A nagging test which always seems like extra burden even after you have paid for your windows is Microsoft Genuine Windows Test. Whenever you try to install or update any of the microsoft windows related software, Microsot download centers first requests you to pass this test. It’s an automatic validation of your OS.
Today, one Ubuntu […]
Posted on June 18th, 2007 by Ita
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Google is taking over Internet by strom day by day. After buying Online video sharing portal Youtube, finally Google has acquired Feedburner too. Chicago-based FeedBurner is a leading provider of feed distribution and management tools. Feedburner provides blogs to syndicate their content and deliver it straight to readers.
According to Official Google Blog, it […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2007 by Ita
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Every now and then, computer breaks down. An email stucks in the middle while sending, suddenly unwanted block of pictures starts poping out on the screen and ultimately stream of bits & bytes stops flowing. Research has shown 30% of computer break downs are due to lack of security. Having latest windows (XP or Vista) […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2007 by Niraj Shrestha
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Server Hardening means installing a new server in a secure fashion and maintaining the security and integrity of the server and application software. If you are planning to own a Virtual Private Server (VPS) or planning to get a Dedicated Server, then you need to prepare server Harndening checklist before launching your website on that […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2007 by thirdeye
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I just read in webhostingtalk that one of the leading shared web hosting company iPowerWeb got hacked. Many of the clients websites got hacked due to Javascript vulnerability. As reported on PHPBB the hacker seemed to have implanted some kind of malicious javascript code on some of the pages of client’s sites. These Javascript […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2007 by thirdeye
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SQL injection is a technique that exploits a security vulnerability occurring in the database layer of an application. The vulnerability is present when user input is either incorrectly filtered for string literal escape characters embedded in SQL statements or user input is not strongly typed and thereby unexpectedly executed. It is in fact an instance […]
Posted on June 2nd, 2007 by thirdeye
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