Secuirty Tips Archive
22 May 2015
Building Apps for Gmail Becomes Easier with InboxSDK
Building Apps for Gmail Becomes Easier with InboxSDK Google now allows you to build apps directly into your Gmail and inbox via the InboxSDK, a high level Javascript library that can be used to develop browser extensions. These browser extensions can interact with and extend the Gmail and inbox user interface. The SDK offers a
16 Apr 2015
Unblock Youtube without Proxy in Pakistan – Tutorial
Unblock Youtube without Proxy in Pakistan – Tutorial Its been long since youtube was banned in Pakistan due to blasphemous content released on it. After a huge protest started in cities, Govt of Pakistan took action against it blocked it for unknown time. Govt took a good action at that time and blocked the youtube
14 Apr 2015
Mobile Internet Usage in Pakistan to Overtake Desktop Internet in 2014: Study
Mobile Internet Usage in Pakistan to Overtake Desktop Internet in 2014: Study Users accessing internet from their mobile devices will overtake the number of desktop internet users in 2014, predicts a study published by IDC and sponsored by Google. Study, that is based on survey of over 1,000 Pakistanis, revealed that desktop is dominant
14 Apr 2015
Microsoft Holds Windows VIP Summit in Karachi
Microsoft Holds Windows VIP Summit in Karachi Senior leaders from Microsoft along with some of their very prominent customers of the local industry got together at the Windows VIP Summit that took place at the Pearl Continental Hotel in Karachi yesterday. The day-long event laid strong emphasis on Microsoft’s new “Devices and Services” strategy.
11 Apr 2015
Ufone 3G Coverage Reached 27 Cities in Pakistan
Ufone 3G Coverage Reached 27 Cities in Pakistan On the other hand Telenor is leading with reach up to 60 cities while Mobilink is at 2nd position in the race of 3G deployment and Zong is at 3rd place with 31 cities reached in their coverage maps. Coverage Details: Following are the cities where Ufone
11 Apr 2015
Silicon Valley Based Founder Institute Tests a Launch in Pakistan
Silicon Valley Based Founder Institute Tests a Launch in Pakistan The Founder Institute (www.fi.co) — that claims to be the world’s largest entrepreneur training and startup launch program — announced today that it is exploring a new chapter launch in Karachi, Pakistan. Based out of Silicon Valley, Founder Institute was founded back in 2009
11 Apr 2015
Pakistani Researcher Helps Google in Preventing a Massive Security Disaster
Pakistani Researcher Helps Google in Preventing a Massive Security Disaster A Pakistani security researcher, Rafay Baloch, has helped Google in preventing a privacy disaster. In a blog post published a month ago, Rafay detailed how the Same Origin Policy (SOP) protection used by modern browsers on Android could be bypassed. The bug identified by
11 Apr 2015
Pakistani Man Gets Indicted in the US for Developing Spyware App
Pakistani Man Gets Indicted in the US for Developing Spyware App Hammad Akbar, a Pakistani national and the chief executive of InvoCode Pvt Ltd has been indicted in the U.S. state of Virginia for conspiring to advertise and sell StealthGenie, an app that can monitor communications on smartphone without detection. The characterization of the
11 Apr 2015
India-Pakistan Cyber War Intensifies Amid Tension on Border
India-Pakistan Cyber War Intensifies Amid Tension on Border Cyber war between India and Pakistan is always on the run, however, it gets serious during national days or when tension at the borders increases. For last few days the silos at borders aren’t in good shape as Indian forces are alleged to have violated the
11 Apr 2015
7 Million Dropbox Account Passwords Leaked Online
7 Million Dropbox Account Passwords Leaked Online If you use Dropbox, you might want to change your password immediately. A thread on an internet forum was discovered which linked to a site where hundreds of Dropbox login credentials were available in plain text. The hackers claimed to have more than 7 million passwords and