We all know there have been (and still is) a lot of malware lurking around the Internet. It’s quite usual today that once the victims get infected, they call back to the command and control (C&C) server, which is controlled by the attacker. The attacker can then contact the malware program installed on the victim’s machine through the C&C server. There has been much talk about the watering hole attack, where attackers first identify which websites the targeted group of people is using, infecting the webpage with malware and waiting for one of the targeted individuals to visit the website and potentially get infected....

It leads our latest look at new Android apps games, is joined by the public release of Microsoft’s Cortana voice assistant, as well as SwiftKey Symbols, an admirable release designed to help non-verbal individuals. If it’s games you’re after, A Good Snowman is Hard to Build is a charming, seasonally appropriate puzzle adventure, while Magic: The Gathering zzle Quest blends match-three gameplay with the collectible card classic. ad up on some new apps to help you enjoy the weekend, whatever your plans are....

The country that suffers the Chinese offensive most of all is the US. The official list of cyber-attacks that hit US is very long and it is considered just the tip of the iceberg, every sector is under pressure, military, technology sector, and also the media. The Chinese attackers operate in a manner very similar, the techniques and the malicious code that has been adopted in different attacks are substantially the same, this observation and the ascertainment that the Chinese Government operates a strict control over the access to the Internet led security experts to think that the events are conducted by state-sponsored hackers....

Cloud computing continues to grow at a fantastic rate, even though it’s been around for quite some time; the most recent data from tech analyst Gartner shows that the infrastructure as a service market grew more than 40% just last year and it noted that ‘cloud-native becomes the primary architecture for modern workloads." Then it’s perhaps no surprise that cloud security is the fastest growing segment of the security market, with spending jumping from $595 million in the US in 2020 to $841 million last year, largely because companies are discovering that it’s a more complicated topic than they realised....

In movies, we see hackers pull up a black screen to type codes into their computers. Suddenly, they are taking over the world. Ironically, anyone can use Windows Command Prompts. While you won’t be taking over the world, there are quite a few prompts that you can use. While antiquated, some Command Prompts are still available on Windows 10 for personal use. Here’s everything you need to know about the secret utility menu hiding in your PC....

The complete independence of blockchain nodes is useful for resiliency and implementing a largely trustless system but becomes a problem when it comes to keeping the network synchronized. Without a centralized authority, there is no one to rubber-stamp the official version of each block in the blockchain. This is where blockchain consensus algorithms come in. They define a means of selecting the next block creator and arbitrating disputes between conflicting versions of the blockchain in a decentralized fashion....

In total, 54 security holes have been fixed that affected both the operating system and its products, including the tech giant Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer browsers, as well as Office Services and Web Apps, .NET Framework, and Exchange Server. In addition to the critical vulnerabilities, another 32 have been rated as important and 3 others of moderate severity. Among the most important security flaws, we find CVE-2017-8589, which is a remote code execution vulnerability when Windows Search handles objects from memory....

The connection between cellphones and cancer may stem from ideas like this: Mobile phones use radio-frequency radiation, and radio-frequency radio waves can cause cancer, therefore mobile phones cause cancer. There are also suggestions that because there has been an increase in brain cancer over the last 20 years, it must be because cellphones have become more prevalent. Well, the BBC show “Truth or Scare” claims to have debunked the myth that mobile phones increase our risks for tumors in the brain....

Compared to DVDs, USB devices are portable and they are fast. Currently, plenty of bootable USB tools are available for Windows. You can use any of them to create a Windows installation media. Microsoft also has a bootable USB tool for Windows 10 that is super reliable and easy to use. Microsoft’s bootable USB tool is known as the ‘Media Creation Tool,’ You can use it to upgrade an older version of Windows or create installation media (USB, DVD, or ISO file)....

In the first part, our discussion of the estimation focused primarily on the general principles of creating any type of estimate. It also showed the importance of proper assessment to make your life easier and save you disagreements with clients and project managers. In addition, I showed that the assessment is an integral part of Agile, and may vary with the progress of work on the project. This article will be a bit different from the previous one, because I will show you how you can estimate the entire project....

Not to be left behind Samsung and Sony, HTC has also gone ahead and started rolling out the first major firmware update for the One (M8) in the European markets. The new firmware update brings a host of stability improvements, bug-fixes and enhancements, all of which should be welcomed by One M8 users. The 66MB+ update carrying the version number 1.54.401.10 contains a new radio and brings about stability improvements to the Camera, Video highlights and FM radio applications....

The attacks of malware targeting Apple iOS devices have dramatically increased in these five years. Experts from the security company Symantec Corporation under Google’s security department warn of growing cyber-attacks Apple in 2016. Also Read: How To Create Apple ID Without Credit Card Experts Explain How Apple Malware Attacks Will Increase in 2016 Symantec released a report suggesting that there will be malware attacks on computers Mac and iOS devices of Apple in 2016....

Hence, last year the social network giant Facebook created the Lifestage, it is the new social network app that is created and dedicated to the youngsters. The origin of the Facebook is basically known to almost everyone. It started as a social network within a university and was growing from school to school to be what it is today. However, the Lifestage application was actually focused on teenagers, the idea was to group the people according to their place of study, that is very similar to the beginnings of the social media giant Facebook itself....

You might not afford, like most of us, to pay a big price for your favorite songs and you will definitely get bored of listening to them only on YouTube. Therefore, the best solution in this case is to use a cheap music download service. But how to know which are the good and which are the rotten apples? We’ve researched and come up with a list of what we consider to be some of the best services to use to download cheap mp3 songs....

The Cyanogen Inc. is a company created by developers of CyanogenMod community who wanted to create a more commercial aspect to the experience gained in the development of ROMs. After some partnerships that did not go well with brands like OnePlus and Lenovo, the company underwent a restructuring that led to a cut of 20% of its employees have been some rumours that there would be a shift in focus in its strategy, with a greater focus on developing Apps....

At the Global Mobile Internet Conference in Beijing, Cyanogen Inc.’s Steve Kondik and Kirt McMaster have revealed that the company is parting ways with OnePlus. Last year, Cyanogen Inc. teamed up with OnePlus to launch the One — a budget smartphone with high-end internals. Despite receiving a lot of criticism for their marketing and invite system, OnePlus One was easily among the most popular handsets launched in 2014. The handset helped not only OnePlus, but Cyanogen Inc....

In 2013, Imperva, a company providing information security products and services, published a study analyzing attack traffic against 60 web applications within the time period of January-March 2013. The study found that the sources of multiple attacks constitute a large percent of the total sources of attacks. For example, multiple target Remote File Inclusion (RFI) attackers generated 73% of the total RFI attacks. The study noted that the identification of sources of multiple attacks (e....

In the recent years, there has been a steady increase in the number of organizations including cybersecurity obligations in their ethical codes. To illustrate, the advisory opinion “confidentiality and technology” issued by the State Bar of California states: “An attorney’s duties of confidentiality and competence require the attorney to take appropriate steps to ensure that his or her use of technology in conjunction with a client’s representation does not subject confidential client information to an undue risk of unauthorized disclosure....

The OnePlus 5 will start making its hands into the hands of ‘Early Bird’ buyers from later this week. But the system dump of the handset has already made its way online and official wallpapers from the handset have been extracted from it as well for owners of other Android devices to enjoy. All the wallpapers below are bundled on the OnePlus 5, and while the handset comes with a Full HD display, the wallpapers are available in 2K and 4K resolution which means they will work just fine on devices with a QHD resolution as well....

AMD processors were usually the first choice for hardcore PC Gamers as they provide better value for money. However, AMD Processors and graphics cards also rely on drivers to work just like every other hardware. To deal with all driver-related issues, AMD offers an AMD Driver Auto Detect tool. Hence, in this article, we will discuss the AMD Drive Autodetect tool and what it does. So, let’s check out....