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Dubbed  Systems Integrity Management Platform (SIMP) , the tool is now publicly available on the popular source code sharing website  GitHub . According to an official release from NSA, SIMP makes it easier for government organizations and the private sector to "fortify their networks against cyber threats." SIMP aims at providing a reasonable combination of  security compliance and operational flexibility , keeping networked systems compliant with security standards and requirements. It is considered to be a critical part of a layered, "defence-in-depth" approach to information security. " By releasing SIMP, the agency seeks to reduce duplication of effort and promote greater collaboration within the community: The wheel would not have to be reinvented for every organization ," says the  NSA . Currently, SIMP supports operating systems including  Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)  Versions 6.6 and 7.1 as well as  Community En...

So, if you are planning to install  Windows 10 Home , one thing you must keep in your mind – You wish or not, the software updates for Microsoft’s new operating system will be mandatory. Microsoft is planning to make a significant change to its software update policy by removing the option to DISABLE software updates in Windows 10 Home ". In Windows 8.1 , users get four options for Windows Update's behavior, which include: Download and Install Windows Updates Automatically Download Windows Updates automatically but Choose when to Install them Check for Updates but Choose when to Download and Install them Never check for, Download, or Install Updates From a Security point of view, the last option, i.e. never to download or install updates, is not at all recommended by either the company or the security experts. However, the option is still there if Windows users really need it. In Windows 10 , the options for Windows Update are cut to only two,...

We all are aware of  Net Neutrality  and the recent controversies over it in India. Net Neutrality is simply the Internet Freedom — Free, Fast and Open Internet for all.  India has been battling for  Net Neutrality  since zero-rating services such as Facebook’s Internet.org and Airtel Zero were announced. The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has now released a much-awaited report [ PDF ] on the Net Neutrality issue, recommending the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) to regulate the voice calls conducted by the Internet users of over-the-top (OTT) services. Over 100 pages-long report details the DoT's understanding of Net Neutrality Principles, which has been criticized by consumer groups because it could  End Free domestic voice calls offered by apps like WhatsApp and Skype. The report recommends TRAI to consider the demands of telecom service providers to regulate domestic VoIP calling services, while taking a ...

Bitcoin Cloud Mining service Cloudminr.io has been hacked and its whole users database is on sale for 1 Bitcoin.  The unknown hackers have successfully taken full control of the website's server and defaced the homepage of the website. Users visiting the website are greeted with a defaced homepage showing the partial database of around 1000 clients including their usernames and  unencrypted passwords  in completely plain text format. This clearly indicates that the company is not following the best security practices to secure their users private data as the passwords were not even hashed before storing into the database. Hackers offering around 80,000 users database for 1BTC The database of 1000 users shown on the website homepage is just a sample given by the hackers while they have compromised  around 80,000 users database  in total from the cloud mining service. The hackers are offering the entire database of thousa...

Have you ever seen any mobile application working in the background silently even after you have un installed it completely? Your Android smartphone continues to  upload your phone photos to Google servers without your knowledge , even if you have already uninstalled the Google Photos app from your device. Journal editor David Arnott found that Google Photos app uploaded all his personal photographs from the device into the service even after uninstalling it. Arnott provided a  video demonstration  showing that after uninstalling the Google Photos app from his Samsung smartphone, the photograph he took off his coffee mug still wound up being synced into his account on the web. "This evening, I went back to Google Photos on my laptop and found a crap-ton of pictures I'd taken in the interim. It seems that even  AFTER I UNINSTALLED  the Google Photos app it was still syncing pictures from my phone when on WiFi. Obviously a problem." ...

Imagine a city with Wi-Fi hotspot. Now imagine that it is free as well. This won't be just an imagination for long as Google has unveiled its new plan to bring  Free, Superfast Wi-Fi to cities around the world. Sidewalk Labs , a Google-owned company that focuses on improving city living through  technology innovations, has announced that the company will roll out free WiFi to everyone in New York City around September this year. But, How will the company do this? Google-backed  Sidewalk Labs  will convert over 10,000 New York's old phone booths into " Wi-Fi pylons ." These booths will offer free wireless Internet access to anyone within 150 feet of radius. Besides offering free Wi-Fi, the booths are also intended to provide free cell-phone charging, free domestic phone calling and a touchscreen-based information hub that provides you everything you need to know about the city and transit directions. According to the report, each Wi...

The " World's Largest microSD " card sized at  200GB  is now officially available for purchasing from Amazon and number of retailers So, Is your 16GB, or 32GB, or even 64GB smartphone not enough to store all your data in one place? You can now order a Sandisk's new high-capacity microSD card from Amazon now. However, the only issue is that it is not exactly very cheap. You will have to pay around $240 to buy one. World's First 200GB MicroSD Card: Back in March when Sandisk first announced the  world's first 200GB microSD card , it was expected to be priced at around $400.  Sandisk's 200GB microSD card, or  Ultra microSDXC UHS-I  card, offers a transfer  speed of up to 90MB per second , which is double the speed provided by its 128GB counterpart. Transfer Speed: 1200 Photos Per Minute The company claims that the speed will allow you to transfer up to 1,200 photos in just a single minute. The card is som...

During a wide-ranging online question-and-answer session on his Facebook page Tuesday, Facebook co-founder  Mark Zuckerberg  predicted some wild things for Future. It includes: Telepathy Technology , the ability for humans to talk to each other with their minds. Laser Beams , used to transmit data from the sky to Earth. Growth of  Artificial Intelligence  and  Virtual Reality . To help connect people around the world, Facebook's  Internet.org initiative  is testing a method for delivering the Internet via Lasers. Laser Beam Technology - Future of The Internet  According to Zukerberg, the Connectivity Lab has developed a  laser beam technology  (as shown) that has the ability to transmit data from the sky into communities. He has plans to equip drones and satellites with lasers to allow those laser-equipped devices to beam down Internet signals anywhere in the world. If successful and practically ...