LEARN-TO GEEK

Build your desktop application using Tkinter

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Fri, 15 Jan 2021 02:00:00 GMT

Use tkinter to build your first GUI application very quickly.

What you'll learn;

🔰 Build windows applications

🔰 Learn how to use GUI with python

🔰 Learn how to use Tkinter library

🔰 Transform an idea to an app

🔰 Using some sqlite

🔰 Using the pillow library

🔰 Import pictures in an application

🔰 Convert pictures from png to jpg

🔰 Convert picture from jpg to png

Link : https://www.udemy.com/course/build-your-first-desktop-application-using-tkinter/?couponCode=FGPTKINTER

Enjoy!

HTML5 and CSS3 Training

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Thu, 14 Jan 2021 00:30:00 GMT

Become a Web Developer / Web Designer / Front End Engineer /Architect with this comprehensive training on HTML5 and CSS3

This course includes:

🔰 11 hours on-demand video

🔰 18 downloadable resources

🔰 Full lifetime access

🔰 Access on mobile and TV

🔰 Certificate of completion

Link :

https://www.udemy.com/course/html5-and-css3-training/?couponCode=HTML5-CSS3-UPLATZ

Enjoy!

Build 10 Python Projects from scratch

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:24:00 GMT

What you'll learn :

🔰 Build a Currency Converter

🔰 Build an Image slider

🔰 Build a Loan Calculator

🔰 Build a Digital Clock

🔰 Build a Music Player

🔰 Build a Height converter

🔰 Build a Random Password Generator

🔰 Build a Calculator

🔰 Build a Countdown timer

🔰 Build a Tip Calculator

Link : https://www.udemy.com/course/build-10-python-beginner-projects-from-scratch/?couponCode=6B873A3B8CB992EA348B

Enjoy!

How to Recover Data Files from Corrupted USB Stick, Memory Card and External Hard Drive

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Wed, 23 Dec 2020 07:56:00 GMT

🌀Step 1 First download M3 Data Recovery software and install in your Windows or Mac.

Click on the link below to download software

https://www.m3datarecovery.com/

🌀Step 2 Once your download complete after connect your Pen Drive , Memory Card or Hard Drive to your computer.

🌀Step 3 Now run the program and click Data Recovery module.

🌀Step 4 Choose your drive type and then click Next=> to search your lost data.

🌀Step 5 M3 Data Recovery will analyze every sector on the selected volume and then find the lost files.

🌀Step 6 When the scan finishes, you will be able to preview found files. Then select files you want to recover and save them to a preferred location.

How to Setup Free Internet

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Sat, 14 Nov 2020 06:12:00 GMT

Requirements: A Computer, an Airtel SIM and a Wifi Dongle.

Step 1

Put your Airtel SIM in dongle and connect it to the Computer.

Step 2

Select the Modem/ dongle > Advance . In Advance

simply type this

(+cgdcont=1,”IP”,”airtelmms.com” ).

Step 3

Create a Dial-up connection.

Step 4

It will get connected but there will be no network access.

Step 5

Click on connect to get connected.

Step 6

Right click on connected and click on Properties.

Step 7

Go to network tab and check all the checkboxes.

Step 8

Click on internet protocol version. (TCP/IP).

Step 9

Click on propeties.

Step 10

Select one of the following recommended DNS servers below.

156.154.70.1

202.138.96.3

Step 11

Click ok.

Step 12

Then again Click ok. A message will appear "Setting will take palce next time you dial it" click ok.

Step 13

Again connect after Disconnecting.

Now your Internet is free!

Lessons Learned in Cybersecurity from Data Breaches

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Fri, 30 Oct 2020 00:19:00 GMT

Your image is an important resource, but on the other hand it's an extraordinary attack vector. Malicious hackers abuse the public's trust of your image when they phish under your name or when they fake your items. The issue gets more diligently on the grounds that you draw in with the world across so numerous computerized platforms – the web, social network, mobile applications. These commitment are clearly significant to your business.

Something different ought to be evident too: guarding your online trust – public trust in your digital security represent the deciding moment for your business, not simply part of your standard agenda.

Coronavirus has put a restored focus on the significance of shielding against cyberattacks and data breaches as more clients are getting to information from far off or non-customary areas. Emergency powers cybercrime and we have seen that hacking has expanded considerably as digital change activities have quickened and numerous workers have been working from home without sufficient firewalls and back-up security.

The impact of cybersecurity breaches is not, at this point obliged to the IT department. The recurrence and refinement of ransomware, phishing plans, and information breaks can possibly decimate both brand, wellbeing and financial related suitability. Associations across industry verticals have seen their system frameworks hacked as digital cheats have attempted to exploit an emergency during these crisis.

Good governance will be necessary for dealing with the administration of cyber issues. Solid cybersecurity will likewise be critical to show clients that means are being taken to avoid hackers and guard their information.

The COVID emergency has not changed the digital protection basics. What will the new typical resemble? While the COVID pandemic has flipped around business and society, well-established network safety practices – some known for quite a long time, remain the most ideal approach to secure yourself.

1. Data must be administered

Data administration is the ability inside an organization to help accommodate and secure for top notch information all through the lifecycle of that information. This incorporates data integrity, data security, availability, and consistency. Data administration includes individuals, cycles, and technology that help empower fitting treatment of the data over the association. Data administration program strategies include:

Outlining responsibility for those answerable for data and information resources
Relegating obligation to fitting levels in the organization for overseeing and ensuring the protection of data
Figuring out who can take what activities, with what information, under what conditions, utilizing what techniques
Distinguishing shields to protect data
Specify integrity controls to stipulate that the quality and exactness of data is ensured

2. Patch and vulnerability management

Address dangers with weakness the board. Bad hackers hope to exploit found weaknesses trying to taint a workstation or worker. Handling threats is a responsive cycle where the threat must be effectively present, though vulnerability management is proactive, looking to patch the security holes that exist before they are exploited.

It's something other than fixing weaknesses. Formal weakness the board doesn't just include the demonstration of fixing and reconfiguring unreliable settings. Weakness the board is a focused practice that requires a hierarchical mentality inside IT that new weaknesses are discovered every day requiring the requirement for nonstop revelation and remediation.

3. Not "if" however "when": Assume you're hacked

By assembling your operations and defense with this premise in mind, your odds of assisting with identifying these kinds of attacks and forestalling the breaches are a lot more noteworthy.

The significance of incident response steps

An information break ought to be seen as a "when" not "if" event, so be ready for it. Under the weight of a basic level occurrence is no an ideal opportunity to sort out your blueprint. Your future self will thank you for the time and exertion you contribute toward the front.

Occurrence reaction can be unpleasant and is upsetting when a basic resource is included and you understand there's a genuine danger. Occurrence reaction steps help in these focusing on, high weight circumstances to all the more rapidly manage you to fruitful control and recuperation. Reaction time is basic to limiting harms. With consistently checking, having an arrangement to follow as of now set up is the way to progress.

4. Your size doesn't mean security development

It doesn't make a difference how huge you are or the assets your group can get to. As defenders, we generally think, "On the off chance that I just had enough cash or individuals, I could tackle this issue." We have to change our reasoning. It's not the amount you spend yet rather, is that spend a powerful use? Regardless of where an organization is on its excursion toward security development, a danger evaluation can demonstrate significant in choosing where and when it needs most improvement.

Cybersecurity practices

For more develop firms, the danger evaluation cycle will dwell less on finding significant controls holes and more on finding subtler opportunities for consistently improving the program. An appraisal of a less full grown program is probably going to discover misalignments with business objectives, shortcomings in processes and places where assurances could be taken to another degree of adequacy.

5. Accomplish more with less

Restricted financial plans, restricted staff, restricted time. Any security expert will have managed these consistently while attempting to dispatch new activities or while finishing everyday errands. They are conceivably the most serious and perilous adversaries that numerous security experts will confront. They influence every organization regardless industry, size, or area and represent an existential danger to even the most arranged organization. There is no simple method to contain them either, since no organization has boundless financing or time, and the absence of security experts makes filling jobs inconceivably precarious.

By what means would organizations be able to adapt to these regular restrictions? The appropriate response is asset prioritization, alongside a solid portion of operational upgrades. By distinguishing zones where cycles can be smoothed out and understanding what the main dangers are, organizations can start to help secure their frameworks while remaining inside their imperatives.

6. It takes time

A decree out of the IT office won't take care of business. Building a security culture requires significant investment and exertion. Furthermore, cyber protection awareness training should be an ordinary event — when a quarter at least where it's a progressing discussion with representatives. One-and-done won't get the job done.

Security awareness training should be incorporated across all associations, not just limited to governance, threat detection, and incident response plans. The mission should incorporate more than introducing a plan of rules, separate from the more broad business reality.

How to Earn Bitcoin (Satoshi) for free

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Tue, 20 Oct 2020 06:34:00 GMT

Coinpayu is a crypto platform where members earn bitcoin (satoshi) for free just by viewing advertisement, watching videos or completing offers. This website has been up and running since 2019 with 80,000+ members and has a rating of 4.9 with over 1,100 reviews.

How to sign up?

Simply create an account by clicking here and enter your details

Just as shown in the image below, this is how the dashboard looks like after signing into your account.

How to start earning?

There are various ways a standard member can earn, either by just viewing ads, completing offers or referring people. You can also earn more by upgrading your account to double your earnings in each ad you view. There are more than 40 ads to view each day. One of the most interesting ways to boost your earnings as a standard member is by doing more active offers multiple times daily. The platform also has unlimited referral contests and also a weekly game called catch the cat in which members get notified with the game code in their twitter account but only for a limited number of members to earn. Another new feature is the video ads which you earn by simply watching short videos. Isn't that interesting? Notice is that, no VPN is allowed and only one account is permitted by a device and an IP.

What is the minimum withdrawal amount?

A member can withdraw at a minimum of 10,000 satoshis. One interesting thing about Coinpayu is that they take no fees on withdrawals which most crypto platforms do take an amount of percentage on withdrawals. You can simply withdraw by clicking the "withdraw" button in your dashboard and the amount is sent directly your bitcoin wallet, payeer account or any other crypto address/wallet you registered with. In my case, I've only registered with my Bitcoin Address and I've tried to withdraw and it worked.

This will be shown for withdrawal confirmation

My proof of payment

This is enough proof that Coinpayu is legit and recommendable. Most other sites appear to be positive at start but when its time to cash out after long period of putting in efforts, that's when you're doomed as it does not really pay and all efforts are wasted.

Disclaimer: The information provided above is for informational purpose only and not based on financial advice as it may or may not work for you. Please I'll advice you make your own research before proceeding. Thanks.

How To Troubleshoot Vertical Lines on the PC Screen

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Tue, 13 Oct 2020 08:33:00 GMT

There are a number of possible factors computer screens show vertical lines. These factors ranges from: the screen settings, excessive heat causing damage to the GPU, the RAM is faulty where the GPU gets its VRAM from, or the functioning of the screen itself. One of these underlying issues might be causing vertical lines to display on your screen. Sometimes, to rectify this problem can be simple and easy, other times can require technical troubleshooting.

TROUBLESHOOTING GUIDE

1. Update the graphics driver
Right click Start button and select Device Manager. Check for graphics or video card drivers with a yellow error sign. If it has a yellow sign on it, double click on it and open Properties. Click on Update Driver under the Drivers tab. After updating, restart your PC. Updated drivers are crucial for maximum performance and stability. If the vertical lines still show after driver update, move to the second option.

2. Switch off Computer and disconnect all peripherals.
If you are using a laptop, take out the battery and remove the charger. After that, press and hold down the power button for 15 to 30 seconds to release all the residual power left in the system. PC motherboards have a 3.0 volt battery that powers real time clock settings even when powered off and disconnected from the PSU, firmware settings stored in volatile RAM even though latest motherboards store all firmware settings in Flash Memory (Non-volatile RAM) and also provide power to the power control circuitry. Connect everything back and turn the system on to check and see if the problem is fixed.

If you're using a desktop, disconnect the monitor from the computer and wait to see if "No Signal" message displays. If the vertical lines shows as the message displays, then the monitor is the underlying cause of the problem. You can reset the monitor to Factory Settings mode by pressing the menu button on the screen and navigate through the setting using the other buttons. If the lines still shows

3. Check for vertical lines at boot.
If you see the lines right at boot even before the OS loads, it may be either the video cable or the video card or possibly the screen itself. If the lines display only when Windows load to Desktop environment, then the problem resides in Windows setting. You may Right-click on the Desktop and select Screen Resolution. Click on Advanced Settings, select Monitor and then reduce the refresh rate and check to see if the lines are gone.

For further troubleshooting methods, try using "System Restore" in Control Panel to restore the system to an earlier state. After going through all methods and problem still persist, the screen may possibly be damaged and can't be fixed.

How To Trace Any IP Address

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Thu, 10 Sep 2020 22:35:00 GMT

With a simple trace command, you can easily verify any IP address and its location for any website. First and foremost, we must find the IP address of a given website using the command line and then use an online platform to get the IP location. This can be done on all operating systems but we're going to use Windows 10 for this tutorial.

Step 1Open Command Prompt

On Windows machine, open the command prompt by typing in cmd into the search menu or press windows key + R to open the run utility and type in cmd.

Step 2Get the Website IP Address

We'll use Google as the example site we want to find it's IP and location (www.google.com). , Type in tracert www.google.com in the command line interface and press enter.

After pressing Enter on your keyboard, you'll notice all the various routing locations for the website (www.google.com), as well as the IP address of the website.

Step 3Get Location

There are various sources for finding the location of an IP address, in our case we'll use IP-adress for this tutorial. Go to that address, than scroll down to the input box and enter the IP address and hit the "Track IP, host, or website" button.

Note that you can skip the command prompt steps and just type in the URL for the site you want the location and IP address.

The information below shows the website details and a map of the exact location.

How to Use Maltego for Network Reconnaissance

noreply@blogger.com (Johnny Obeng) — Sat, 5 Sep 2020 05:30:00 GMT

Before you attempt to exploit any target on a network you've been authorized when pentesting, it is wise to do proper reconnaissance. Without doing reconnaissance, you will likely be wasting your time.

In this tutorial, we will be using an active tool called Maltego, developed by Paterva, that can do many of these tasks with one simple scan. There is a community edition built into our Kali Linux that allows us 12 scans without purchasing Maltego. It is capable of a significant amount of information gathering about a prospective target in a single sweep of the domain.

Using Maltego in Kali to Recon a Target Network

Maltego is capable of gathering information about either a network or an individual; here we will focus on the network and leave individual information gathering for another time. We will be looking at gathering info on all the subdomains, the IP address range, the WHOIS info, all of the email addresses, and the relationship between the target domain and others.

Step 1Open Maltego & Register

Let's start by firing up Kali and then opening Maltego. Maltego can be found in numerous places in Kali, but the easiest way to get to it is to go to Applications -> Information Gathering -> . Then, among the Top listed, you will find Maltego at last but number 5, as shown in the screenshot below.

When you open Maltego, you will need to wait a brief moment for it to startup. After it finishes loading, you will be greeted by a screen asking you to choose how you want to use and register Maltego.

Choose Maltego CE (Community Edition) and click run.

Go ahead and register and save and remember your password as you will need it again the next time you login into Maltego.

Step 2Choose a Machine & Parameters

After successfully registering and logging into Maltego, we will have to decide what type of "machine" we want to run against our target. In Maltego's parlance, a machine is simply what type of footprinting we want to do against our target. Here, we are focusing on the network footprinting, so our choices are:

Company Stalker (this gathers email information)
Footprint L1 (basic information gathering)
Footprint L2 (moderate amount of information gathering)
Footprint L3 (intense and the most complete information gathering)

Let's choose an L3 footprint that will gather as much information as we can; this is also the most time-consuming option, so be aware of that.

Step 3Choose a Target

Now, that we have chosen a type of machine for our footprinting, we will need to choose a target. Let's choose our friends at SANS, one of the leading IT security training and consulting firms in the world.

Now, click "Finish" and let Maltego do its work.

Step 4Results

Maltego will now begin to gather info on our target domain, sans.org, and display it on screen. In the screenshot below, we can see that Maltego has already collected the email addresses from the site, while it collects the nameservers and mail servers.

Finally, we can click on "Bubble View" when Maltego is done and see all of the relationships between our target and its subdomains and linked sites.

Maltego is an excellent tool to do network recon on our potential target, enabling us to do numerous types of recon in a single scan with a single tool. Maltego is also capable of doing individual recon, but we will leave that for future next Maltego article.