DDoS – Distributed Denial of Services are kinds of DOS attacks that are carried out by multiple compromised systems, infected with Trojan virus mostly, on a single system. DDoS attacks are double-edged knives as they are also adversely affecting the systems hackers are using to attack the victim system. (Beal) In DDoS, the traffic of malicious attack comes from various sources, sometimes from hundreds and thousands of origins. It is, therefore, impossible to handle such attack by just blocking a single IP address. (Beal) This makes it all the more dangerous and damaging to your online presence as an individual and as a company. [Read more…]
What’s Wrong With the Antivirus Products?
“Antivirus” programs are designed to prevent viruses, malware and corrupt files from harming our computer system and data. That is the common perception attached with the concept of installing antivirus programs in our computers and laptops. Nowadays the term antivirus isn’t used as often as before, we call it “Security software” or “Internet Security”. [Read more…]
Ethereum: Is Cryptocurrency Really Safe?
Cryptocurrency – it came, it saw, it conquered; and now it is facing a foreign invasion. Its defences were breached by hackers who managed to get away with 153,000 ethers, which are $32 million in current exchange rate. Parity Technologies faced this security hack in their multi-signature wallet software while normal wallets are safe as yet. Before this, CoinDash had to cancel their ICO after facing a $10 million hack. (Wilmoth, 2017) [Read more…]
Importance of CMS Maintenance
CMS or Content Management System is basically a set of related programs or software that is used nowadays to create and manage our digital content, such as websites.(Techtarget) CMS basically power these websites and enable them to make the necessary amendments in them with ease and without having to provide prior knowledge. (MTM, 2016) In this article we’ll focus on why CMS Maintenance is so important. [Read more…]
Mixed Reality, a short review about what this relatively new technology can bring us
Let’s start with a short recap of what Mixed Reality is. Mixed Reality (MR) is a hуbrіd оf bоth Augmented Reality (AR) аnd Virtual Reality (VR), Mixed Reality іѕ fаr mоrе аdvаnсеd thаn Vіrtuаl Rеаlіtу bесаuѕе іt соmbіnеѕ thе uѕе оf ѕеvеrаl tуреѕ оf tесhnоlоgіеѕ іnсludіng ѕеnѕоrѕ, аdvаnсеd орtісѕ аnd nеxt gеn соmрutіng роwеr. All оf thіѕ tесhnоlоgу bundlеd іntо a ѕіnglе dеvісе wіll рrоvіdе thе uѕеr wіth thе сараbіlіtу tо оvеrlау аugmеntеd hоlоgrарhіс dіgіtаl соntеnt іntо уоur rеаl-tіmе ѕрасе, сrеаtіng ѕсеnаrіоѕ thаt аrе unbеlіеvаblу rеаlіѕtіс аnd mіnd-blоwіng. [Read more…]
Digital wallets: The Evolution of online payments
World has been digitized in the true meaning of the word and nothing is there in the world you can point out which is outside the scaffolds of networking and digitalization. Payment methods in the form of digital wallets are no exception. The use of smart phones and the phenomenal growth of interconnectivity between individuals and companies have seen a boom in the last ten years. The phenomenon is engulfing the entire population of the world and there is no turning back. The introduction of networking and digital technology in the e-commerce has brought more than prosperity to the trading profession; it has opened doors for small business owners like never before. [Read more…]
IT Disasters: Cost and Preventive Measures
Animals have inbuilt warning system designed by nature to alert them before any natural disaster hits them. They escape the disaster area before the event happens. But human beings have no such faculty. Instead, they have been given brains to make the necessary arrangements in case they face disasters of any kind. [Read more…]
Search Engine Optimization For Local Businesses
Search Engine Optimization is also known as SEO. It is the process of optimizing a website to be easily found and generated multiple search engines including Google, MSN, Yahoo and Bing. With two third of companies that have been put online, competition has become more intense and difficult. Search Engine Optimization is necessary for almost all online business ventures these days in order to get a critical amount of traffic failing which they would not exist. Unless your business uses the most effective and efficient internet marketing plan, your industry, no matter how small or large it is, will never live up to or better than those who are already doing an excellent job online. What seems to be the most effective technique is search engine optimization, which is more desirable for local businesses who aims high in the industry. [Read more…]
Step by step tutorial on how to delete information about you on the internet
Did you see your name, image or information on Google, Bing, or another search engine? Is information about you harming your image or reputation? We will explain how to make them disappear or request that they be dereferenced by the search engines. In short: how to delete information about yourself from the internet. [Read more…]
Fundaments of Search Engine Optimisation
Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) is the process of improving the visibility of a website in the organic results of different search engines. In this articles we’ll discuss the fundamentals of SEO. [Read more…]