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Is There an Appropriate Age for Social Networking?
Social Media What is the appropriate age for using social networking sites? Are there practical ways of verifying the users age? These are the two questioned that pop into a concerned parents head with the rapidly growing trend of socializing on the internet. The policies at social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace recommend that children that [...] Read More »
How to Prevent Your Facebook Account from Getting Hacked
Online Security There are several ways how hackers carry out the hacking process. Hackers go through users' Facebook account and gather publicly available information, and send phishing emails to obtain secured information like credit card number and bank details. Sometimes, they create malware programs that are automatically downloaded on your computer which help them gain access to credentials like email id, passwords and so on. Here are four common methods that hackers use to target Facebook users and try to hack their accounts. Read More »
The Impact of Facebook Scams and How Scammers Make Money
Social Media In the past, we reported a number of Facebook scams that were spreading like wildfire. Scam messages including “Girl Killed Herself After Dad Posted On Wall Scamâ€, “Marika Fruscio Spamâ€, “OMG Can’t Believe Justin Beiber Did This To A Girl Spamâ€, which were reported earlier are still spreading on Facebook. As Facebook scams continue to boom and spam news feeds, Websense, a web security firm conducted an interesting study that explains how scam messages spread and how they work. Read More »
Official Guide To Facebook Security – Protecting Your Facebook Accounts from Scammers
Social Media It looks like the Facebook Security team have started to take scam messages and phishing attacks seriously. They have come up with a 14 pages long document called “Guide To Facebook Security†which will help its users understand the social network’s security features and possible ways to protect their account from threats like malware and phishing attacks. It also includes tips on how users can avoid click-jacking and like-jacking scam messages and scam apps. Read More »
Huge Security Hole Discovered in BSNL Internal Application Dotsoft
Tech News Clearly, this application holds extreme value inside the organization as it forms a critical part of their business. Severe security vulnerability like this should be fixed immediately. Any plans to extend this application across more states, without fixing this vulnerability might put BSNL in jeopardy. Read More »