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If you find that documents, pictures, and other files on your system are automatically renamed by appending an unknown suffix, then it might be because of a Ransomware attack. In this guide, we would discuss in detail what Ransomware is, how it works, and how to prevent Ransomware attacks on your system.What is Ransomware?Ransomware is one of the deadliest malware programs that, after infiltrating the system, lock the files with strong encryption. After encrypting the files, the cybercriminal(s) behind the attack would ask the victim for the ransom in return for an encrypting tool or key.Without the decrypting key or ... Read More
To develop software and manage numerous projects, government agencies are looking forward to using new ways of working. Agile methodology could prove to be the best approach. Agile focuses on iterative and incremental approaches to work on a project or developing software. Agile is a work process that has been used by the private industry for more than two decades, and now government organizations are also looking forward to using this process.Challenges Faced by Government Organizations to Imply AgileUsing Agile in Government Projects can be challenging. Agile methodologies are completely different from the traditional project management methodologies and government organizations ... Read More
WhatsApp, or to say “WhatsApp: the wonderful messaging app”, remember there was a time people were going crazy for BBM, and then we had this WhatsApp which made BBM look so boring and limited text messages. Although there were many other messaging apps like WeChat or Line, but WhatsApp never backed out, just to become the leading messaging app till date.Today, WhatsApp is a popular messaging application used by more than a billion of people across 180 countries, everyone with a smartphone installs WhatsApp the second they wish to share. As we all know, not just messages but we can ... Read More
Is your Website Secure?A website traffic might be protected, but it doesn’t mean that the website is secure. It could be hacked at any moment. Similarly, you might also think that your site has nothing worth being hacked for. However, you could even be hit by ransomware.The security breaches have nothing to do with your personal data or your website layout, but they could use your server as an email generator for spam or set up a temporary webserver of illegal nature. At the present time, hackers might use your server as a part of a botnet and for Bitcoin ... Read More
What are Phishing Attacks?Phishing attacks are one of the biggest and most frequently faced cyber threats faced by organizations these days. Phishing attacks are scams which are increasing with time and cybercriminals are making huge profits out of them.Phishing attacks are the process of sending duplicitous communications that appear to come from a trustworthy source. Common phishing attacks include social media, text messages, by phone, URLs, and most commonly via emails.The goal of Phishing Attacks includes the following −To steal sensitive data like credit card and login informationTo install malware on the victim’s machine systemTo freeze the system as part ... Read More
Who is an Ethical Hacker?An Ethical Hacker is scrutinized as a security executive who perform security assessment to protect client’s computer or application from potential security risks and vulnerabilities. Organizations employs ethical hackers to protect their computers and other systems in the network from cyberattacks, and any external and internal risks in the IT infrastructure.A hacker usually tries to gain unauthorized access to a computer system or application; whereas an ethical hacker imparts hack-preventing tactics, installing several technologies to protect the system before falling victim to the hacker.Through this outlook, an ethical hacker can set up a defense team to ... Read More
Malware is a term used to describe a computer program responsible for causing a disturbance in your system's working and carrying out other illicit activities. In this chapter, we would learn what the different types of malware are and how they get infiltrated into the system.Types of MalwareBased on the infiltrating nature, attack type, and damage levels, malware are broadly classified into 12 types.1. VirusesThe virus is the oldest Malware type and one of the most common. It is a computer program that, after infiltrating the system, replicate itself by modifying the codes of other programs. It also has the ... Read More
Instant communication with near and dear has come a long way indeed. The world is currently trending towards short messaging apps like WhatsApp which has become the most popular instant messaging service for smartphone users worldwide, thanks to its remarkable ease of use!History of Stealth SettingsThe age old MSN messenger, Yahoo messenger, Google Talk or any other chatting app allowed its users to become invisible from their social contacts with stealth settings. This feature was very valuable in those days who want to stay away from online pings for a short duration.However, with the advent of WhatsApp, there is no ... Read More
You can display a text element/image on the User Interface using the Label component. It is a not editable text control, mostly used to specify the purpose of other nodes in the application.In JavaFX you can create a label by instantiating the javafx.scene.control.Label class. To create a label, you need to instantiate this classYou can use a graphic object as a label using the setGraphic() method of the Label class (inherited from javafx.scene.control.Labeled class). This method accepts an object of the Node class representing a graphic (icon).Exampleimport javafx.application.Application; import javafx.scene.Group; import javafx.scene.Scene; import javafx.scene.control.Label; import javafx.scene.image.Image; import javafx.scene.image.ImageView; import javafx.scene.paint.Color; ... Read More
If your computer or smartphone has suddenly started misbehaving, then it might be because of a Malware program. In this chapter, we would know what Malware is and what are its common types.What is Malware?The term Malware is a combination of two words Malicious and Software. It is a common term that is used to denote a software or script that is implicitly designed to create damage to any computer, smartphone, IoT devices, Network, and other programable devices. The damage can be anything like hijacking the browser, locking the essential files, degrading the device's performance, and many such.The term Malware was ... Read More