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If I ask you what are the basic necessities of life, you would answer food, clothing shelter with internet and a smartphone of course. No, we are not discussing about internet but a reason why we desperately want internet, yes that’s right, for WhatsApp. WhatsApp is a must have app these days for every smartphone owner.WhatsApp is the most popular and widely used messaging app. It is impossible to talk about WhatsApp and not include the privacy and security part in it. We use lots of measures to maintain our privacy, like pattern lock, password protection, archive the chats etc. ... Read More

Both Firewall and Antivirus are security tools that protect the computer systems as well as the network infrastructure from virus, worms, Trojans, and other such cyber-threats. Firewalls scan and evaluate the data packets before they enter into a network, and then they either allow or deny the data packets based on certain predefined rules setup by the network protocols. Firewalls can be implemented both at the software and hardware levels, while an antivirus program can be implemented only at the software level. Read through this article to know more about Firewall and Antivirus and how they are different from each ... Read More

Cyber Security and Information Security both terms are synonymous with each other the difference between the two comes when nature of data which is going to secure. In nutshell Cyber security deals with protecting networks, computers, and data from unauthorized electronic access while Information security deals with protecting information assets regardless of whether the information is in physical or digital format.Data security is all about securing data. But there is difference between data and information. Not every data can be information. Data can be called as information when it is interpreted in a context and given meaning. For example, “14041989″ ... Read More

IPSec is a suite of protocols that provides security services during communications between networks. It supports network-level peer authentication, data origin authentication, data integrity, data encryption and decryption. It is often used to create a VPN.SSL is a networking protocol that provides a secure connection between a client and a server over the internet. It works at the transport layer. It is often used to secure the communication between a web browser and a web server.Read through this article to find out more about IPSec and SSL and how they are different from each other.What is IP Security (IPSec)?IPSec is ... Read More

Ethical hacking is one of such domains which is ever-challenging and is increasingly in demand year after year. Ethical hacking experts are in great demand across banking and finance, insurance, medical and research based businesses all across the world. Additionally, the growth of the internet and digital devices is adding to the demand for experts in cybersecurity. Organisations and businesses are offering more importance to securing their networks than ever before. This is thus an encouraging trend to enthusiasts who are keen to begin their career in cybersecurity and to take up challenges in securing a network. Why cybersecurity ... Read More

Active and Passive Attacks are security attacks that jeopardize the security of a system. Security attacks are basically the unauthorized actions that that are taken to destroy, change, or steal the sensitive information and data from the system. In an Active attack, an attacker tries to modify the content of the messages. On the other hand, in a Passive attack, an attacker observes the messages, copy them and may use them for malicious purposes. Read this article to find out more about Active and Passive attacks and how they are different from each other. Let's start with some basics of ... Read More

Digital Signature is a mathematical technique which is used to authenticate a digital document. This is equivalent to handwritten signature or a stamped seal and offers far more security and integrity to the message or digital document. It solves the problem of impersonation in digital communications by providing evidence of origin, identity and status of the digital transactions. Many countries like the United States of America consider digital signatures as legal. They even publish public laws, private laws and the Budget with digital signatures.How does a Digital Signature Work?Digital signatures are based on asymmetric cryptography, which means that the information ... Read More

The army is one of the noblest professions. Interestingly you can join army anytime, with any minimal qualification as 10th, 12th, Diploma, graduation and more. One can join the army through NDA or through NCC or through recruitment by technical service commission.You can choose to serve a complete tenure opting a permanent service till you retire or serve for 10 - 15 years and then quit.

Journey in a train is mainly a long-distance trip and when one does it, they should bring baggage as well; however, there are some policies as well as guidelines which are needed to be followed and they have been cited by the authorities of Indian Railways purely. These are:One must not carry products which are explosive naturally. Harmful ignitable articles are purely banned as well as one can not lug them while they are riding a trainItems like acids, empty or complete gas cylinders, dead poultry, all oil items are all purely forbidden.The luggage must be mentioned in Hindi or in ... Read More

Every year, a large number of Road Accidents occur in India gulping over 130, 000 lives annually. Our country has overtaken even China in this regard. Such accidents and that too at such an alarming number suggest the fact that there is no single reason responsible for it directly. Hence, enlisted below are some of the major reasons for road accidents in our country.Rash Driving: One of the major reasons for road accidents. It claims the lives of people for no fault of theirs.Drinking and Driving: Although many times, the various government ministries under rule have highlighted this same issue, ... Read More