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AWS Media Analysis Solution

2018-10-07T12:01:00.000+05:30

Get started with automated metadata extraction using the AWS Media Analysis Solution

You can easily get started extracting meaningful metadata from your media files by using the Media Analysis Solution on AWS.

The Media Analysis Solution provides AWS CloudFormation templates that you can use to start extracting meaningful metadata from your media files within minutes. With a web-based user interface, you can easily upload files and see the metadata that is automatically extracted.

This solution uses Amazon Rekognition for facial recognition, Amazon Transcribe to create a transcript, and Amazon Comprehend to run sentiment analysis on the transcript. You can also upload your own images to an Amazon Rekognition collection and train the solution to recognize individuals.

You only pay for the services you use when testing this solution. For 1080p HD video, launching this solution will likely cost less than $8 per hour of footage. This solution is available in various sizes based on the amount of metadata that will be indexed for your media library. Pricing for sizes ranges from $300-$1000 per month, which primarily consists of Amazon Elasticsearch Service compute and storage for indexing, searching, and storing metadata.

In this blog post, we’ll show you step-by step how to launch the solution and upload an image and video. You’ll be able to see firsthand how metadata is seamlessly extracted.

Note: This solution uses Amazon Rekognition, Amazon Comprehend, and Amazon Transcribe, which are currently available in specific AWS Regions only. Therefore, you must launch this solution in an AWS Region where these services are available. For the most current AWS service availability by Region, see AWS service offerings by region.

Step 1: Deploy the Media Analysis Solution

Sign into the AWS Management Console with your user name and password to get started. Then go to the Media Analysis Solution and choose Deploy Solution.

Step 2: Launch the AWS CloudFormation template

Choose Launch Solution under the “Launch the Stack” section in the documentation guide.

Step 3: On the Select Template page, choose Next

Step 4: On the Specify Details page, enter your email address and choose Next.

Step 5: On the Options page, choose Next

Read the acknowledge agreement at the bottom of the page, check the box: “I acknowledge that AWS CloudFormation might create IAM resources with custom names,” and choose Create.

Wait approximately 20 minutes for the stack to be deployed. When you see CREATE_COMPLETE you will receive an email with the URL to log in to the Media Analysis Solution page.

Step 6: Get your user name, temporary password, and sign in URL

If you see CREATE_COMPLETE, then you should have received an email like the one that follows. Note that after you sign in with your temporary password you will be prompted to create a new password (must include at least one capital letter).

Step 7: Sign in with your user name and temporary password to get started

After signing in, click “Upload” in the top right corner.

Step 8: Add to Amazon Rekognition collection

In addition to analyzing media, this solution enables you to upload faces to an Amazon Rekognition collection so that they are automatically recognized in any uploaded media. For this tutorial, I will upload an image of Matt Wood (click here to download).

Select Choose File (or Browse for those on a Mac) and select the image you just downloaded.

Next, name the image “mattwood” and choose Upload Face.

Step 9: Upload new media

Now, we will upload a video file to be analyzed to demonstrate how this solution automatically uses features from Amazon Rekognition, Amazon Transcribe, and Amazon Comprehend. You can upload any file up to 100 MB in the demo console, but for this tutorial we will upload footage from Matt Wood at re:Invent 2017 (click here to download).

Select Choose File (or Browse for those on a Mac) and select the video you just downloaded.

Choose Upload Media.

Note that if you want to upload a file over 100 MB, you will need to do so directly in the media analysis Amazon S3 bucket that was created as part of the AWS CloudFormation template. This 100 MB limit only occurs when using the demo console.

The analysis of the video will begin automatically after the upload is completed. Upload times will vary depending on internet connection. You can view the progress by choosing View progress in your AWS Console, or you can wait until the progress bars have turned green and choose View Results.

If you chose View progress in your AWS Console, you can see if the solution is still running under Execution details. You can also see the step functions under Visual workflow. To go back to the Media Analysis Solution page, use the back button in your browser and then choose Browse on the Media Analysis Solution page.

Choose View Results.

As you can see, extracted metadata includes labels, facial attributes, known faces, and celebrities from Amazon Rekognition; a transcript from Amazon Transcribe; and entities and phrases from Amazon Comprehend.

Choose Known Faces and you’ll see that Matt Wood has been recognized since we added him to the Amazon Rekognition collection before we analyzed this video. This feature can be extremely useful for common media use cases that require identification of multiple individuals.

Also, you can choose Entities and see that Amazon Comprehend has identified artists from Matt’s presentation, such as Rick Astley and Eric Clapton.

Step 10: Terminate resources

Open the AWS Management Console and type CloudFormation in the search bar and select it.

Choose the check box for each stack name that includes “MediaAnalysis” and then choose the Actions drop down list and select Delete Stack. Another window will appear; choose Yes, Delete. Ensure that you do this for each Stack Name that includes “MediaAnalysis” to terminate all resources that were part of this tutorial.

Next, open the AWS Management Console and type S3 in the search bar and select it. Find any S3 buckets that were created from launching this solution and delete them. First, click on the S3 bucket you want to delete, select Delete bucket, type in the name of the bucket, and then select Confirm. Do this for each of the new S3 buckets created from launching the solution and uploading the test image and video.

Conclusion

Now that you’ve seen how easy it is to extract metadata from your media files, you can use this solution to quickly start building a searchable media library, index and transcribe hours of video footage, and more.

Top 40 Hacking Blogs

2018-10-07T11:50:00.001+05:30

These days, you often realize that relying on yourself is simply something that you just can’t afford anymore. This is true, even when it comes to the area of information (or sometimes, misinformation). In that case, in a world where almost everything is posted online, it’s good to have a go-to source, especially when it comes to knowing which ones are the best sources around.

If your concern happens to be about learning ‘how to hack’ or anything remotely to that, you can now also look to tech blogs for that. This list gives you the lowdown on the best hacking blogs that you can possibly find, as well as their respective ratings in terms of three main categories: Originality, Design, and Social Media.

ehacking.net

EHacking has it all – from things as seemingly minor as learning to hack iTunes to things as major as discussions regarding ethical hacking (yes, there is such a thing). EHacking also discusses ways by which you can more surely secure your system from hackers. Apart from that, you can also read up on the latest news about hacking – if a particular payment system has been hacked, by whom, and many other news.

darknet.org.uk

“Don’t learn to hack; hack to learn.” Such is the motto of Darknet, a blog that basically brings together a group of like-minded individuals who share one passion – information technology. In sharing this passion, they also share ways on how to do password cracking, cracking in general, as well as cryptography and other programming techniques that are, well, darker than the average.

extremehacking.org

Extreme Hacking is a blog that’s devoted to news and updates about hacking. Not only that, it also features a lot of suggestions on how to do ethical hacking. If you’re worried that your website might not be as protected as it should be, then it’s best to get the services of an ethical hacker. Good thing Extreme Hacking also offers ethical hacking tutorials, which is yet another bonus of this blog.

tisiphone.net

Tisiphone is a blog that invests a lot in instilling a sense of urgency and interest in its topics. The way that the articles are written is in a way that does not alienate those who don’t specifically come from the field of Information Technology. The topics are simplified, phrased into questions which you might find relevant to you. Issues such as your own security, protection against malware, and many others may be found on this blog, making it very useful, indeed.

hakin9.org

There’s a certain security that the virtual world seems to be offering everyone – the security that’s granted by passwords, passkeys, and other codes that ensure your own protection. And yet, at the same time, there is a kind of insecurity in it, too. This tension between security and insecurity in terms of Information Technology is exactly the niche of the Hackin9 blog, making it a very interesting (and perhaps life-changing) read.

effecthacking.com

Thinking about securing your network more effectively? Worried about the safety of your passwords? Or maybe you’re dying to find out about the latest news about systems that have just gotten hacked (as well as the secrets behind the hacking)? All that excitement is exactly what you’ll be getting with the Effect Hacking Blog.

knowbe4.com

KnowBe4 is a blog that helps you to do exactly that – to know before you click, know before you join, know before you get victimized by unethical hacking, ultimately. There are a lot of ways by which you can educate yourself about this, and the blog itself actually makes a lot of suggestions by which you can do so. All in all, it’s a blog that’s dedicated to security awareness.

isc2.org

This blog is mainly all about increasing and heightening every user’s sense of security and safety, especially with the emergence of this virtual world. With website asking for passwords and important personal information from every possible direction, it’s also necessary that you know your rights and responsibilities as a user. Let the (ISC)² Blog help you out along these lines.

hackingtutorials.org

The Hacking Tutorials Blog is an easy case of what you see is what you get. If its title says Hacking Tutorials, then that’s exactly what you must prepare yourself for. From courses on ethical hacking to learning how to hack routers to tutorials on how to do offensive security – Hacking Tutorials has it all.

itechhacks.com

Here is a blog that will keep you full to the brim with endless tips and tricks just to maximize your use of your gadget and your software. The iTech Hacks blog teaches you, among other things, how to keep yourself protected and secured against those who would do what they can just to get a hold of your password. If that scares you, then best to read up on this blog and learn more.

thehackerblog.com

If you’re a curious egg and would like to know the secrets behind the many hacking incidents that have happened to several countries and their respective departments, The Hacker Blog is the blog you should read. Here, in this blog, the secrets are uncovered, and all you have to do is to pay attention. Truly, it’s a hacker’s haven, and it’s one that doesn’t mince with the details at all.

detectify.com

In a world that now runs on data and information, it’s necessary that you know where your data is going, as well as how your information is being used. If you’re not careful, whatever you give and supply might actually be used against you. To keep this from happening, let Detectify help you out. This blog tells you all about the secrets of hacking as well as how to make sure that it never happens to you.

gbhackers.com

Do you own a company and would like to employ an online service but you’re worried about online security? Or maybe you’d like to learn more about what makes your system vulnerable and you’d like to test its limits as best as you can? The answer and the solution to your problem is in GBHAckers. This blog gives you protection tips as well as security pointers, all of which enable you to secure your system better.

pentestlab.blog

If you’re a person who values certainty and would like to ensure that there’s no room for doubt in terms of your network and cyber security, then you’d better read up on the Penetration Testing Lab blog. In this blog, you’ll find security tips and techniques that will surely help you in protecting your system – complete with the necessary steps and screenshots.

freedomhacker.net

If keeping yourself updated is your thing, especially when it comes to news about hacking as well as the newest techniques and systems in relation to hacking, then Freedom Hacker is the perfect blog just for you. On this blog you’ll find a number of lists and recommended sites from which you can get a lot of ideas about hacking, the ethical way of course.

synack.com

The Synack Blog teaches you all about hacker-powered security. Therein lies the secret to a security system whose level is unmatched others – if you want a system with excellent security, then you must have it powered and backed by the very people who have the capacity to override it. That way, you’re getting that assurance – you’ll have less chances of getting hacked because a hacker himself has made sure of that.

cygilant.com

The Cygilant Blog prides itself on providing security as a service. Where other blogs will probably offer information and tips, Cygilant aims to give you a reason to get to know your computer system better, in such a way that you will also be able to secure it (and yourself, in the process), where security means a system that’s well thought-out and organized.

koddos.net

The KoDDoS Blog is basically a blog that gives you your daily dose of hacking news, told from all the possible angles. You may have articles that tell you about retail robots that can perform the hacking for you, or perhaps about the latest trojan attacks, and many other possible topics. This blog emphasizes the importance of keeping yourself updated, otherwise you’ll definitely be left behind, leaving yourself less secure than before.

menlosecurity.com

Menlo Security is probably one of those blogs out there that have an excellent appearance, which includes the fact that it has an exceedingly user-friendly interface. Not only will you be better informed about hacking in reading the blog, you’ll also be entertained by the aesthetics of its presentation. Truly a blog to be bookmarked for future use.

cqureacademy.com

Would you like to learn more about hacking, but you always find yourself alienated by all the Information Technology jargon that a beginner like you can’t seem to understand? Not to worry, because with the CQURE Academy Blog, you get a blog that deals with these matters, but in a language and tone that’s friendly and relatable to beginners.

drhack.net

Hackology as a blog is exactly the way it sounds – the blog makes your failures in security a lot like medical conditions or illnesses, and the Hackology blog is supposed to analyze it and provide you with a diagnosis. The diagnosis is basically the blog’s suggestion on how you can solve the problem with your own counter-hacking methods. The blog is not just informative; its presentation is also highly entertaining.

defensestorm.com

The Defense Storm Blog has one and only one priority: how to ensure your utmost security. It is this priority which the blog emphasizes in all the articles that are posted on it. All the articles are written in such a way that they are framed as solutions to your existing problems related to your online security. In a world that teaches you to take your privacy seriously, there’s no doubt that you really need a blog like this.

purehacking.com

There are perhaps very few blog titles that will perfectly capture what the blog is about. Pure Hacking is among one of those very few blogs, because that’s exactly what the blog is about: pure hacking, and nothing else. Of course, the direction of learning how to blog is still geared towards ethical practices. This means penetration testing – hacking only to test the limits of your system’s security, as well as ways by which you can protect those limits.

sensecy.com

Here is a blog that gives you the lowdown on the latest hacking news and other updates about cyber threats. The very fact that you now live in a world that constantly asks you for private information via online platforms makes the Cyber Threat Insider blog very important. The updates posted on this blog come from all over the world, which means they’ve got you covered, literally.

creedsec.net

Do you consider yourself a beginner in hacking, but you’d like to move along in your improvement? Have CreedSec help you to achieve that goal of developing your hacking skills, in an ethical way, of course. CreedSec presents its tips and suggestions in a way that’s user-friendly; there’s always a step-by-step process, which beginners can’t seem to get enough of.

hackread.com

A website based in Italy which features the latest hacking news and trends in the tech world. The articles featured keep readers well informed and up to date. When the world was trembled by the existence of viruses such as malware, this site created a special category dedicated to such. This has been followed by thousands and continues to spread information about social media platforms and technology trends.

netragard.com

“We protect you from people like us,” so goes the slogan of the Netragard Blog. As a penetration testing blog, it is basically a blog that’s devoted to nothing else but ethical hacking. Because it’s ethical hacking, it’s basically a way of hacking that allows you to see and test the limits as well as vulnerabilities of your system. In identifying these weaknesses, you can better guard yourself against the possible threats to your security. Let Netragard tell you how.

def.camp

Although a blog originally meant for an IT conference, the content of the DefCamp’8 Blog is still as helpful as ever. With articles ranging from interviews with IT experts to regulations regarding hacking, the relevance is truly something which a potential hacker can’t deny. Check out the DefCamp’8 Blog so that you can experience it for yourself.

massivealliance.com

You can’t deny it – cyber security is truly a huge issue and concern these days. One moment, you’re just having fun with your online shopping and your expectations for the door-to-door delivery, and then the next moment, you realize your bank account and information has been hacked, thereby causing you to lose your money. If you’d like to know how to avoid such problems, then go right ahead and read the Massive Blog.

manishbhardwajblog.wordpress.com

The author of this blog, whose name is also the blog title, Manish Bhardwaj, is basically a well-meaning IT expert who simply wants to share what he knows. While some companies would rather sell their information for a very dear price, Bhardwaj simply makes hacking information and tips readily accessible through this simple blog, which the author says is ‘purely for educational purposes only’.

thesolutionfirm.com

In this blog, you’re bound to discover and learn more about ethical hacking. You’ll also see just how useful and beneficial it is for individuals and companies alike to get into ethical hacking. The blog tells you that not only will you be protecting your online network, but you’re also making sure that even the threats you can expect to encounter are just manageable ones.

basicsofhacking.com

If being new to information technology never fails to intimidate you and to make you feel that you’re not up to it, then let this blog prove otherwise. Basics of Ethical Hacking allows you to see that, with the right intentions, you can definitely make it happen for yourself and for others, thereby securing any online network more surely.

hackshade.com

Hackshade is one of those blogs that successfully hit two birds with one stone: on one hand, you get to become a better and more updated ethical hacker with all the blog’s helpful content; on the other hand, you are also never going to get bored with the blog’s attractive design and user-friendly layout. Try it out for yourself.

ethicalhackersclub.com

The Ethical Hackers Club blog is everything you hope it will be, and even more. It offers trainings for ethical hacking, with the due certifications to accompany these trainings. Apart from that, the blog also gives you the latest news about hacking around the globe. As a welcome bonus, you can also get some security tips from the same blog.

hackarma.com

Interesting and catchy enough because of such creativity in formulating the word play in the blog title, Hackarma tells you all about the cause and effect of high-profile hacking attacks. What this basically means is that the blog will help you understand how and why hacking happens on a large-scale basis, as well as its likely consequences, its effects and impact on the global sphere.

top-hackingnews.blogspot.com

This blog is as transparent as transparent can get. With the name ‘Top Hacking News’, that’s precisely what the blog gives you. This way, you can assure yourself, by reading the blog, that you’re keeping yourself on your toes in terms of hacking news and current cyber security issues. In this day age, being up-to-date is truly a priority.

hackersonlineclub.com

Do you want to gear yourself up for the latest cyber news? Or maybe you just want to know what tools you ought to use to ensure maximum protection for your network? Or perhaps you’d like to get into ethical hacking so that you can test the limits of your own system’s security? For all those needs and more, check out Hackers Online Club.

toolswatch.org

It’s not everyday that a very serious sounding blog title goes hand in hand with such a cute icon as part of the blog logo. That’s probably the first thing you’ll notice about ToolsWatch. But if you look a little deeper, you’ll eventually see that there’s definitely more to ToolsWatch than meets the eye. The principle behind the blog is to present certain tools that help to secure your system against threats which will only destroy it. Thus, Toolswatch lives up to its name.

offensivesec.blogspot.com

Though the title certainly sounds too strong, the Offensive Sec 3.0 blog does not seek to offend, at all. If anything, it seeks only to ensure your protection as well as that of your network or your system, from whatever cyber threat there might lurking in every corner. In the end, you will learn that to be beat a hacker means to be one yourself, and Offensive Sec 3.0 will definitely help you in this.

terrycutler.com

Terry Cutler, the author of Terry Cutler’s blog, is a self-proclaimed ethical hacker. And he actually has the certificates and recognitions to prove it. His blog, then, is dedicated to teaching others the principles behind ethical hacking, and why it’s a major need in today’s information and technology-driven society. The blog is also used to feature Terry’s achievements as an ethical hacker, to prove that he has your best interests at heart.

Can Ethical Hacking reduce Cyber threats?

2018-01-07T22:40:00.003+05:30

We are becoming a more connected world and this is set to increase dramatically over the coming years. Our dependency on technology is at an all-time high and the scale of disruption to our society due to cybersecurity breaches can now have catastrophic consequences.

Could a change in the way we look at ethical hacking be the catalyst to a more comprehensive attitude to cybersecurity? Would this secure our nation’s assets? Recently, I took a look at the Worldwide Threat Assessment of the United States for 2017[i]. This is an annually published document that details high level unclassified assessments of the US Intelligence Community for the year. It is released by the Director of National Intelligence (Dan Coates for 2017) and as such is an important barometer regarding global threats. This report regularly includes threats such as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

At the very top of this year’s report it reads:

CYBER THREAT

Our adversaries are becoming more adept at using cyberspace to threaten our interests and advance their own, and despite improving cyber defenses, nearly all information, communication networks, and systems will be at risk for years.

Cyber threat has been on this list every year since 2011. In pointing to cyber attacks or data breaches as a global threat, there is an accord with a World Economic Forum survey for global threats of 2017[ii] and a similar report by the Pew Research Center[iii].

If we overlook the small to medium scale cyberattacks on a global level, this year has still seen the WannaCry ransomware attack that hit the NHS[iv] , the Petya ransomware attack[v] that hit firms and infrastructure across Europe as well as the Equifax[vi] and Uber[vii] data breaches. In the UK we have been hit with a significant number of cyberattacks[viii] over the past year alone. Could we be due a far more crippling larger scale attack, such as the attack on the Ukraine[ix] that disrupted the country’s power? If so, how should we as individuals and as a nation defend ourselves?

In response to the growing threat, the UK government announced a National Cyber Security Strategy[x] in 2016 to make Britain “secure and resilient in cyberspace”. The vision for 2021 is that “the UK is secure and resilient to cyber threats, prosperous and confident in the digital world”.

The difficulty in the production of such a strategy is that the digital landscape will be dramatically different in 2021. The strategy document acknowledges that the expansion of the Internet into ‘smart’ systems extends the threat of remote exploitation to a host of new technologies. As the systems that underpin our daily lives, such as power grids, air traffic control systems, satellites, medical technologies, industrial plants and traffic lights – are connected to the Internet, they are therefore potentially vulnerable to interference. It is nigh on impossible to understand what the technological infrastructure of the country will look like in five years’ time. Given the fact that IoT, blockchain, connected cars, AI etc are due to be making an appearance over this time, could we be underestimating our potential vulnerabilities? It is genuinely difficult (if not nigh on impossible) for those who work in IT to keep up to date with all of the developments that affect our areas of specialism. How then would it be possible to mitigate threats to ensure that ‘the UK is secure to cyber threats in 2021?’

Ethical Hacking?

Prevention, as they say, is better than cure. So, could a general culture where we are more aware of cybersecurity be better for our national infrastructure?

Ethical hacking might hold the key to this. It is a non-destructive, “white hat” form of hacking, where all means at one’s disposal are used to gain access to a system. So, for example, social engineering techniques and phishing might be used to gain access to credentials. It also includes standard penetration testing techniques, such as port scanning and checking for known operating system vulnerabilities.Penetration testing is generally a more formal test cycle, where the organisation is aware that testing is taking place[xi]. This can form part of the development life cycle. It was recently reported that the NHS is planning to use ethical hacking[xii] to shore up their own defenses.

This can only be a good thing. I would personally go one step further and recommend that ethical hacking be introduced into computer science qualifications from GCSE to degree level and should also be discussed in schools. Anything that allows a greater focus on cybersecurity to reach out to a wider audience should be welcomed.

I would also say that when hackers that exploit systems ethically, not causing damage (for example, physical or that related to reputation, such as the destruction or publishing of data), and seek to inform the owner of the system about the vulnerability and how to resolve it, should not be criminalized. The exploitation of computer systems in this way is currently a breach of the Computer Misuse Act[xiii] (unauthorized access to computer material). Instead, (possibly under GDPR legislation) any organisation that receives information on vulnerabilities should be held accountable for their remediation. In this way, we can aspire to a more open and collaborative approach to cybersecurity, involving those who know the most about the topic.

Summary

In conclusion, we are becoming a more connected world and this is set to increase dramatically over the coming years. Our dependency on technology is at an all-time high and the scale of disruption to our society due to cybersecurity breaches can now have catastrophic consequences.

I feel that Ethical Hacking can begin to give organizations the ability to turn the corner regarding cybersecurity. This can ensure that systems can be resilient from the same type of attacks that they might face in the real world. It may be argued that the higher the standard of ethical hacker, potentially the greater the likelihood of Britain ‘becoming secure and resilient to cyber threats.’

10 excellent platforms for building mobile apps

2017-10-07T11:46:00.000+05:30

If you've ever wanted to build an app after thinking up a brilliant idea, you're in the right place.

Sure, the fear of coding can push you to not act on building your own app or to put off looking for the best app building software. Well, the good news is that it's easier than ever to enter the mobile app market — no coding knowledge or experience required.

Whether it's for your business, blog, product, service, or just something totally random, app creation software options are both plentiful and easy to find, if you know where to look.

With a small investment of time and a willingness to learn, you can create and manage your mobile site or application using one of the app building platforms listed below.

1. Appery.io

Mobile app building platform: Appery.io

IMAGE: APPERY.IO

Appery is a cloud-based mobile app builder that you can use to create apps for Android or iOS, and it includes Apache Cordova (Phone Gap), Ionic, and jQuery Mobile with access to its built-in components.

Since the builder runs in the cloud, there's nothing to install or download, and it's easy to get started quickly. The Appery app builder includes a visual editor using drag and drop components to build the UI. Appery auto-generates the code for any components you drop in. You can connect to any REST API and use it in your app, and instantly add a cloud database and backend to your app if you need to store data.

You can add powerful functionality with the Appery plugin catalog, or create your own custom private plugins to use in your apps. If you're working with a team, you can easily share your project with them and collaborate in real time for an extra fee.

Price: Plans start at $60/month for Pro, $135/month for Team, and custom pricing for enterprise solutions.

2. Mobile Roadie

Mobile app building platform: Mobile Roadia

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Mobile Roadie is an app creator that allows anyone to create and manage their own iOS or Android app. Even better, the building happens in a very visual way. The platform supports all media types, with automatic importing of RSS, Twitter, or Google News keywords, and an auto-refreshing fan wall for real-time communication with users.

You can preview your app accurately via Mobile Roadie's back end, just as your users would on their devices. They will also guide you through the App Store submission process, with Mobile Roadie checking the quality and appropriateness of your content.

This app builder also gives you the option to send out push notifications. This can be content from your own site or via the platform itself. The platform as a whole is language agnostic, so you can pull data in a variety of formats, including XML, JSON, PHP, CSV and HTML. When you start, you are presented with several layout options, but you can also customize any of them to your liking. I will say that Mobile Roadie seems better fit for a brand or service, rather than product.

Price: Plans start at $145/month for the base plan.

3. TheAppBuilder

Mobile app building platform: TheAppBuilder

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TheAppBuilder provides a suite of apps to suit employees, clients, events, and brochures, with two different approaches available. This might be the platform to go with if you are designing an app as an intranet for a company. You can build the app using the online toolkit, and either the training provided or TheAppBuilder itself will work with you to define and build the structure of the app and populate it with initial content.

Using the dedicated AppLibrary, you can provide your users with a window into multiple apps and even customize it with your own branding. You can protect both public and private apps with usernames and passwords, and distribute them via the app store, making use of TheAppBuilder's Active Directory integration to enable login with existing credentials and user groups.

Updating the structure and content of your apps is easy, even after you go live, because you can make unlimited updates and publish on multiple mobile platforms in one click. The platform supports native iPhone, iPad, and Android, with updates going live within 60 seconds of submitting a change. The update timing appears to be unmatched from other services.

Price: Pricing available upon request

4. Good Barber

Mobile app building platform: Good Barber

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Good Barber provides a platform to build iPhone and Android apps, along with optimized web applications. For any of the platforms, you can control every detail of the app without writing out a single line of code. Several highly customizable design templates are available to get started, with plenty of beautiful icons and access to Google Fonts.

These progressive web apps could theoretically replace your current website, as they can be optimized for desktop, mobile, and tablets.

You receive immediate visual feedback every time you adjust any parameters in your app. Send unique, actionable push notifications and convert your readers into contributorsby letting them submit articles, photos, and videos. You can also organize your app and add sections ranging from videos, photos, sounds, live events, and more.

Price: Plans start at $32/month for Android apps and at $96/month for iOS apps.

5. Appy Pie

Mobile app building platform: Apple Pie

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Appy Pie is a cloud-based DIY mobile app creation tool that allows users without programming skills to create an app for almost any platform and publish it. There's nothing to install or download — just drag and drop pages to create your own mobile app online. Once it's complete, you receive an HTML5-based hybrid app that works with all platforms, including iOS, Android, Windows, and even a Progressive app. All revisions are in real time, with the ability to send push notifications, monetize with ads, see live analytics, and track location with GPS. You can also integrate social media feeds, blogs, websites, audio, radio, and more.

When using this platform you're presented with different themes, ranging from a restaurant to a radio station. They also have an appointment scheduler tool, which is especially useful for businesses such as doctors, salons, or spas with contact features such as one-touch call included. Using the code page you can embed custom code and embed iframes.

Price: Plans start at Free with ads and go up to $50/month for Platinum

6. AppMachine

Mobile app building platform: AppMachine

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AppMachine is an easy-to-use platform to build and design professional native apps for both iOS and Android. Using the drag-and-drop interface, you can combine different building blocks that offer a variety of features, such as information, photos, and video. The building blocks also let you link your app to Facebook, Twitter, or online stores. You can design the app in your own unique style and choose your navigation paths, colors, fonts, and icons, taking complete control of layout and watching your progress using the Previewer.

This platform also allows you to scan a website for key content that could transfer over into an app for iOS or Android.

Test your app as you build it and check its progress on your computer, mobile, or tablet. Once your app is fully tested and ready to go, you can publish and promote the app, and analyze the user data. AppMachine takes care of everything you need to get your app into Apple's App Store and Google Play.

Price: Plans start at $49/month per app on the Plus plan, but go up to $69/month per app.

7. GameSalad

Mobile app building platform: GameSalad

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GameSalad allows you to create and publish games for a variety of platforms, including iOS, Android, HTML5, and macOS. Its drag-and-drop interface allows you to get started quickly, without the need for any programming knowledge. It also aims to let you learn computer science through the building process.

The gaming app creator features a scene and actor editor, where you spend most of your game creation time, setting up actors in a scene and creating attributes, images, sounds, and navigating between actors. The active community forum is a huge plus, with access to help and advice from fellow independent game designers.

GameSalad offers two plans, one geared for educators and another for developers. But both of these app builders allows you to create a game without writing a line of code.

Price: Pricing available upon request for developers and educators.

8. BiznessApps

Mobile app building platform: BiznessApps

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BiznessApps provides a platform to help create mobile apps for a small business with a very simple process. It provides a wealth of features, including ordering, a shopping cart, reviews, messages, dynamic content, third party integrations, push notifications, comprehensive analytics, and more.

The easy-to-use content management system allows you to create an app in minutes, and customize everything using pre-built designs or your own. There are also real-time previews to check your progress as you design and develop your app.

You can instantly update your app online, and modify everything inside, without having to send your app for a lengthy update with Apple or Google. BiznessApps also provides an easy way to create promotional materials. There are weekly webinars on how to build beautiful mobile apps using the BiznessApps platform, along with access to hundreds of tutorials and articles to help make the process even easier.

Price: Plans start at $99/month for a Single App or $250/month for the Reseller Partner Program

9. AppMakr

Mobile app building platform: AppMakr

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AppMakr is a DIY app-creation platform that lets anyone craft iOS, Android, and HTML5 apps, with no coding knowledge required. It was founded in 2009, and recently acquired by Infinite Monkeys, to now form one of the largest DIY app publishing platforms worldwide. They state that they are the "original way to make an app."

You can make as many apps as you want, with unlimited updates, and utilize a number of features, including push notifications, high-resolution photo galleries, live updates, music and video streaming, chat rooms, Google Maps integration, shared events calendars, in-app shopping, and much more.

You keep track of all your apps through the Dashboard, easily customize your app's looks and functionality, add content with tabs, preview your app in real time, and publish it to the markets with a single click. A big feature set is the face that all of there plans feature no ads, even the mobile website builder.

Price: Plans start at Free for the mobile website builder and go up to a $99/month for the App Pro plan.

10. ShoutEm

Mobile app building platform: ShoutEm

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ShoutEm offers an app builder with complete content management, powerful user engagement tools, and monetization options, coupled with a seamless publishing process. All of this comes together to provide a robust solution for almost any app building scenario.

The interface builder offers many customization options, and each app can be tightly integrated with existing content sources such as WordPress, Foursquare, Facebook, Twitter, SoundCloud, and more. The multiple monetization options mean you can quickly create a revenue stream from your app, providing an e-commerce experience, in-app subscriptions, deals, and coupons, with support for all major ad networks included.

You can publish your apps under your developer account to both iTunes and Google Play, and update your app or content in real time. ShoutEm also offers regular auto-updates, to ensure your app is always ahead of new iOS and Android updates.

Price: Plans start at $59/month for Android, $99/month for iOS and Android, and $179/month for extra social and loyalty add-ons.

With contributions by Grace Smith

What Code Should You Learn in 2016?

2016-05-19T18:38:00.001+05:30

Why you should learn to code?

Apple Founder Steve Jobs once said in an interview: “I think everybody in this country should learn how to program a computer because it teaches you how to think.”

With the changing environment around us and the inclusion of computers in our personal space, technology and computers are now an integral part of our lives. Learning how to code shouldn’t be looked upon as applied sciences and math because it shows us a path to solve life problems and process our thoughts.

This isn’t just a career making skill, but it’s also an in-demand job skill. If you are proficient in your field and having technical knowledge of your subject, learning how to code can empower you to become different and get more attention.

Learning code is now easier than ever. There are so many free and open platforms waiting for you to come and join them. Considering the fact that the average salary of a computer programmer touched an all-time high of $100,000 last year, learning and mastering a language isn’t a bad idea at all.

What Code Should You Learn?

Today I am sharing an enriching infographics by WhoIsHosting. This telling you about the multiple choices you face as a beginner. Take a look and don’t forget to check the best deals on e-Learning courses at the bottom of the post:

Microsoft Will Integrate Ubuntu Linux In Windows 10

2016-04-01T22:18:00.000+05:30

Microsoft Will Integrate Ubuntu Linux In Windows 10

Somethhing amazing was happened on the first day of Microsoft’s Build Developer Conference 2016, where Microsoft announced that “MICROSOFT WILL INTEGRATE UBUNTU LINUX IN WINDOWS 10”.

Microsoft Will Integrate Ubuntu Linux In Windows 10

Recently the BQ company has put on sale, the first tablet with UbuntuTouch OS in the world, and previously also opted for smartphones. But in the ‘Desktop World’, considering desktops and laptops, Ubuntu takes many more years of filming and has been raised for years as one of the GNU / most interesting Linux as an alternative to desktop users of Windows. Now, Microsoft is very close to the integration of Ubuntu within its own computer operating system, Microsoft Windows 10.

Microsoft’s Kevin Gallo on stage at of Build Developer Conference 2016 said that “The Bash shell is coming to Windows. Yes, the real Bash is coming to Windows, This is not a VM. This is not cross-compiled tools. This is native,” he also added that “We’ve partnered with Canonical to offer this great experience, which you’ll be able to download right from the Windows Store.”

According to the agreement with Canonical, it will allow Windows 10 users soon to run Ubuntu and Windows 10 simultaneously on their computers, not as a virtualized operating system. However, as a part of the native libraries of Windows 10, which is not expected to be available for the users who has the Unity interface, since a change would be more focused on developers.

The interesting thing is the integration is the ability to use tools such as BASH Shell and Terminal desktop operating system Ubuntu, beyond user functions by passing own system interface. Thus, while keeping intact the own interface in Microsoft Windows 10, without possibility of loading the elements of Ubuntu, would mean the complete integration of Linux within Windows 10 and in addition to the hand of one of the most recognized distributions.

According to this movement, on the other hand, Microsoft would have a strong support for the development of their tools of cloud computing, and will have support of a truly broad community to work in software solutions on its operating system. And what is not clear at this point, whether Ubuntu would remain available also independently, as before it was, or this integration would end installable distributions of Ubuntu.

Crypto Ransomware Found On EC-Council Website That Runs A Certified Hacker Program

2016-03-28T22:04:00.002+05:30

A ransomware was found on the official website of EC-Council that runs Certified Ethical hacker program. After EC-Council did not reply to Fox-IT in the context of the malware injected in their site, Fox-IT decided to go public with this news, the excerpt of which can be read at the end of this blog post.

The website http://iclass.eccouncil.org/, the official website of EC-Council, a new Mexico-based professional organization that runs the Certified Ethical Hacker program, the nemesis of a malware was found this Monday.

Shortly after the malware was found, researchers from security firm Fox-ITnotified EC-Council officials found that one of their subdomains was under the influence of a schemer who had injected angler, a toolkit that provides powerful Web drive-by exploits.

A redirect was embedded at the bottom of the page as seen in this screenshot

Angler toolkit first appeared in late 2013. Since then, it has significantly grown in popularity in the cyber underworld. Angler toolkit evades detection by changing the variations of the various components it uses (HTML, JavaScript, Flash, Silverlight, Java and more).

On Thursday, after receiving no reply from the EC-Council and still seeing that the website was infected, Fox-IT published a blog post showing that the company had failed to respond them.

The ransom note presented to instruct the victim on ways to recover files

Unlike other drive-by attacks, this one is very hard for the researchers to replicate. Moreover, this exploit only targets the visitors using Internet Explorer and only when they come to the site from search engines like Google, Bing, Yahoo etc. Even though these conditions are met, people from certain IP addresses from certain geographic locales are also spared.

Here is an excerpt from the Fox-IT team:

Through this embedding the client is redirected a couple of times to avoid/frustrate/stop manual analysis and some automated systems. Once the user has jumped through all the redirects he/she ends up on the Angler exploit kit landing page from which the browser, flash player plugin or Silverlight plugin will be exploited. The Angler exploit kit first starts the ‘Bedep’ loader on an exploited victim machine which will download the final payload. The way the redirect occurs on the EC-COUNCIL website is through PHP code on the web server which is injecting the redirect into the web page. A vulnerability in the EC-COUNCIL website is most likely exploited as it runs the very popular WordPress CMS which has been a target through vulnerable plug-ins for years.

How Lack Of Human Resource Is Threatening The Cybersecurity Realm

2016-02-04T08:36:00.002+05:30

Maintaining a Cybersecurity department is the need of the hour for the companies. Human Resource has a major impact on the Cybersecurity and it can be perceived from the situation that there has been a decline in the number of recruitments due the lack of skillset and talent, despite the numerous high-salary job opportunities.

We are humans and using us to accomplish a goal is called Human Resource (HR). The topic concerning to maximize the potential of Human Resource has been prevalent and to my utmost concern, the human race has to input heavy efforts in order to pace up with industry’s increasing talent demands.

Cybersecurity – one of the major fields where the human resource is losing its credibility – is for protecting computer hardware, software, and information stored from potential attacks like DDoS, phishing, tampering, and many more. But in recent years, humans appointed in the Cybersecurity field have shown an acute lack of determination, when it comes to acceptance of new skills as well as consistency in a rapidly changing atmosphere, that requires an individual to remain up-to-the-minute with latest practices and technological trends in the Cybersecurity space.

In a keynote presented by Mathew Rosenquist, a Cybersecurity Strategist at Intel Security, he focussed on how Human Resource is playing a pivotal role in shaping new age Cybersecurity workforce. Despite enormous efforts made by various Cybersecurity organisations and the “digital security field outpaced IT positions by double and twelve times the rate of the overall job market”, it is easy to decipher the situation that a qualified workforce is like a day dream for the security industry, with an estimate of 2 million unfilled positions by the end of 2017.

While speaking at the ICT Educators Conference this month, Rosenquist emphasized on how the current education system can upgrade its course structure by introducing a formal degree program for CyberScience related syllabi. He also discussed that the sole focus on training an individual to acquire proper knowledge and unvarying skill set will help the individual to be an efficient and reliable Human Resource.

Another side of the coin is the diversity of workforce required in the Cybersecurity workspace. There is a rising demand of people with varying interests and capability to think “out of the box” in tricky environments. Rosenquist discussed Intel’s continuous efforts to diversify its workforce, be it on ethnic, gendered, or based on skill level. Intel has plans to invest $300 million for that purpose.

It is a great example of how a corporation can make a difference in the hiring, progression, and retention of a diverse workforce, contribute to building a sustainable flow of talent, and directly support other organizations doing the same.John Pescatore, Director of emerging security trends at SANS Institute

The keynote (presented at ICT Educators Conference) briefs the effectiveness of diverse workforce when it comes to solving problems, finding an error and showing creativity. An individual can take advantage of the competitive hiring process, exposure to executive levels, and significant salary bumps with an average inflation of $12000 than any other computer field.

Intel’s Diversity In Technology Initiative

Intel flagged off its Diversity and Inclusion initiative in January 2015 with a goal to represent a completely diverse workforce by the end of the year 2020. The company will utilize its resources to increase the percentage of women and underrepresented minorities.

According to the Diversity in Technology mid-term report published on May 12, 2015, in the first half of the year 2015 Intel managed to outperform its predefined goal of 40% – 1275 diverse employees out of a total of 2944 hiring in the United States which account for 43.3% – by the mid-year. Exploring the diversity of the workforce yields 35.2% (1035) women, 4.7% (139) African American, 7.5% (222) Hispanic, and 0.3% (9) Native American.

Intel is determined to work on the following key programs:

Achieve full workforce representation through focused hiring and retention programs.

In December 2014, Intel’s US workforce comprised of 23.5% (11386) women employees which increased to 24.1% (12916) by the end of July 2015. A similar increase was observed for African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans.

Intel maintains a Diversity Dashboard which is used to keep an eye on the number of new hires and fires to track the progress of women and underrepresented minorities. The Dashboard is regularly synchronized across all Intel divisions and regularly shared with the CEO, VPs, and the executive team.

In the case of leadership roles, by July 2015, the workforce representation was 17.1% (68) for women and 6.0% (24) for underrepresented minorities.

To balance hiring, we have increased focus on advancing our inclusive culture by utilizing fair processes and practices, such as rigorous reviews of annual appraisal parity and pay audits, as well as by increasing investments in our manager and leader capabilities to ensure that the unique skills and experiences of our entire workforce are fully leveraged.

— the report says.

Grow the pipeline of technical talent for the industry at large:

Intel will invest an amount of $5 million over the next four and a half years as per an MOU signed with Oakland Unified School District. The funds will be utilized to improve the number of Computer Science and Engineering graduates by boosting the number of students from 100 to 600. Intel will put forward its efforts to bring volunteer participation of its employees to accomplish this goal in addition to offering employment options to technical graduates from the Oakland district.

Improve diversity in our supply chain and vendors:

With plans to focus on Indirect Service Segment, Intel eyes an approximate investment of $600 million in order to satisfy its intentions to improve supplier diversity. Further aid will be accomplished by performing a collaborative operation with Capital Partners, thereby, increasing technology sector representation in terms of diversity and inclusion.

Invest in diverse entrepreneurs of emerging technologies:

A $125 million Intel Capital Diversity Fund is aimed at rising technology startups which come under the eligibility criteria of a woman or an underrepresented minority as the CEO or founder, or having, at least, three women in leadership roles. The fund announced on June 9, 2015, has been utilized to power Brit + Co, Care Cloud, Mark One, Venafi.

Intel Captial was founded in 1991, and since then, it has been a cash card to around 1400 companies spanning over 57 nations with the total investment amounting to $11.4 billion.

We are proud to take a leading role toward broader participation in technology entrepreneurship and employment. With this new fund, Intel Capital is committed to investing in the best talent from a myriad of backgrounds to cultivate innovations that serve the needs of a diverse public.

— said Intel Capital MD Lisa Lambert, who is leading the Intel Capital Diversity Fund.

Support women in gaming:

Gaming is not considered as a woman’s deal and they don’t contribute much to the male dominated International Game Developers Association (IGDA). Intel made an attempt to make justice with their Diversity in Technology initiative by sponsoring Gamescom, E3, and Nordic Games conferences in addition to creating the game-design seminar for girls titled as Intel Two5Six Scholar Program.

There are some female warriors in the gaming realm such as Katherine Gunn aka Mystik is an American professional gamer who has bagged credits in the Guinness Book of World Records 2016 Gamer’s Edition. She won the second season of WCG Ultimate Gamer in 2010 and is famous for DOA4 and HALO: Reach.

The Crisis Situation

If we time travel four or five years back, the technology companies were not that much concerned about the security aspects, the Cybersecurity division was often included under the IT department. But the pace of time has forced them to think about a separate security division, which is the need-of-the-hour.

“This has resulted in increased salaries and a shortage of qualified [staff for] small to medium enterprises in the marketplace,” – says Douglas Saylors, Director at Information Services Group (ISG) based in Stamford, Connecticut.

One out of the hundreds of concerns faced by Cybersecurity firms is finding talented employees. However, the fact can’t be denied that the complicated and tedious recruitment process poses as an imminent cause to increased number of unfilled positions. Hence, an intelligible perspective should be displayed upfront for a potential recruit.

Talking about the training and skill set aspect, does it really matter?

Intel’s $300 million investment to transform the academia is a clear long-shot but if we have to make a decision on a short-term notice, the lack of skilled workforce and above that, untrained employees may act as a cause to the unreliable future of cybersecurity space dealing with digital attacks every now and then.

The reason so many enterprises need more security people is because they are doing basic things wrong in IT — not keeping up with patches and misconfiguring things.John Pescatore, Director of emerging security trends at SANS Institute

Companies based in the United States often try to lure brains residing in India and other parts of the world, with their H1B VISA schemes and hard cash salary packages. But that’s not a fool-proof solution for the future of this vast field, which is finding it hard to fill the security professional chairs.

These companies should understand the value of proper training, and understand that IT professionals often lack a broader perspective of the Cybersecurity space.This will allow the transformation of the current networking staff into security specialists after proper training. An internal evaluation that would acknowledge the companies whether their security experts can deal with up-to-the-minute cyber-threats is a must.

Write your views in the comments section below.

Also Read: Snowden Leak Proves That NSA And GCHQ Spied On Israeli Drones Using Open Source Tools

How To Change Processor Name Permanently

2016-02-04T08:32:00.002+05:30

A while ago on Tweak And Trick, I published an article on changing your processor name. But recently, SEO Maseed pointed out that the trick only changed the name temporarily.

After a user restarts his computer, the

name reverted back to original which is obvious as each time Windows boots, it checks the connected hardware and updates the registry value automatically. So, changing the processor name using the earlier article did not have permanent results.

Thus, the alien processor name you had earlier again reverted back to the boring old one.

Problem: To, make the name change permanent, it was required to update the Processor Name String registry key every time Windows starts.

Solution: It is very easy to change your processor name permanently by creating a registry key and placing a shortcut to it in the Windows start up folder. To do so, just follow the steps given below:-

Steps :-

1. Open Notepad.

2. Copy and paste the exact code given below:-

    Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

    [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\HARDWARE\DESCRIPTION\System\CentralProcessor\0]
    "ProcessorNameString"="My Processor name 50000MHz"

To change the processor name, edit the part of the code given in blue. Also understand that \0 in the above code should only be present if Windows store your processor name at that location. Open the Registry Editor and navigate to the above mentioned keys to check whether or not to include the \0.

3. Click on File Menu, click on Save As and select "All Types" in the Save as Type option. Save the file as ProcessorNameChange.reg or *.reg.

4. Create a new shortcut on your desktop. Enter regedit / S "Location of the .reg file" as the location of the item. For example, enter regedit /S "C:\Processor Name.reg" if your registry file is located in the root of C:\ drive.

5. Copy the created Shortcut file.

6. Navigate to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows XP) or toC:\Users\ User-Name\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Startup (in Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista. Also remember that AppData is a hidden folder.) if C: is your System drive.

7. Paste the copied file.

This registry file would now execute each time when Windows starts and the Processor Name String would be modified each time. This means that even upon restarting your computer, you will see that the changed processor name is permanent. -

How to Convert Scanned PDF and Images to Text Using Google Drive

2016-01-11T08:37:00.000+05:30

Last month I felt the need to convert some image to editable text, so I searched the web and came across few converters/software. But, none of them were free and they asked for a good amount of money. This conversion is performed using Optical Character Recognition Software (OCR).

Today in the morning, I was doing some work on Google Drive and I clicked on a feature which kind of made my day. Actually, Google Drive provides the OCR software for free and you can use it to convert your image files to text.

Convert Images to text using Google Drive:

Before you proceed, make sure that on the image to be used, there is some text; so that it could be converted using OCR. This can also be used to convert PDF files to text for free.

Take a look at these simple steps:

Visit Google Drive Website and login using your Gmail account.
Now click on the New button and select File Upload to upload the image you want to convert. The image can be of any format. Here I have used a screenshot of my website homepage as the image.
After finishing up the upload, right click on the image file and go to Open With > Google Docs.
Now the new tab opens with the image at the top and editable text below it. You can edit the text and resize the image here.
You can either delete the image and save the remaining text and close the tab. Now in you’ll see the Google Document with converted text beside the image file.
Now you are all done and you can edit the image or download in PC to edit.

Points to be noted:

Image should be less than 2 MB in size.
Your converted text may have mistakes in it, so check it before using somewhere.
For PDF files, only first 10 pages are converted to text. If you have a large PDF file, instead of opting for a one-time conversion, go for step-by-step conversion of 10 pages.

How To Cancel A Sent Email in Gmail

2016-01-10T15:57:00.000+05:30

In this network more than billions of people are sending and receiving emails daily. But i have a new trick for you for gmail which is How To Cancel A Sent Email in Gmail.

Gmail is the giant mailing network by Google that allows user to send/receive emails and also provide cloud storage space also. Yes you can cancel the email that you have sent to anyone on gmail. Sometime you accidently or intentionally mail to anyone then in that case it feels very embarrassing so at that time you can cancel the sent mail. Just follow up the below method to proceed.

Also Read: How To Increase Gmail Attachment Limit to 25MB In Android

How To Cancel A Sent Email in Gmail

This feature is a part of gmail and you can use this feature to cancel the email that you had sent. You just have to follow some of simple steps that i have discussed below.

Also Read: How To Get Gmail Notifications On Your PC

First of all login into your gmail account in which you want to cancel the mail.
Now at the right top corner you will see setting option. just click on it.
Now in the drop down list select settings.
Now under the setting tab you will see the section Labs just click on it.
Now scroll down and enable the Undo Send button there. As this will enable undo send feature of your account.
Now at bottom click on the save button.
Now gmail will give you 10 seconds to undo every email when it is sent, but you can change this time in settings->general->undo send->cancellation period and set it to maximum of seconds.
Thats it everytime you send the mail it will dislay 10-30 seconds to undo the sent email.

Also Read: How To Sign Out Automatically From Your Gmail Account

So above is method for How To Cancel A Sent Email in Gmail. By this you can easily avoid sending some mails that you actually don’t what to send but you send them accidenlty at that case this method will be very helpful. Hope you like the post, don’t forget to share this cool post with your friends and leave a comment below if you need our help at any step.

Mark Zuckerberg’s Messenger vs. Your Phone Number – Who’ll Be The Winner?

2016-01-09T22:42:00.000+05:30

On January 7th, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg posted an infographic on his Facebook page announcing that Facebook’s messenger app is being used by 800 million users every month. While this could seem a big number to many, I wasn’t surprised at all. We are constantly online and Messenger has become a part of your digital lives. But, this hasn’t happened on its own — it’s a result of the perfect execution of a long-term strategy by Facebook.

When Facebook bought WhatsApp after signing a multi-billion deal, many people compared it with Facebook’s own IM service Messenger. But, Facebook has constantly worked to draw a differentiating line between the two. Last year at its F8 conference, Facebook announced that it’ll be developing Messenger as a platform while WhatsApp will be a simple app that’ll continue to focus on make texting and calling a better experience.

In 2015, Facebook made significant changes in Messenger that included video calling, ability to customize conversations with emojis and stickers, updated location sharing, money sharing and a lot more. In his Facebook post, Zuckerberg tells his own story — “It’s an important part of how I run Facebook and keep in touch with my friends and family. I use Messenger to quickly get information from engineers to make decisions. I also message a lot with Priscilla every day and probably use way too many stickers.”

Messenger is one of the top priorities of Facebook in 2016. The company swears to work hard to bring to you more and more ways to communicate with your friends and family. Facebook has already started testing M, its own digital virtual assistant. In his latest blog post, company’s VP of Messaging Products, David Marcus has urged you to do everything the Facebook’s way — as if pushing Free Basics down people’s throat wasn’t enough.

First let’s set some context. Think about it: SMS and texting came to the fore in the time of flip phones. Now, many of us can do so much more on our phones; we went from just making phone calls and sending basic text-only messages to having computers in our pockets.David Marcus, VP of Facebook Messaging Products

Thanks to the endless number of messaging apps, we have arrived at a point where we don’t remember phone numbers and contact details of other people. With its Messenger app, Facebook is working to eradicated your phone numbers altogether.

Last year, Facebook decided that it will now give its users an option to use sign up for the Messenger without needing a Facebook account. With Messenger, now you can make calls to a person without needing to know someone’s phone number.

“With Messenger, we offer all the things that made texting so popular, but also so much more. Yes, you can send text messages, but you can also send stickers, photos, videos, voice clips, GIFs, your location, and money to people,” Facebook writes in its blog post.

While using WhatsApp to make money isn’t Facebook’s top priority at the moment, Facebook is working hard on Messenger to open a new revenue stream for a long time growth.

Slowly and gradually Facebook is looking to take over your entire phone — wait for it — it’s just a matter of time.

Images: Facebook

iPhone 7 May Get Tech To Heal And Fix Itself During the Night

2016-01-09T11:29:00.000+05:30

Apple patents auto-healing tech which will allow iPhone 7 heal itself during night

Apple has been awarded patent technology for the iPhone that detects when you’re not using it and automatically cleans or fixes itself.

The patent filed with the US Patent and Trademark office back in July 2014, the Automated Maintenance of an Electronic Device patent describes a number of different ways that an iPhone could keep itself running.

This means that the future versions of the iPhone will be able to self-heal, ‘performing maintenance, repair and recalibration functions’ while you sleep, including fixing dead pixels on the screen.

‘Exposure to environmental elements may take its toll on portable devices over time which necessitates increased maintenance, recalibration and repair services to the portable electronic devices,’ according to the patent.

‘This increase in service requirements could become an annoyance to a user and result in significant user dissatisfaction.’

‘These maintenance and repair services may be time consuming to perform and result in unavailability of certain services and user down time which may be unacceptable to many users who rely on these devices during, and as part of, their daily routines and activities.’

According to the information included in the patent indicates that the iPhone could automatically repair itself in case water or any other liquid reaches the speaker.

Apple seems to have found a way that let’s the device to automatically remove the liquid by generating a special sound in the speaker. This process would obviously be quite invasive during the night, but the patent says that the phone’s sensors could scan the surroundings and find out when the owner is in a loud environment to generate this sound.

“The maintenance services may be performed if the device determines that it is not being used such as when the user is sleeping or is engaged in other activities which would make the user unaware that such maintenance or remedial operations are being performed,” the patent reads.

The patent also explains how an iPhone could fix issues with their screens, such as dead pixels. Apple says this can be fixed by cycling through a screen diagnostic schedule that lights up the screen in different ways.

It can take several hours to do this – but the iPhone could wait until its owner is asleep, and automatically do it then.

It can also run other diagnostics while you are asleep, like testing the camera, as well as checking on the handset’s components to make sure your phone is able to connect to the internet properly, make calls and send texts.

There’s no guarantee that the technology described will make it into the iPhone 7, but given the fact that Apple applied for the patent in 2014, the company has the necessary technology and know-how to introduce it in the next model.

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Six Things to Watch for in 2016

2016-01-04T23:06:00.004+05:30

Well, if you thought you had it rough in 2014 because of big, bad Poodles and an irritating case of Heartbleed, things only got worse this year. Rather than intrusions permeating our IT systems and stealing our data, attacks got a bit more personal in 2015. Not only were privacy and civil liberties put at risk by legislators pushing overbearing rules based on an underwhelming knowledge of computers, but hackers and security research were squarely in the crosshairs of government and law enforcement. It was a rough year.

What’s ahead? Who knows? Who saw Wassenaar coming? Or Going Dark? Or backdoors in enterprise networking gear? Nonetheless, 2016 can be better with some prep work against a best guess of what we might be in for as the new year turns.

Activism is Job 1

Security researchers and advocates have certainly grown up in the last two years. Emerging from the shadows of SOCs and IT labs, researchers spurred on by the assault on crypto, privacy and overall integrity of legitimate hacking, have evolved into a tidy and effective group of activists. Hopefully this trend continues, because with legislators and law enforcement convinced that things like CISA and Wassenaar and exceptional access are good ideas, there needs to be more voices from the security wilderness. Many of you have stood up and shouted about the lunacy of some of these ideas, and in the case of Wassenaar for example, a spate of rational, well thought-out comments put a temporary halt to the U.S. implementation of the rules. This was a victory that can be emulated on many fronts in 2016.

Securing Things

Brush off securing the Internet of Things as a fad, tomorrow’s problem, perhaps. But that’s foolhardy. Against the kicking and screaming of those who know better, we continue to embed tiny, networked computers in just about everything without clearly mapping out security and privacy implications. Just like mobile and client-server architectures before it, IoT has been rushed to market and security is flailing its arms desperately trying to catch up. Thankfully, we had our first inflection point in 2015 demonstrating the need to slow down—literally. Charlie Miller and Chris Valasek’s car-hacking research put a real face on the problem of IoT security. Their ability to remotely manipulate a moving automobile’s controls forced a recall of 1.4 million vehicles, and in the bigger picture, caused an entire industry to stand up and take notice.

The Kids Are Not Alright

Predicting at the start of 2015 that there would be a major health care data breach was a cakewalk. Five weeks into the year and we had Anthem, and shortly thereafter CareFirst Blue Cross. Health care data is the new hacker black, and attackers are taking advantage of organizations still behind in securing patient data and electronic health care systems. For next year, shudder to think it, but cybercrime is going to continue to target personal data in a big way and they’re going to go younger. We’ve already seen VTech and Hello Kitty breaches impacting the personal data of tens of thousands of children, giving hackers a long shelf life of identities to be exploited for fraud. Expect more of it in 2016.

Money On The Move

Now that mobile payment services like Apple Pay and Google Wallet have turned your smartphone into an extension of your wallets and bank accounts, expect hackers to turn out en masse against these systems. The juicy target for hackers may not be on the transaction side of mobile payments, but in the personal payment card data that lives on your device. An attacker with access to that data is a short hop away from being able to spoof your identity and payment data, and this is a shortcoming that needs to addressed next year.

Bury The Ghosts of APTs

Advanced persistent threats, a.k.a sophisticated nation-state sponsored targeted attacks, a.k.a China/Russia/the NSA, aren’t necessarily going away, but they are going to look different. Researchers at Kaspersky Lab say APT gangs are making strategic and tactical changes to their activities—likely since so many have been outed in the past 24 months. Expect to see more attacks with roots in memory-resident or fileless malware, Kaspersky says. APTs will be harder to detect because there will be fewer cookie crumbs for investigators to follow. The security company also said that APT gangs have likely invested enough in building custom malware and rootkits and commodity attacks will be repurposed more often.

Samy Time

Is there a more creative hacker than Samy Kamkar? He’s been around for a long time, but it’s likely he’d be hard-pressed to remember a year when he had as much fun tackling new problems. Very few hackers can say their resume includes the use of a child’s messaging toy to open garage doors on a whim, or game vehicles’ OnStar systems to gain persistent access to vehicles. Thrown in his take on the ProxyGambit attack, and Rolljam, another device that steal vehicular lock codes, and Kamkar had a busy year. Predicting what’s next is a crapshoot, but nothing in the

IoT universe seems out of reach.

New JavaScript Ransomware Sold as a Service

2016-01-04T23:03:00.001+05:30

Crimeware services are nothing new. Criminals for years have advertised on the underground not only malware, but management services and support for banking Trojans, exploit kits and more.

Researchers this week turned up a new ransomware-as-a-service operation that pushes the first ransomware coded entirely in JavaScript. Ransom32 is available for download on a Tor hidden server to anyone with a Bitcoin address. The malware packaged into a Chromium executable using NW.js. The malware looks for and encrypts dozens of file types and asks for a ransom payable in digital currency; Ransom32’s creators get a 25 percent commission on every transaction.

The service also includes a management interface that allows the criminal to configure the messaging presented to the victim and how much ransom to demand. Through this same interface, they can also lock the infected computer, keep CPU usage low as files are encrypted, and control latent timeouts. The interface can also be used to track income statistics, including how many times the ransomware has been installed, how many victims paid, and how many were shown the lockscreen, and how much Bitcoin they’ve racked up.

The first Ransom32 infections were reported to BleepingComputer and analyzed by researchers at Emisoft. Researcher Fabio Wosar said the download is quite large (22 MB) compared to other ransomware. Wosar explained that Ransom32 arrives in a WinRAR archive and contains a number of files including a Chromium executable disguised to look like the Chrome browser, which is instead the NW.js application that contains the malware and framework required to run it, he said.

The use of NW.js is noteworthy because the platform is used to develop desktop JavaScript apps not only for Windows, but also Mac OS X and Linux.

“So while JavaScript is usually tightly sandboxed in your browser and can’t really touch the system it runs upon, NW.js allows for much more control and interaction with the underlying operating system, enabling JavaScript to do almost everything ‘normal’ programming languages like C++ or Delphi can do,” Wosar said. “The benefit for the developer is that they can turn their web applications into normal desktop applications relatively easily. For normal desktop application developers it has the benefit that NW.js is able to run the same JavaScript on different platforms. So a NW.js application only needs to be written once and is instantly usable on Windows, Linux and MacOS X.”

For now, the researchers believe that Ransom32 is confined to Windows, but certainly with some alterations, can become a cross-platform service.

The ransomware’s behavior is pretty typical to other similar malware. It comes bundled with Tor, which it uses to connect to the command and control server and the Bitcoin address where payments are to be sent. The crypto keys are also sent via this connection.

“What makes the Ransom32 RaaS so scary is that Javscript and HTML are cross-platform and run equally as well on Macs and Linux as they do in Windows,” said Lawrence Abrams of BleepingComputer. “This means that with some minor tweaks, the Ransom32 developers could easily make NW.js packages for Linux and Mac computer. Though there does not seem to be any indication that this is being done as of yet, doing so would be trivial. It is inevitable that ransomware will be created for operating systems other than Windows. Using a platform like NW.js just brings us one step closer.”

The Biggest Cybersecurity Threat at Your Office Could Be You (Infographic)

2016-01-03T20:16:00.002+05:30

In a world where hackers seem to be lurking around every corner, web-surfers today might be stunned to discover that the biggest security threat often boils down to their very own social-media browsing habits.

And given that companies lost between $375 and $575 billion last year on hack attacks, according to security provider Digital Guardian, it is of the utmost necessity to clamp down on oversharing and develop a culture of cybersecurity at the office.

For tips on how to prevent intrusions such as spear phishing, identity theft or extortion, check out the infographic below:

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This List Of The Worst Software Of 2015 With Most Bugs Will Surprise You

2016-01-03T13:44:00.001+05:30

In this article we are bringing to you the software of 2015 with most bugs. The list is topped by Mac OS X, iOS, and Adobe Flash. Take a look at the list below to know about other software with most flaws.

The year 2015 has just ended and Apple’s Mac OS X has been recently been crowned as the software with most vulnerabilities. Mac OS X won the title of the software that needed the most bug fixes with 384 vulnerabilities.

Apple’s iOS was the runner-up software with 375 vulnerabilities. The other software adorning the top 5 places were Abode’s Flash, AIR SDK, and AIR. Over the whole year, Adobe Flash Player recorded 314 vulnerabilities, Adobe AIR SKD witnessed 246 vulnerabilities, and Adobe SDK came 5th with 246 vulnerabilities.

You might start questioning the results of this survey by CVE Details as Microsoft Windows didn’t appear at the top. But, Windows versions are split separately and many vulnerabilities are bound to overlap.

The last year’s top 5 list was dominated by the likes Internet Explorer, Mac OS X, Linux Kernel, Google Chrome, and Apple iOS.

If we categorize the top 50 products and categorize them by the company, the list is dominated by Microsoft Adobe, and Apple.

Facebook bug welcomes new year by telling users they have been friends for 46 years

2016-01-01T21:22:00.003+05:30

Facebook bug Tells Users They’ve Been Friends for 46 Years

As the world was celebrating New Year yesterday, Facebook seemed to be having its own celebrations. A bug in Facebook was telling users that they’ve been friends for 46 years.

It is silly to think that Facebook remembers who were friends with 46 years ago because Facebook wasn’t around that many years ago in 1969. In fact millions of FB users were not even born while computers were used only for military purposes.

The date Dec. 31, 1969 carries special significance for computer software, according to the Daily Dot. That date is the first to appear in time tracking software for Unix computer systems called Unix Epoch. Although not confirmed by Facebook, many are suggesting the bug originates with what’s known as the Unix epoch.

Happy Cyber New Year: The Top 5 Trends in Cybersecurity in 2016

2016-01-01T00:14:00.001+05:30

Happy Cyber New Year: The Top 5 Trends in Cybersecurity in 2016

It has become a cliché. Pundits and cybersecurity analysts, time and time again, talk about how a top cybersecurity trend for the New Year will be more cybersecurity attacks. I want to provide a different approach on what we can expect from a cybersecurity standpoint in 2016 with my personal top five list:

IoT Growth:

It seems like every year analysts warn about the Internet of Things (IoT) being the next big thing. It appears as though instead of a large splash, IoT is simply quietly growing more and more each year.

The reason why this growth is silent and potentially cybersecurity-related is due primarily by how seemingly innocuous this technology appears. IoT technically refers to small networkable operational technologies like “smart” traffic lights that detect traffic patterns and adjust accordingly, or networkable home appliances that can turn on via mobile devices. However, unlike many peers, I consider “Wearables” IoT devices as well. I also believe these less secure devices may be the first IoT to be hacked successfully in the near future.

Wearables are items like fitness trackers that you can wear on your wrist. According to some sources, there will be an estimated 780 million wearable devices by 2019. The math will work out to about one wearable device on every 10 people. The security challenge with wearables comes from the inherently poor-written code that often creates a back door to the smartphone.

Consumer Operational Technology (OT):

Along the lines of security issues with IoT, OT like manufacturing devices, utility valves, or Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) will continue to represent cybersecurity challenges in 2016.

One consumer-oriented OT that may top the list is the “connected car.” According to the same report mentioned above, attacks on automobile systems may increase rapidly in 2016 due to the major increase in connected automobile hardware built without “foundational security principles.”

Payment Paradox:

Attacks on payment card data businesses were bad in 2014 and 2015. This trend may continue as mobile payment systems continue to advance. Despite recent efforts by the Europay, MasterCard, and Visa (EMV) chip, which the United States recently adopted in 2015, the proliferation of mobile payment systems may produce negative results on the cybersecurity front.

Biometrics Bonanza

The year 2015 was a huge one for biometric technology. Apple kicked-off the year with a stronger focus on fingerprint authentication in their new iPhones, and apps quickly followed. Now consumers can access their banking accounts via mobile apps using silicon-chip, finger sensors.

This trend may take off more in 2016 as entertainment consoles like Microsoft’s Xbox One double down on facial recognition. From a cybersecurity perspective, however, it’s important to note that this technology is about verification more than authentication. Additionally, it’s important to note that physical characteristics complement passwords but should not yet fully replace the need.

Machine learning

Machine learning, a subset of artificial intelligence that gives computers the ability to learn without being explicitly programmed, is a growing practice that will continue in 2016.

For cybersecurity, this boils down to a highly advanced analysis engine that can make it extremely difficult for hackers to bypass detection. We’re not there yet, but I think by next year’s end, we’ll be a lot closer.

Putting It All Together

SSO technology is a strong cornerstone of security in platforms like mobility, and needs to take a prominent role in IoT and OT. If 2016 is anything like 2015, it’s going to be a wild ride.

Hypersocket single sign-on is part of a series of solutions built on the Hypersocket Framework (HSF), an open source project that enables rapid development of web-based JSON services with granular role-based access controls based on the principle of least privilege.

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10 Best Programming Languages of 2015 You Should Know

2015-12-31T20:28:00.001+05:30

Submitted by alex on Tue, 01/27/2015 - 11:34

The technology world is expanding immensely with each passing year and months, as they are coming up with new trendier smartphones and tablets every other day and the competition too has grown tough in the market to stand at the highest position. That’s the reason programmers and web developers are in tremendous demand nowadays because they have a good knowledge of programming languages. Various programming languages are now available and each of them has distinct functions.

When you are just beginning, you might not know about these languages, but you can certainly make some efforts to learn about them and do mastery on at least one or more languages; then you can certainly gain a high-paid job for yourself in the industry. We have mentioned here 10 excellent programming languages of 2015 which you should learn and have a better idea.

1. Java

Java is considered as the perfect language for the developers and programmers to learn. Currently it is the top-most programming language and has grabbed the highest position with Android OS yet again, though it was a bit down a few years ago. Java can be utilized for mobile-based applications, enterprise level purpose, for creating desktop applications, and for establishing Android apps on tablets and smartphones.

2. PHP

The web developers should learn about PHP or Hypertext Preprocessor, a well-known programming language. With the help of PHP, you can enlarge a web app very quickly and effortlessly. PHP is the actual foundation of many strong content management systems, for example, WordPress. PHP is really a valuable programming language for the developers and programmers.

3. JavaScript

While you are expanding your site, JavaScript is extremely functional as this language can immensely assist you in generating communication for your website. You can utilize various in style frameworks in JavaScript for constructing superb user interface. When you’re into web development, it’s very important to known about JavaScript for making interactive web pages. JavaScript is applied for including animations on the web pages, loading fresh images, scripts or objects on web page, and craft hugely responsive user interfaces.

4. Python

For becoming skilled at all-in-one language, you should begin learning Python language that has the ability to expand web apps, data analysis, user interfaces, and many more, and frameworks are also available for these tasks. Python is utilized by bigger companies mostly that can evaluate vast data sets, thus this is a huge chance to learn it and be a Python programmer.

5. Objective-C

If you are the one who is interested on constructing apps for iOS, then you have to know about Objective-C language efficiently. The most preferred choice for all the web developers is Objective-C. When you have learnt Objective-C, you can begin applying XCode that is known to be the authorized software development tool from Apple. Thus you can quickly produce iOS app that can be noticeable in App Store.

6. Ruby

Another popular programming language is Ruby and Ruby on Rails. This can be learnt easily, and also very strong and clear-cut. If you’ve small time in hand and still want to craft any project, then you can surely utilize Ruby language. This programming language is applied massively for web programming, and hence turned out to be the ideal selection for the beginner companies.

7. Perl

Perl is also a well-accepted programming language that offers distinct tools for various obscure setbacks such as system programming. Though this programming language is a bit puzzling, but it is really a strong one that you can learn for this year, and renew your knowledge. Perl is mainly used for sites and web app expansion, desktop app development and system administration, and test automation that can be applied for testing databases, web apps, networking devices, and many more.

8. C, C++ and C#

You can increase your knowledge by learning about C this year that is unique programming language. Being the oldest, it should be learnt firstly when you start up, and it is mainly applied in forming different softwares.

C++ or C plus plus is a bit more progressive than C, and utilized immensely in forming hardware speeded games. It is an ideal selection for strong desktop software as well as apps for mobiles and desktop. Known to be the strongest language, C++ is applied in vital operating systems, such as Windows.

After learning these 2, you can go ahead in knowing about C# language. It won’t be difficult for you to get accustomed with C# after knowing C and C++. C# is actually the prime language for Microsoft applications and services. While executing with .Net and ASP technologies, you are required to be familiar with the C# accurately.

9. SQL

When you are executing on databases such as Microsoft SQL server, Oracle, MySQL, etc, you should be aware of SQL programming language or Standard Query Language. From this language, you can achieve the proficiency of acquiring the needed data from big and multifaceted databases.

10. Swift

Swift is reflected upon as the trendiest program language for expanding apps for Apple products. This language can be utilized by you for building up apps for iOS activated devices and Apple’s MAC in quick and simple method. When you are keen to expand a superb iOS application, then it is better for you to gain knowledge of Swift programming language.

Hence, the above programming languages are known to be the best ones of 2015. So the developers and programmers should ensure that they’re updated regarding them. Knowing such programming languages will certainly take them to a greater level altogether in their career!

Programming Language Year-wise Rank Changes

Programming Language Year-wise Usage Percentage Changes

Top 7 Best Encryption Software For Windows

2015-12-31T14:28:00.000+05:30

Here are best encryption tools to try in your Windows PC to secure your data.

Time to provide encryption to your files and folders in your Windows PC. In PC there are lots of personal data that can be accessed by any unauthorized person. This is just because your Windows data is openly saved in your drives that is not encrypted or protected by encryption method and with that any person can access your files. And this can leads to endangers your privacy by illegal access to your private files. And for protecting that you need some encryption software that will secure your data with protection. And here we had discussed some of the best software to encrypt files. So have a look on complete guide discussed below.

Top 7 Best Encryption Software For Windows

I have listed some of the best tools that are really helpful to secure your data from any unauthorized access. So have a look on these tools and download the one that you like to use.

Encryption Tools for Windows To Secure Data:

#1 AxCrypt

This is one of the best tool that is perfect to encrypt any files on your Computer. AxCrypt is the leading open source file encryption software for Windows. It integrates seamlessly with Windows to compress, encrypt, decrypt, store, send and work with individual files. So must try out this cool tool in your PC.

#2 DiskCryptor

DiskCryptor is an open encryption solution that offers encryption of all disk partitions, including the system partition. The fact of openess goes in sharp contrast with the current situation, where most of the software with comparable functionality is completely proprietary, which makes it unacceptable to use for protection of confidential data.

#3 VeraCrypt

The another cool tool that will encrypt your files with a encryption. VeraCrypt adds enhanced security to the algorithms used for system and partitions encryption making it immune to new developments in brute-force attacks. So must try out this tool in your PC.

#4 Dekart Private Disk

Disk Firewall offers excellent protection against viruses, spyware and trojans without slowing down your system like an antivirus does and also access your data anywhere, even if you don’t have administrative rights.

#5 7-Zip

This is the well known encryption tool that help you to compress files but this tool can be better use as a encrypter too. With this tool you can compress files and then protect them with a password protection too. So must try out this tool to secure your files in your PC.

So above are all Best Encryption Software for Windows, And above i had listed top best tools that you can use to secure your files from illegal access by encrypting them with these tools. Hope you like these tool, do share with others too. Leave a comment below if you have any related queries with this.

Skynet Edition Linux Kernel 4.1.15 From Terminator Is Finally Released

2015-12-19T09:36:00.003+05:30

Image | Reddit

Linux kernel 4.1.15, a branch of 4.1.x LTS version, is now available for download. It’s the same version that ran on Skynet’s T-800 Terminator used by Arnold Schwarzenegger. It seems, just like fossBytes, Skynet cared a lot about open source.

Back in February, when Linus Torvalds announced that it was time for the version 4.0 of Linux kernel, the Linux enthusiasts found an unlikely reason to be excited. Willing to know this reason? Around the same time, a Reddit user spotted that Skynet’s T-800 Terminator used by Arnold Schwarzenegger was actually running the same Linux kernel 4.1.15.

Earlier this week, Greg Kroah-Hartman released the Linux kernel 4.1.15. If we believe the Terminator movies, this release has brought Skynet closer to reality. It looks like Skynet knows why humans admire Linux.

If Linus Torvalds would have decided to walk on a straight line, the next logical kernel version after 3.19 would have been Linux 3.20 as kernel 4.0 wasn’t going to feature any massive change from Linux 3.19.

In the past, showing his love for Skynet, Linus Torvalds has made the following argument to support his decision:

The strongest argument for some people advocating 4.0 seems to have been a wish to see 4.1.15 – because “that was the version of Linux Skynet used for the T-800 terminator.

The time of 2.x and 3.x branch is now passed, and the 4.x branch is here with latest 4.1.15 release. Linux kernel 4.1.15 is the branch of 4.1.x LTS version and it’s available for download.

Read the kernel 4.1.15 changelog here and download it from Linux kernel archives right now.

Linux, Cisco And IBM Developing Open Source Blockchain With Multinational Banks

2015-12-19T09:35:00.001+05:30

Linux, Cisco And IBM Developing Open Source Blockchain

InShortViral: Linux Foundation has with the ANZ Bank, Cisco and IBM partnership, “we will work together to advance the Blockchain technology – the underlying technology Bitcoin transactions.”

The Linux Foundation has with the ANZ Bank, Cisco and IBM partnership, “we will work together to advance the Blockchain technology – the underlying technology Bitcoin transactions.”

The Foundation said that through this partnership, they will develop an open source distributed ledger an enterprise-class architecture. The participation and cooperation, in addition to the above three, will also include such as CLS, Credits, Digital Asset, Fujitsu, IC3, Intel, London Stock Exchange Group, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, State Street Bank, SWIFT, VMware and Wells Fargo bank.

Linux, Cisco And IBM Developing Open Source Blockchain With Multinational Banks

According to the Linux Foundation, an open ledger partnership is very useful – the establishment of an open and cross-industry standard for distributed ledgers, partners can find missing important features quickly and targeted solution. Meanwhile, the Foundation believes that standards will be established commercial trading patterns can change the world.

“Distributed ledger will change the way many industries, including banking, transportation, things, including”, Linux Foundation executive director Jim Zemlin said.”

Any highly complex technology, so long as it has the ability to change our lifestyles and business models, as long as it is still in its early stages, then the blockchain technology behind it, we need to create a cross-industry, open source partnership, then in order to develop.

“In addition, the Foundation also said that with the progress of the project, participating partners will be 11 specific tasks clearly down. If the last successful future, almost anything of value can track and transactions.

About Blockchain technology, chairman of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Greg Medcraft said the technology can change in four major aspects of the financial system: to help automate the entire trading process; eliminating the need for third-party intermediaries between buyers and sellers; reduce transaction costs; increase the chance of cross-border transactions.

GCHQ Open Sources Its Spy Software – So, Am I Going To Hate Them Less?

2015-12-17T09:52:00.001+05:30

NSA’s British counterpart GCHQ has just open sourced its spying tool named Gaffer. The software is written in Java and serves the purpose of a mass-scale graph database. Read more about the software below and find the link to its code on GitHub.

At Selvasharing , we love open source technologies and software. We loved it when Elon Musk created a new open source research firm OpenAI to save the world from ‘evil computers’, we praised Apple for turningSwift into an open source language -and the list goes on. But, how should we react when NSA’s British counterpart Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) open sources one of its Java-based spying tools called Gaffer.

While GCHQ has been blamed time and again for spying on us, this move by the agency has stirred up a debate among the programmer and hacker community. Should this make you hate GCHQ less, or should you use it at your work? Well, as GCHQ describes, Gaffer is a “framework that makes it easy to store large-scale graphs in which the nodes and edges have statistics such as counts, histograms and sketches.”

In a simple language, Gaffer can be used to analyse the data and study internal relationships between different pieces. You can take the API and use it to identify who talks when, to whom, and other bits of information. As GCHQ mentions on its GitHub page, the software is “optimised for retrieving data on nodes of interest.”

We don’t know what purpose Gaffer serves behind the close walls of GCHQ, but we have an idea that Gaffer could’ve been used in the past to analyse the data and find out who is at the top of a network. It’s just a wild guess as Gaffer is a British slang for the word “boss”.

The secret service agency’s GitHub repo doesn’t mention the reasons that prompted it to open source the software. However, it does mention that it has already started work on Gaffer 2. Good luck, British readers!

It’s possible that GCHQ wishes to follow the route of UK government and is keen to release its codes. This step is also being seen as a clever way to hire potential hackers to address the security issues.

What do you think? Share your own views about GCHQ’s open-source software in the comments below.

Find the code of software at GCHQ’s GitHub page: Gaffer – GCHQ

Images: GCHQ

6 Ways to Find Out What Google Knows About You

2015-12-14T21:06:00.004+05:30

6 Ways to Find Out What Google Knows About You

InShortViral: Here are 6 Ways to Find Out What Google Knows About You, Now Time to know details of all your internet activities using Google

Today every second person is using internet and also users today lots of services over the internet. Now mostly services we use on internet belongs to google, like your android device activity that directly concerns to your Gmail account. And also other services like mailing, contacts and lots more that are stored in google database of your google account. And you can easily explore them all and with that you can analyze all activities of yours or any of the person whose account access you have.

6 Ways to Find Out What Google Knows About You

With the method that we are discussing right here will help you to explore lots of things using your google accounts, that will include all the websites details that you had running, your ads details, your contacts, calendar ,google voice history and one of the most cool thing that is location history. So have a look on complete guide discussed below to proceed.

#1 Account Logins Details

Using google you can actually check all your account login details that will include all the device details with which your account is logged in. And also the location of the device where your account is logged in. And your can use this service at the pageGoogle Security with your google account.

#2 Google Dashboard

This is one of the cool feature of google where you can see all the summary of your google account in a single place. This will include all yours calendar records, your contacts details, your sync bookmark, your cloud printed documents and lots of things that you will get to know when you use this. So visit Google Dashboard to see all these details.

#3 Google Now Voice History

With this you can easily listen out all the search commands made by you or some other in android voice command searches and also delete them all if you want to do so. Visit here to View and Delete all Google Now Voice History,

#4 Google Ads You Clicked

This is one of the cool thing that keeps track on your internet ads interest activities, with this you will get to know about the ads that you had clicked and all these will be categorized according to their type and you can see all your clicks interest. So visitGoogle Ads page today.

#5 Web & App Activity

This is the another cool feature that allow user to check out their searches keyword that they had used in some of google apps and with that you can have a look on the most used or searched keyword. So visit the Google Web & App Activity Page.

#6 Location History

One of the best feature that google provides to user is the location history. This feature can be really helpful when you want to find any missing person by checking its location history. You can manage all the history record in this. So try this Google Location History.

So above are the 6 Ways to Find Out What Google Knows About You. With these methods you can easily explore out lots of things that you done on internet that relates with google. So explore out today. Hope you like our work, keep on sharing.