Secuirty Tips Archive
08 Apr 2015
Banks Deny to Issue Credit Cards to Freelancers, Bloggers and Entrepreneurs
Banks Deny to Issue Credit Cards to Freelancers, Bloggers and Entrepreneurs Just yesterday we told you that Pakistan ranks in top five nations with freelancers. To be more precise, Pakistan stands 4th on Elance.com and fifth on oDesk for all the freelance work that is done on these websites. Top 10 Freelancers Countries (elance.com) Source
08 Apr 2015
1st IT Park In Islamabad Gets Financial Backing From Exim Bank Korea
1st IT Park In Islamabad Gets Financial Backing From Exim Bank Korea At the 28th Board of Directors meeting of PSEB in Islamabad, Minister of State for IT, Mrs. Anusha Rahman, announced that Exim Bank Korea has agreed to financially back the establishment of the first IT park in Islamabad. The bank’s official feasibility study will
08 Apr 2015
Don’t Waste Thousands of Rupees on Online Clicking Jobs
Don’t Waste Thousands of Rupees on Online Clicking Jobs Ever heard of online jobs, CAPTHA jobs, ad clicking jobs, ad posting jobs or similar sort of other jobs that require initial registration worth thousands of rupees? If no, then you are probably not aware of one of the biggest on-going scams in the country. But those
08 Apr 2015
E-government Plan Being Worked On For Good Governance
E-government Plan Being Worked On For Good Governance A master plan for E-government is being worked on for good governance, transparency and accountability in Pakistan, according to Anusha Rahman, Minister of State for Information Technology and Telecom. The plan would cover providing E-services to the population in the most effective possible manner. The services would
08 Apr 2015
Critical Pakistani Networks Compromised By Iranian Hackers
Critical Pakistani Networks Compromised By Iranian Hackers In another series of disturbing revelations, Iranian hackers have penetrated and stolen information from governments and private companies around the world. Pakistan is among the countries affected by the hacks. According to researchers, this operation has been going on since 2012. Cylance, the security company that has authored
08 Apr 2015
5 Free WordPress Alternatives For Your Blog And Projects
5 Free WordPress Alternatives For Your Blog And Projects WordPress is the de facto standard when it comes to content management systems. It’s ubiquitous, customizable, has a ton of plugins and has a great selection of free and paid themes. However, there could be plenty of reasons why you’d want an alternative. You might
07 Apr 2015
GCU and SUPARCO Partner to Promote Satellite Technology in Pakistan
GCU and SUPARCO Partner to Promote Satellite Technology in Pakistan The signing of an accord by Government College University (GCU) and Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO) last Monday has given those excited about satellite technology something to cheer about. SUPARCO and GCU encourage the very idea of satellite technology and invite
07 Apr 2015
Rafay Baloch Recognized as One of the Top Ethical Hackers of 2015
Rafay Baloch Recognized as One of the Top Ethical Hackers of 2015 In a significant accolade for Pakistan, Rafay Baloch, who is a 21-year-old IT security researcher, has been named as one of the top ethical hackers of 2014. CheckMarx, which is one of the world’s leading information security publications based out of Tel Aviv,
07 Apr 2015
Bill Gates Joins the List of Prominent People Worried by Artificial Intelligence
Bill Gates Joins the List of Prominent People Worried by Artificial Intelligence Bill Gates has entered the increasing list of people in computing who are vary of artificial intelligence. In an AMA session on Reddit, the Microsoft chairman wondered whether the machines could grow as powerful one day as to be uncontrollable. Gates’ sentiments
07 Apr 2015
SBP Developing App to Help People Identify Counterfeit Currency Notes
SBP Developing App to Help People Identify Counterfeit Currency Notes Recently, the State Bank of Pakistan gave a statement about the existence of fake currency notes in the market. According to them some anti-state elements are involved in this illegal practice to harm the national economy. This was stated by Acting Governor SBP Saeed