Scammers and hackers are using the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan to appeal for fraudulent charity donations. US-CERT, the operational arm of the National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) at the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), is warning users regarding fake antivirus and phishing attacks regarding the Japan earthquake and the tsunami disasters. Scammers are also flooding e-mail…
Twitter is the most rapidly growing social networks in the world. But all the social networks are in question, the issue of security always arises. Social networks are trying to improve their security for protect users from hacking.
Twitter has finally added permanent HTTPS setting Like any HTTPS connection, this will help prevent people from snooping in on your activity when you are using the…
Microsoft has released the final RTM build of Internet Explorer 9 (IE9). It is available as a free download in various languages both for 32-bit and 64-bit version of Windows 7, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008.
Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 brings a host of new features and functions to the IE browsing experience. The IE9 final version allows you to pin web apps on the Windows 7 taskbar…
Google has released the stable version of Chrome 10 with some great features and improvements.  It offers the new Crankshaft Javascript engine, Google claimed that the Crankshaft engine can yield 66% faster performance compared to Javascript performance in Chrome 9. The latest version of Chrome 10 also focused on security by improving Chrome’s sandboxing feature, which prevents malware…
Angry Birds creator and  Rovio CEO Mikael Hed says the immensely popular Angry Birds game is coming to Facebook next month with “completely new aspects to it that just haven’t been experienced in any other platform.†Angry Birds exceeding seventy five million downloads angry birds continues to be enjoyed on iOS, Google android and today a circle of 500 million customers can…
The USGS (U.S Geological Survey) provides free earthquake notification service (ENS) to general public who seek to receive earthquake info in email or SMS.The Earthquake Notification Service (ENS) is a free service that sends you automated notification emails when earthquakes happen in your area. Information for earthquakes in the U.S. is generally available within 5 minutes; information for…
Yahoo! is officially released its Flickr for Windows Phone 7 and Flickr for Windows 7 apps, featuring tight integration with the photo sharing application. This application brings the best of Flickr to your Windows 7 and Windows Phone 7 devices. You can view your Flickr photos in stunning high-resolution display, browse through photostreams, sets and more with rich navigational features, share…
The best way somebody can get you to install fake software on your PC is  to trick you into believing you’re getting something you need. The biggest threats in terms of computer security are scammers, identity thieves and hackers. How to identify the fakes antivirus software packages you should try and avoid at all costs.Scam creators or Malware designers sponsor and promote fake…
If you are a regular user of internet cafe and use Windows based operating systems, you will find yourself being exposed to malwares, viruses, and security related attacks by Trojans, spywares and much more to steal your personal information. Proper care should be taken to secure you while surfing in the internet cafes.
First, you should know the two basic kinds of dangers that you are to face in…
Adobe released an application called Wallaby which can convert Adobe Flash FLA files to HTML. It is an experimental tool designed to convert FLA files to HTML 5. This is the first version of Wallaby is meant to convert animated Flash banners to HTML 5 compliant code. This output is becomes compatible with any flash unsupported devices and extend the reach of your content to devices that do not…