Web Technology Journal

Iran – Blocking the Internet (Part 1)

Avatar — Wed, 09 May 2012 11:01:06 +0000

The move has become standard for those who wish to curb information that is uncensored and raw from getting out onto the internet but law makers are seeing this as the true gagging of the freedom of speech. Pakistan has done so in the past week and Iran has announced that it will do so too. The country is being plagued by the many Western nations for its Uranium enrichment programs that have been under tight scrutiny during the past few years. The problem is that the country is defying the orders or rather mandates of the United Nations for it to halt all activities related to Uranium enrichment.

Keeping the Office out of the Social Network???? Naaaahh!

Avatar — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 13:32:57 +0000

This is one problem that many firms are facing, how to keep their workers from doing things other than working while in the office. Yes, sites can be blocked but wireless networks allow employees through mobile phones, laptops and other portable device to log on and stay connected to the internet thus the social network. Think or it as junk email without a trace for people are doing more on the social network even at work or just about anywhere. Office networks have firewalls and other security measures but wireless devices are a big gaping hole in the security scenario. Employees will never stop copying files from the office computer to their own laptops for more work or refining at home and these are areas which are out of the reach of Enterprise Discovery and Security systems. To take account of them all would be impossible, to restrict them would be against your employee�s rights.

Stay Off Social Networking Sites

Avatar — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 16:06:21 +0000

For the umpteenth time, when will people ever learn that social networking sites are a big pain when it comes to possible identity theft. The case involves FaceBook (again and again and again) where hackers offer a download of some free game along in their pages or some other pages they have already hacked into getting personal information from the unsuspecting users as they did agree to download the free game. Or some free shiny thingy that was supposed to serve some purpose (yep, it’s got purpose alright, to take all your personal information and to become you). Will you people never learn? These social networking sites are for pure entertainment and socializing so why are there corporate email accounts listed, why are users using them form within the office, and why do people bother to visit and post stuff only to get a hefty credit card charge they didn’t actually use? Be safe and keep all your personal information, safe from these sites, try using aliases and other diversionary techniques to throw people off your information so you don’t end up as another point in statistics.

Anti-virus flaws Leave Holes in PC Security (Part 3)

Avatar — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 16:33:40 +0000

Scripts are some of the hardest ones to crack for they are part of the full internet experience, for they make some of the seemingly magical behavior of your browser possible. Remembering usernames and passwords, knowing which pages you often visit and even track your online purchases so your browser knows which products you prefer to view in online searches, all these done with scripts. These scripts are also one of the most widely used exploits by hackers for many users know that they are necessary for web pages, knowing which is the true required script is the problem for malware often use and look the same as authentic scripts that you normally use.
The problems with the internet malware is that it accounts for billions in lost revenue and millions of stolen information for use in fraud and other devious means. A word of advice, if you have anti-virus software, keep them updated and do regular scans of your computer so you stay protected and get the nasty bugs that are hiding deep in your system.
installed. The problem is that the net is always up and there are seldom any re-routing connections that would allow for rehabilitation of the major arteries. Unless they do something, a natural disaster or some man made one can have the potential to cut off part of the net for sometime which would result in billions of loss for the whole world.

Anti-virus flaws Leave Holes in PC Security (Part 2)

Avatar — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 16:32:01 +0000

Well an anti-virus software is as the name says a software product that was programmed by some of the greatest human minds (sometimes by hacker themselves for they know how the system works) as a way of countering the millions of threats (viruses, Trojan horses and many other forms of malware) out in the internet in hopes of preventing them from doing what they do, damage computer files, steal information, you name it and they can do it. The clause “human” is again the weak point for no human being on this earth is so perfect that they can anticipate every angle of an attack, sometimes resulting in some very obvious mistakes that hackers quickly pick up on and develop malware for. The many holes in anti-virus programs that can be fooled to think they have nothing to report (but in reality they have already been bypassed and the malware is already running in the seemingly safe computer without anyone knowing about it) as the hacker attendees reported. The holes are so big and easy to exploit that a seasoned hacker can make malware that is specifically designed to exploit it in no time.

Anti-virus flaws Leave Holes in PC Security (Part 1)

Avatar — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:29:29 +0000

The internet is a very dangerous place to be without protection from the thousands of threats that are out in the wild (the term “wild” is a technical term for running malware that is wreaking havoc on computers connected to the internet) and even with some of the best software comes risks. In the BlueHat hacker convention, developers and hackers come together in the headquarters of the world’s largest software manufacturer/developer and they discuss together some of the most pressing issues regarding what else but threats to Windows. The invitation only event brings together some of the best hackers and software developers who bring out the best and worst of both worlds and something came up that was pretty alarming. Even with virus protection a computer connected to the internet can still get infected, why?

The Internet on the verge of Collapsing (Part 3)

Avatar — Sun, 01 May 2011 16:28:51 +0000

Satellites were tried but they had a lot of problems so the best way is still with land-borne transmission methods. From relays, switches to routers to all the various parts, they are ageing at a fast pace that the technology and amount of users last year have increased so much that another capacity change is needed. Hot swapped parts in redundant systems have to be reconfigured to cover for the redundant devices that have already failed to restore their back-up capacities. Older switches and routers have to be replaced with newer and faster ones that can do more than double the capacity of current technology
Browser Injections of Microsoft SQL sites on the Rise
As we all know, every hole needs someone to find it before it can literally be called a hole. A current analysis of the type of malware attack that capitalizes on many web browser’s using Microsoft’s SQL system is on the rise in what was previously a trivial pursuit for hackers. IT Security experts are seeing an alarming rise in the types of attacks that use the SQL system to download payloads without the user even knowing it even when visiting legitimate web sites. In reality, there is no way of knowing if the site you are visiting is compromised till you notice the weird behavior of your system that signifies malware activity. The hackers have found a way of using a generic approach of using the signatures of legitimate web sites through Microsoft’s SQL system which is used by thousands of legitimate sites and using that as a means of getting their programs (malware) into the unsuspecting computer’s browser making it into a propagation tool or for some other reason that we will be sure of that is something not to your liking.

The Internet on the verge of Collapsing (Part 2)

Avatar — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:28:07 +0000

The very scientists who formed it decided it was good for sending information to a lot of people and it was faster that next day door to door and in no time, the internet was born. Internet simply means an interconnected network that is formed by thousands upon thousands of networks that are interconnected to each other allowing people from across the world to communicate and share information to another across the world. These interconnected networks have various components, some of which have been upgraded though the years to carry more volume in terms of information. From early copper wires to fiber optic cables they are now all in need of extensive rehabilitation if the internet is to continue to grow. Some components of these networks are as old as the net is. Some inter-connections are so vulnerable that any failure cuts off half the world losing all communications.

SharePoint is a Work Horse for Committees

Maverick — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:02:58 +0000

Will you agree to me if I will say that SharePoint can be the most useful for committees? Yes, right? Committees by the word itself presage synchronization, teamwork, conversation, arguments, so on and so forth. SharePoint, as a content management solution, provides exactly what any committee requires the most. On SharePoint sites, committees can team up set of people and facilitate distribution and supervision of content arranged for conversation and debate in meetings.

SharePoint Server 2010 can be used by committees for crafting and submitting committee programs, committee minutes, and other vital committee documents. Here, committees can draft, scrutinize, commend and remark on committee jobs even if the group members are spread across the globe. Earlier meeting data can be checked on real-time basis. Blogs, social networks, wikis, etc. can be used on SharePoint Server 2007.

Hosted Microsoft Exchange is also gainful for committees as it facilitates them to be informed about their emails on a real-time basis. Swift email access, mobile synchronization, email archival, checking contact list, calendar, task list, etc. are some of the paybacks of using Dedicated Exchange Server.

Several other free hosting templates for data management and project management are also available for reorganization, collaboration, and systematization of tasks.

The Internet on the verge of Collapsing (Part 1)

Avatar — Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:23:34 +0000

We all love the internet, we work, live and do everything on it that we cannot live a day without using it. Well then here’s a shocker people, for according to experts from Cisco, the internet has two years to live due to ageing equipment that is in need of a major overhaul. You might be asking if this is true, sadly this is true and without a concerted effort form industry and governments it might be worse. The internet began as a military network across the US that was a product of the cold war when the West can’t trust Russia and they needed of some way of telling those on one side of the country that somebody is doing something somewhere to the other side of the country. Russia collapsed and the cold war is over but the internet found a new use.