સોફ્ટવેર , ડેટા સ્ટોરેજ , ઇ મેઈલ, વેબસાઈટ .... વગેરે શબ્દો થી સારી રીતે પરિચિત હશો. આવા જ શબ્દો અને સંસાધનો (હાર્ડવેર, સોફ્ટવેર , નેટવર્ક ડીવાઈસ વગેરે) કે તેના થી રચાયેલું વિશ્વ એટલે સાયબર સ્પેસ. સાયબર સ્પેસ માં...

Do you know your mobile’s IMEI number?  Just press * # 0 6 # in your mobile hand set, IMEI number will be displayed in your mobile hand set. Keep the IMEI number safely at other place. This IMEI number is unique number for each mobile hand set.  In case your mobile hand set will get stolen, you can track or unlock your mobile hand set through IMEI number. First track your mobile through IMIE number here  www.trackimei.com  and report theft or loss. If your mobile hand set got stolen, you need to do following things. 1. Submit FIR for your mobile loss, give details of hand set model, color, IMEI number etc. 2. Ask your  service provider  to track the mobile phone, your mobile phone will be tracked only if the thief are using your mobile hand set with any sim card. If the thief is keeping your mobile switched off, your service provider can not track the mobile hand set locati...

To help avoid getting your computer infected by malicious software, it’s a good idea to scan files before executing them. Today we take a look at a couple of options that will let you scan files easily from your desktop. Scan File with Your Antivirus Software Most Antivirus software will put an option in the context menu so you can scan individual files. After downloading a file or email attachment, simply right-click the file and select the option to scan with your Antivirus software. If you want to scan more than one at a time, hold down the Ctrl key while you clicking each file you want to scan. Then right-click and select to scan with your Antivirus software. Here is our favorite Antivirus app,  Microsoft Security Essentials  scanning a couple of files. If a virus is found, your Antivirus app will delete it or put it in Quarantine so it cannot infect your system. Using VirusTotal Uploader To be very thorough and want a second opinion  (actually 41),  then you mig...

So, you’ve got yourself an eBook reader, smartphone, tablet, or other portable device and you want to put some eBooks on it to take with you. There are many options for obtaining free eBooks as well as purchasing, borrowing, or even renting eBooks. We’ve listed some sites that allow you to download free eBooks directly or be notified when eBooks are available for free or for a discounted price on popular eBook sites. If you can’t find the eBooks you want on the free sites, there are several sites that allow you to purchase current, best-selling  eBooks singly or through a monthly service. There are even special sites for lending and borrowing Kindle and Nook books with other readers across the U.S. We’ve also listed a couple of sites dedicated to searching for PDF eBooks, documents, etc. Free eBooks We’ve previously shown you how to  find thousands of free eBooks online  using sites such as Project Gutenberg, ManyBooks.net, DailyLit, and FeedBooks. You can even find free ...