Tuesday, July 1, 2014

R I P Orkut

Orkut....a first in social networking site
Orkut.....a networking site with a difference
Orkut......a networks for true friendship
Orkut.....an invitation only networking group.
These were the features given by Google when launching Orkut in early 2000. Though this network grew with gr8 speed, it failed to sustain his membership. After several attempts of revival, finally it toll the final bell for Orkut.
Come September, Orkut will be laid to rest. Long live Orkut.

Saturday, June 21, 2014

What the F##k is Cyber security.

  1. Now a days its a buzz word. Everyone who has to do something or nothing with electronics, yes u read it correctly, is just blabbering about a deamon known as " We are vulnerable in cyber space"
  2. Well let me tell you, even though evrything they say may not make a sense, its a serious threat to your PRIVACY.
  3. Well the first doubt that comes to your mind is
" What the #### is it and why should I care about it?
Second thought that crossed ones mind is " I dont have to worry about it. Its not going to effect me. "
4. Its a flawed thought process. Though you may not be a direct victim of cyber attack, but you could be accomplice in a crime. WHAT?
HOW? is the natural reaction.
Here are the details of modus-operandi.
5. A #hacker gains access to your PC, Laptop or smartphone by installing #malacious softwares also know as #malware, called #trojans. This way your computer becomes a,member of a worlwide network called in short as #botnet. As and when a hacker deseeies he carries out an attack using your computer ie #bot. The attack can be #DDoS abbreviatiin for Distributed Denial of Service attack and being down the victim. This way unknowingly, you have become an accomplice in #cyber #crime.
6. How do I come to know about it?
First sign is that your system becomes slow, the CPU shows unusual activity.
7.How to mitigate the risk?
Just follow three simple steps.
* Install an effective #antivirus that incl
scanning your mobile also.
* # Update all softwares and operating sust from known and reliable sources.
* Do not leave your internet connection and computer on when you are not using it.
Happy Hunting.
 

Monday, May 12, 2014

Bitly Compromised


  • Bitly... a URL shortening site that helped many bloggers shorten the URL, hide their paths and post them through microbloggng sites and other social networking sites HAVE been hacked.
  • Their CEO Mark Josephson has blogged in his post.
  • He blogged that 

"We have reason to believe that Bitly account credentials have been compromised; specifically, users' email addresses, encrypted passwords, API keys and OAuth tokens," 
  • The  registered users of Bitly has been advised to
    • Log into Bitly account from Twitter or Facebook
    • Reset Legacy API keys
    • Copy and replace this key in all your profiles.
    • Then reset all your passwords.
  • Bitly has invalidated all Twitter and Facebook credentials, meaning that a user will not be able to use Bitly from these social networking sites till he resets the options given above.
  • So Beware...Be Aware and keep urself safe
  • Happy Hunting
  • Sourcehttp://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2457837,00.asp?mailingID=F1BEF928D79843FDAF41D5B2084CF083