Showing posts with label Android. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Android. Show all posts

Friday, 14 February 2014

Edward Snowden obtained classified NSA documents by stealing coworker's password

Snowden Stealing Coworker Password
 We are very cognizant of the releases that the Whistleblower Edward Snowden did against the US National Security Agency (NSA) and in the wake of perusing each related redesign, viewing each report that he gave to different news sites, every one of you are left because of an address that, How he could complete this entire operation without any making a difference?

Yes, you are correct! The previous NSA builder Edward Snowden supposedly figured out how to gain entrance to many the ordered records by taking one of his colleague's passwords, as per an unclassified NSA notice got by the NBC News.

Three Members, one NSA's regular person representative, a dynamic obligation part of the U.s. Military and a builder were discovered included in the activities that may have helped Snowden's operation; from which NSA's regular person worker has been stripped of his exceptional status and has surrendered.

Other two has been impeded from entering National Security Agency (NSA) offices, the reminder states showing that their status is under survey as of now.

The colleague said that he permitted Snowden to utilize his Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) endorsement to gain entrance to the grouped data on "Nsanet" that was formally denied to enter by Snowden.

The reminder's record doesn't furnish much detail, consistent with NBC, however experiencing the entire notice, Snowden's by one means or another got one of his non military person NSA workers and associates to enter his watchword "onto Snowden's work station," the update states. "Unbeknownst to the regular person, Mr. Snowden was equipped to catch the secret key, permitting him significantly more terrific access to arranged data"

The update additionally states that the citizen colleague was not cognizant of Mr. Snowden's propositions that he "proposed to unlawfully unveil ordered data," and imparted his PKI authentication, an arrangement of greatly secure qualifications that furnished more stupendous access to NSA's inside machine framework, and "neglected to follow security commitments," that made him leave.

This was not the first occasion when we caught wind of the inclusion of the associate of NSA in the matter of purported country's pride. Heat in the month of November, the update has all the earmarks of being the first official affirmation of a Reuters report in November; Reuters reported that a percentage of the workers, the same number as 20 to 25 specialists who imparted their passwords had been distinguished, addressed, and evacuated from their assignments, yet the NSA never openly remarked on that report and Snowden seemed to deny it throughout an open Google talk simply a month ago.

Right away this is the thing that NSA should very attentive to the control supported by the laborers who work at NSA to complete the most refined undertaking to spy on every person, while their inbuilt risk may pass their head over.

Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Android Hack to make your phone faster and battery last longer

Android Kitkat
Android Kitkat

The ‘ART’istic Android: Making your Smart Phone Smarter

Android’s ‘KitKat’ version just replaced their penultimate update ‘Jelly Bean’ on October 31 and very recently, at the start of December, update 4.4.2 was released. What was the idea behind releasing updates in such a quick succession? What was there which Google couldn’t hold back till the New Year? Was it a sinister bug which required a fix or a Christmas goodie? The answer is ART; an update that would really position Android differently, if not ahead, of the competition.

ART or Android Run Time is responsible for running all the applications on the Android system. It has ousted its predecessor ‘Dalvik’ (named after the village of Dan Bornstein, Android’s Creator, in Iceland) which was performing the similar task since the time Android was first released. Compared to ART, as per the tech gurus across the globe, Dalvik was “not that great”. The update will provide the following benefits to the users:


1.      Speed

The previous version of the executer used the ‘Just-In-Time’ (JIT) process, which means that the app source of the application had to be converted into the executable program, every time the application started. Don’t be bewildered! Yes it does, in a jiffy.

Whereas, the new version uses ‘Ahead-Of-Time’ (AOT) process and the application is assembled and ready to be executed when the app is installed. To increase your bemusement, Dalvik’s jiffy is not that fast anymore. The application start time will be reduced by a further 50% and will have ‘The Fast Effect’ on the speed of your smart phone.

2.      Reduced Battery Downtime

The background processes will be running faster than before and the phone will actually work smart than working hard to run those background apps and processes. While using the phone you will not be able to see much of a difference, however, the battery which used to drain in the efforts to keep the processes running will now cool down, thus leaving a positive impact on the juice.

Reports from Google claimed an improved 30% boost in the IST (Idle Standby Time) however the users and the critics have their own point of view. Quoting the Technical Gurus the improvement was visible in the IST, however, not at 30% as claimed by the developer but to a significant 20%, keeping in mind the continuous updates and refinements.

The after effects of ART

As usual, the pros are always accompanied by the cons; the ART also has couple of ‘em attached to it.

1.      More Storage

The applications not only took a little long to be installed on the smart phone but they also ate up more space. In the previous version, due to the availability of JIT process the application freed-up the space when they were closed, however, with the use of ART the space acquired was 10%-20% more. This is due to the programs written in such a manner that this problem was visible and predictable. But if a 3 MB (Mega Bytes) application uses 3.3 MB or 3.5 MB, at max, space on your 32 GB smart phone, you would not worry much about it.

2.      Compatibility Issues

With the release of ART and the critics using it, it was cited that at the initial stages many applications were having compatibility issues including WhatsApp, however, with the latest update 4.4.2 the compatibility issues have been fixed. 99% of the major applications were found running smoothly with the fixed version. The list of the compatible apps is long and robust. For those finding any trouble with any frequently used applications, you may switch to and fro between Dalvik and ART.

How to use ART on the phone

If you run Android 4.4 on your handset, which should be a Google Nexus Series or a tailor-made ROM on an embedded device then you can easily upgrade the same, however, the other handset majors have planned to switch to Android ‘KitKat’ 4.4 in the first Quarter of 2014, a version which is more friendly to budget phones in contradiction to the predecessor versions. This is how you can change the phone settings:

    Go to settings then ‘About Phone’
    Tap the ‘Build Number’ repeatedly until you get the announcement you’re a developer
    Go back to settings where you will see a new ‘Developer options’ section
    In Developer options change ‘Select runtime’ to ‘Use ART’

The phone shall take 10-20 minutes for performing the reboot, in which it will convert the applications into ART compatible mode. Your data shall remain safe, however, be sure to back it up before applying these changes. Repeat the similar process should you wish to switch back to Dalvik.

Now sit back and enjoy being ‘ART’istic!

Saturday, 7 September 2013

Secunia launches the next generation of Complete Patch Management: The Secunia CSI 7.0


Patch Management

Cybercrime costs organizations millions of dollars and to protect business from the consequences of security breaches, vulnerability intelligence and patch management are basic necessities in the toolbox of any IT team, as emphasized by organizations like the SANS Institute and the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the US Department of Commerce (NIST).
The Secunia CSI 7.0 is the Total Package: Vulnerability Intelligence, Vulnerability Scanning with Patch Creation and Patch Deployment Integration.
Secunia CSI 7.0
To help IT teams counter the threat, vulnerability research company Secunia merges the in-house vulnerability expertise with a sophisticated patch management solution into the Secunia Corporate Software Inspector (CSI 7.0). The foundation of the Secunia CSI is a unique combination of vulnerability intelligence and vulnerability scanning, with patch creation and patch deployment integration.

Thursday, 7 June 2012

Run Android Apps and Games in Computer






YouWave for Android 2.2.2| 101.54 MB

Playing with the Android emulator on your computer is a pretty geeky endeavor, but YouWave makes it easy to accomplish on your Windows PC. If you can download and install a Windows program, you can have an Android virtual machine running on your desktop in just a few minutes. All without ever touching the SDK or Sun's JDK. As a bonus, the Window it runs in has a really easy method of installing third party apps from free Android applications stores, as well as apps downloaded to your PC.

How it works?
Check this youtube Demo Link

YouWave for Android
- Runs Android apps and app stores on your PC, no phone required
- Download thousands of apps online via app stores within youwave
- High performance - The fastest way to run Android on pc
- Easy to use - Easy to install. Easy to import and run apps
Key Technical Features
- Supports Android 2.3 Gingerbread (new)
- Runs on Windows XP/Vista/7, 32/64 bit
- Simulated SD card functionality - enables game saving
- Saved State - enables fast restart
- Enables multi-player online games
- Dynamic rotating - phone-like instant response (new)
- Volume control buttons (new)
- Retractable control panel (new)

Home Page - http://youwave.com/

INSTALLATION GUIDE
Step 1: unpack rar archive
Step 2: run the setup and install
Step 3: Use the given patch to activate (recommend to copy and paste the patch into the installed directory and run as admin and do the patch)
Step 4: Enjoy and Support Developers, Buy It, They Deserved It!
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