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If you are a fan of cryptex that also made its appearence in Da Vinci Code novel, I am pretty sure you would be itching to you get your hands on it. May be to send that secret message to the special one 
Well, its here as well after spoofing emails of popular social networking sites like facebook, orkut, etc spammers have now hit upon Twitter. In a recent development, emails are appearing across the internet trying to spoof Twitter’s Administrative communication. Although they would probably be picked up as spam by most email applications, just be cautious and aware that such a thing is happening. As with many other phishing and spam emails, this one to appears genuine at the outset, but a quick hovering over the URL reveals the true picture and moreover Twitter would not send anything like . . . → Read More: Beware of Fake Twitter Administration Mails Did you know that the world’s first computer Virus was created 25 years back and it had the complete details of its creators including address and contact details 
Private Browsing ensures that none of the browser history, search history, download history, web form history, cookies, or temporary internet files are stored by the browser. Configure Firefox to autostart in Private Browsing Mode in these simple steps. . . . → Read More: How to Autostart Private Browsing in Firefox in 5 simple steps 
Currently all browsers like Firefox, Chrome, etc give you an option of Private browsing which means that none of the browser history, search history, download history, web form history are stored. Here is you can determine if you are using this mode. . . . → Read More: How to determine if you are using Incognito, InPrivate or Private Browsing Two factor authentication adds a layer of security for your Gmail. Apart from entering your normal password, you will need to enter the random number generated either using the App on your Phone or via SMS/Voice Call option. The principle behind two authentication is that you will need two components to complete the authentication: What you know? Password :: What you have? Verification Code making it harder to hack into Google accounts. According to Google: “2-step verification is an advanced security feature for users who are concerned about account security and usually have a phone with them when . . . → Read More: How To Enable Two Factor Verification for Gmail
Libya has shut down the popular adult URL shortening service http://vb.ly citing violation and non-adherence to Libyan Islamic Shariah law. Since this domain is not hosted in Libya and if you are wondering what Libya has got to do with it, note that: .ly is the top-level Internet country code for Libya and it is registered with Libyan Domain Registry. Cyber world is abuzz with the action of the Libyan Domain Registry for this action as this can have ramifications on various such domains with catchy names like justin.tv, radioindigo.fm .tv is owned by . . . → Read More: Libyan Domain Registry shuts down vb.ly Indian politicians now take their war to the cyberspace. The ruling Indian National Congress party and the main opposition party Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) are embroiled in a bitter war over domain redirection of BJP.COM It all started on October 3rd a http request to http://bjp.com would redirect to Congress party’s website. It appears like some smart bloke (read Cyber Savy) at Congress or a prankster setup this redirection. However, Congress now appears to have taken a step back with the request to http://bjp.com now landing on a parked page with ads. A Whois search for http://bjp.com . . . → Read More: BJP vs Congress Domain War |
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