Cyber Security Tip & Tricks

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Share and send links directly from your browser with Shareaholic


Shareaholic make it extremely easy for you to share web pages on the popular social websites. Submit the web page you are currently viewing to digg, del.icio.us, facebook, google bookmarks, magnolia, reddit, stumbleupon, twitter. If you prefer, e-mail the web page directly to a friend instead.

If you frequently submit web pages to social bookmarking websites, you'll love the Shareaholic add-on available only for Firefox browser. It has also the feature of Real-time statistics from digg and del.icio.us. Check whether the web page you're on has been dugg, and how many times it has been saved on del.icio.us. Stats displayed in your browser, at your request.

You can download the Shareaholic Firefox add-ons from Mozilla. To download click here.

Tuesday, August 28, 2007

hackers @ microsoft - Microsoft's Official Blog

"Hackers @ Microsoft" - that's the name of a new Microsoft blog officially launched on blogs.msdn.com which also hosts thousands of other blogs written by Microsoft Employees.

The focus of this blog is likely to be a little different from most other blogs you'll see on blogs.msdn.com. Microsoft employs some of the best hackers in the world and actively recruits them and develops them. They work on all kinds of projects, whether it be in development, research, testing, management and of course security.

This blog is *especially* provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights. Opinions are not of Microsoft. he new Microsoft Hackers blog is located at blogs.msdn.com/hackers.

Caller ID Spoofing to be made illegal in the USA

The US Congress recently approved a bill that will make it illegal to spoof Caller ID in the USA. This Act may be cited as the `Truth in Caller ID Act of 2007'.

The title of the act is “A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information”

It was introduced on February 28, 2007 and updated 27th June 2007.

PENALTIES
(A) CIVIL FORFEITURE-
(i) IN GENERAL- Any person that is determined by the Commission, in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 503(b), to have violated this subsection shall be liable to the United States for a forfeiture penalty. A forfeiture penalty under this paragraph shall be in addition to any other penalty provided for by this Act. The amount of the forfeiture penalty determined under this paragraph shall not exceed $10,000 for each violation, or 3 times that amount for each day of a continuing violation, except that the amount assessed for any continuing violation shall not exceed a total of $1,000,000 for any single act or failure to act.
(ii) RECOVERY- Any forfeiture penalty determined under clause (i) shall be recoverable pursuant to section 504(a).
(iii) PROCEDURE- No forfeiture liability shall be determined under clause (i) against any person unless such person receives the notice required by section 503(b)(3) or section 503(b)(4).
(iv) 2-year STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS- No forfeiture penalty shall be determined or imposed against any person under clause (i) if the violation charged occurred more than 2 years prior to the date of issuance of the required notice or notice or apparent liability.
(B) CRIMINAL FINE- Any person who willfully and knowingly violates this subsection shall upon conviction thereof be fined not more than $10,000 for each violation, or 3 times that amount for each day of a continuing violation, in lieu of the fine provided by section 501 for such a violation. This subparagraph does not supersede the provisions of section 501 relating to imprisonment or the imposition of a penalty of both fine and imprisonment.

Source: Library of Congress

Thursday, August 23, 2007

Onam Greetings 2007



Onam: (Malayalam: ഓണം) is an annual harvest festival, celebrated mainly in the Indian state of Kerala. Onam Festival falls during the Malayali month of Chingam, the first month of Malayalam Calender, (August - September as per the Gregorian calendar) and marks the homecoming of legendary King Mahabali. Ranging from four days to ten days, all the activities during this season are centered on worshipping, music, dances, sports, boat races and good food. Though it is essentially a harvest festival of Malayalees, mythologically it is linked to Malayalee-Hindu folktales. Like many other religious festivals in India, Onam is celebrated by people of all religions.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

60th Independence Day of India



This is our 60th Independence Day!

Freedom is not a Right but a Feeling!

Let's be proud to feel the Freedom!

Let's say loud we are INDIANS!!!

Let all of us get to-gather &

Let's Celebrate Our Freedom!

Independence Day, August 15, commemorates the day in 1947 when India achieved freedom from British rule. Every year, August 15 is celebrated as the Independence Day in India. This national festival is celebrated with great enthusiasm all over the country. It is celebrated with flag hoisting ceremonies and cultural programs in the state capitals. The Prime Minister's speech at the Red Fort in Delhi is the major highlight. The Prime Minister's speech at the Red Fort in Delhi is the major highlight. The Delhi skyline gets dotted with thousands of kites taking to the sky this very day.

"Long years ago, we made a tryst with destiny and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge... At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India
will awake to life and freedom."
Jawaharlal Nehru,

(audio) on the eve of independence

The day when India woke up to freedom back in 1947 was a day of great celebration. A country got rid of her foreign yoke and became a sovereign nation, she celebrated her sovereignty on this day - the triumph of numerous martyred souls. It was a day of fulfillment, it was the day of a new beginning, a birth of a nation.On the stroke of midnight, a country came into life again as the British handed over the governance of India to the Indian leaders.The long and difficult struggle had borne fruit at last, though the happiness was marred by the fact that the country was divided into India and Pakistan and the violent communal riots had left the countries permanently scarred.


It is our duty to preserve this Freedom!

Carry this forward to the future!

We did,We do,We will do!!!


Set the celebration on Air, Share your Joy,
You're Free to do it,
Share this to every Indian, to say


Vande Mataram!


60th INDEPENDENCE DAY OF INDIA

This is our 60th Independence Day!

Freedom is not a Right but a Feeling!

Let's be proud to feel the Freedom!

Let's say loud we are INDIANS!!!


Let all of us get to-gather &
Let's Celebrate Our Freedom!


Thursday, August 9, 2007

Skype.com released its new version 3.5



Skype.com released its new version 3.5. It allows the users to watch web videos and share them with other Skype contacts without leaving the Skype Chat window. You can search videos online and embed them in the same area of the Skype chat window where you type the text messages.

To download new version click here.


Skype 3.5

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