CYBER SPACE

To buy or not to buy ? Most of the people think that if u buy pc then you must have a good anti virus programme/application !!! what do you think ? Most people sleep better at night knowing their PC is well equipped for the oncoming malware attacks. Out of paranoia some actually install multiple antivirus programs -- even though that's overly counterproductive. what if the virus is latest !!  until and unless the virus/malware is not reported and added  their signature in their database the antivirus cant handle it it will deal asits normal and clean. Indeed, with everything that you do on your computer and the information that resides on it, the safety of your sensitive data should be top priority. That said, with a little experience you can traverse the World Wide Web in peace with minimal security on active patrol. Many readers will probably say "no thanks" and slip out the back door, which is totally understandable. I will tell you flat out that most people are ...

SOCIAL ENGINEERING According to wikipedia social engineering is a art of human hacking , where hackersdont use technology. Social engineering , in context of information security,refers to psychological manipulation of people into performing actions or divulging confidential information. Some Facts : people are the weakest link in a security chain lifecycle companies critical data could still remain vulnerable to old-fashioned human manipulation Most people think that hacking is mostly technical, utilizing the technical flaws in the system that the hacker is able to exploit. Social engineering is a non-technical kind of attack that tricks people into performing malicious actions or giving away confidential data.Simply hacker uses organisations employees to get the credentials Effects :  gain unauthorized  access to critical information and systems.  identity theft  disrupt the service...

The Computer Errors Error messages are displayed on a Windows computer when a condition occurs that is not recognized by your computer or a hardware or software running on it. When an error occurs, you usually receive an error box informing you about the problem. Error messages are usually displayed when user intervention is required to resolve a particular problem. Ideally, an error message should comprise the following information: MessageID or the Error Code: An error code or message identification information is included with the error message. You can use this code or message ID to search for a solution to your problem in an online resources and software help documentation. Date and Time Stamp: This information is usually included with error messages or related log files to help users or computer technicians to try and identify the event that might have caused the error. Severity of the Error: An ideal error message informs users about the severity of the error. This...

Accessing the Taskmanager What is Task-manager ? Windows Task Manager is used to view details about processes running on your computer. Since it can be used to terminate programs that are misbehaving or are viruses disguised in the form of harmless programs, most spyware and viruses disable it to prevent themselves from being closed through it. Some administrators also disable Task Manager to prevent users from closing important security programs like antiviruses and anti-malwares. The most irritating problem ever  " Task Manager has been disabled by Administrator " : well this may be because of admin or some sort of viruses , However, there are some techniques you can use to re-enable task manager and close those harmful programs manually. 1.  Enable using Windows registry :   Registry Editor is an inbuilt Windows tool that is used to modify registry keys which tell Windows how it should work. A simple registry modification can be used...