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Why you should not login with your admin/root account?

The answer to the above question lies in a fact the Security is an illusion. We can have optimal security measures but nothing in the world can guarantee you absolute protections. Logging with a user account Operating System limits the user from doing any changes that are of critical nature. This not only prevents the admin and his infrastructure from intentional malicious activities but also prevents from something that the user might commit un-intentionaly. " Users are considered the weakest link in security "  Hence if a user opens a file or a program that has been embedded  with some hidden stuff that attempts to run in background so as to perform data stealing/thieft/damage to critical processes causing DOS. The behavior of operating system of not allowing the regular user to perform any vital change will come to rescue. Hence it is a mitigation measure taken by admins and security professionals to keep their network safe from viruses, worms and malacious progr...
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Love sudo? Cant live without it? Here is how you can take it with you in Windows

What is sudo ? ' Sudo ' is a keyword used whenever we wish to do perform a task that is of critical nature. Operating System in Linux has this mechanism to execute a program with elevated privileges. It therefore prevents the hassle of change the account each time you need an elevated privilege. Here is why you should not login with your admin/root account. Sudo is the magic word without which life of every Linux guy is incomplete but for hybrid guys(using both Windows and Linux) it is an enormous amount of pain when you are working on cmd and you don't have sudo. Its time to empower yourself, here are the steps- STEP 1: Download Sudowin from here .The program requires .NET version 2.0, which you can’t download individually. In order to get 2.0, you have to install .NET Framework 3.5 , which include 2.0. STEP 2: Goto Start -> Run -> lusrmgr.msc. You will get this window - STEP 3: Click on Groups, you will get an entry named Sudoers over there, Double-Cl...

Is Truecaller exploiting your privacy, here is how you can avoid it

Websites like TrueCaller easily allow people to lookup the name of the person to whom a phone number belongs to. It behaves mainly like a global directory. Truecaller itself has some useful apps too on Android and iPhone. The android app actually displays the name of person if the phone number that you are receiving a call from is not saved in your contacts. But what if you do not want Truecaller to list your phone number? In the interest of privacy, Truecaller has an option to unlist your phone number. How it works: Visit Truecaller’s unlist page and type in your details. Enter the right captcha and your phone number becomes unlisted. I was surprised that it did not send a confirmation code or something on the phone but then it makes sense. If it does not ask permission before listing them, they do not need to unlist them either. If you have any queries do drop them in comments.

China to trigger electricity crisis in India?

New Delhi: China could carry out a cyber attack against India with the help of computer hardware and spare parts, according to a report by intelligence agencies. The agencies further believe that China would become an expert in such stealth attacks by 2017.  According to the intelligence agencies, an extractor tool used in the production of electricity is imported from China and two such companies involved in the import of the equipment are already under the scanner.  The agencies believe that China could use its equipment to create hurdles in India’s development march in the near future. An electricity crisis could be the result of such a design and has the capability to slow down Indian economy. Post publication of the report, questions are being asked as to whether the recent power blackouts suffered by half of India was a result of such Chinese attempts. The Northern Grid failure on July 30 disrupted power-related services and northern states including Delhi, Punjab, Ut...

Enhance Home router capabilities

The day is not so far away when we found ourself saying "Remember those days when we used to surf Internet using wired connections"  WiFi  technology is becoming more and more popular every passing day.According to Cisco's visual networking index "There will be more wifi users then wired users till year 2015". that's true WiFi is so convenient for us.As a result most people prefer to use Internet wirelessly using WiFi routers. WiFi routers of Manufacturing companies like for eg. cisco Linksis,Tp-link,d-link,Netgear are popular and they all produces routers at very chipper cost with descent features like eg-NAT, ACL, Bandwidth control, Port  security etc. But Really those router  Manufacturers   gives us all the  features  that router is capable of? and the  obvious   answer is "NO".If they do then who will purchase...

Jailbreak 5.1.1 Untethered iOS With Absinthe 2.0 iPhone 4S,4,3GS iPad 3,2,1, iPod Touch 4G,3G

Jailbreak 5.1.1 Untethered iOS With Absinthe 2.0 iPhone 4S,4,3GS iPad 3,2,1, iPod Touch 4G,3G Jailbreak 5.1.1 Untethered Tutorial The wait is over as Asbinthe 2.0 for all devices other than the Apple TV has been released. Today Pod2G and the rest of the team unveiled this jailbreak at the HITB conference in amsterdam which explains the time difference. Jailbreak your iDevice on 5.1.1 Untethered using this tutorial. Supported Devices iPhone 3Gs iPhone 4 iPhone 4S iPad 1 iPad 2 iPad 3 iPod 3G iPod 4G AppleTV 2 Downloads Absinthe 2.0 MAC/WINDOWS ( Download Page ) Make Sure It’s The 2.0 Version In The Far Right Column

A big help in getting online ticket(TATKAL) -

If you have ever tried booking an online train ticket on the Indian Railways website ( irctc.co.in ), you know the importance of time especially when you are planning to make a train reservation under the Tatkal  scheme that too in current seson i.e May-June-July . Getting a confirm is not less then a blessing og GOD!!!! Seriously, my roomie has spent 3 nights at reservation office and finally even on 4th day he had to pay to Rs. 500 to agents to get in front in the queue which forced me to do some googling and after spent what i found i am sharing with u all. While booking an online ticket each and every second counts , the basic time consuming process is form filling time , which becomes crucial for slow typers . So what if we could reduce that work to not more then 3 secs. Yeah here is the tool that will help you out- Magic Autofill - It’s a simple online tool that will fill the passenger details form on the IRCTC website with the click of a button thus giving you an uppe...