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Facebook raises security with new tools
Facebook is countering reports about scams affecting its users and a rising user perception of insecurity with new security tweaks and the release of statistics suggesting that most of its 800 million active users experience few problems. The company is also announcing two new features. One generates passwords for your Facebook apps to protect your main account; another deals with a side effect of security—the lockdown of compromised accounts—by enabling your Facebook friends to help you recover an account.
Reverse Engineering, a process of analyzing technology
Reverse Engineering is a process where, a researcher gathers the technical data necessary for the documentation of the operation of a technology or component of a system. With the help of this research method researchers are able to examine the strength of the softwares, applications, systems etc. and identify their weaknesses in terms of performance, security, and interoperability. The reverse engineering process allows researchers to understand both how a program works and also what aspects of the program contribute to its not working.
Facebook raises security with new tools
Facebook is countering reports about scams affecting its users and a rising user perception of insecurity with new security tweaks and the release of statistics suggesting that most of its 800 million active users experience few problems. The company is also announcing two new features. One generates passwords for your Facebook apps to protect your main account; another deals with a side effect of security—the lockdown of compromised accounts—by enabling your Facebook friends to help you recover an account.
Facebook hit with some unsolicited porn & violent videos
Facebook said that it is investigating a rash of unsolicited graphic images that hit some users' accounts this week. The images, Internet links and videos depicting pornography and violence have hit some people's Facebook news feeds in recent days. "We experienced a coordinated spam attack that exploited a browser vulnerability," Facebook spokesman said in a statement. "Our efforts have drastically limited the damage caused by this attack, and we are now in the process of investigating to identify those responsible."
E-Mail, an important source of Communication
In today’s electronic world, E-Mail is critical to any business being competitive. In most cases it now forms the backbone of most organizations’ day-to-day activities, and its use will continue to grow. E-Mails have enabled an efficient means of communication, without the limitations of time zones, speed or cost, usually associated with many of the other forms of communication. Though it has lot of advantages, however; E-Mails can easily be used for the negative purposes as well, making SPAM and virus E-Mails a problem especially by the hackers.
Department of Homeland Security Releases Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET)
The Cyber Security Evaluation Tool (CSET) is a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) product that assists organizations in protecting their key national cyber assets. It was developed under the direction of the DHS National Cyber Security Division (NCSD) by Cyber Security experts and with assistance from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. This tool provides users with a systematic and repeatable approach for assessing the security posture of their cyber systems and networks. It includes both high-level and detailed questions related to all industrial control and IT systems.
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