6 Tips To Secure Your Facebook Account

There are several points to consider when accessing your Facebook account. Let’s discuss them one by one. 1. Enable HTTPS Using HTTPS instead of simple HTTP means that you are securing your communication between the server and your computer. No one will be able to hack between your computer and the server so you can be sure that all the information delivered to and from your computer is completely safe. Modern browsers can highlight the secure URLs with the information about the certificate issuing authority. To enable HTTPS, you can login to your Facebook account and go to “Account -> Account Settings“. Select Account Security under Settings tab and check the box beside Browse Facebook on a secure connection (https) whenever possible 2. Use Facebook two- step authentication (Login Approvals) Like Google, Facebook has also introduced two-step authentication service called Login Approvals. This service lets you login to your Facebook account by using your password plus a security authentication code sent to your mobile device. By enabling this service, you will no longer be able to login to Facebook by only using your password. You will always be required to use the password and security code sent to your mobile device. 3. Check for Facebook email phishing attacks and scams While you are in Facebook, you should never click on suspicious links even if the messages were sent from your friends. Most Facebook scams spread by posting messages to walls of all friends of the infected user. The best place to get updated news about Facebook scams is Facecrooks.com. This site will give you details about all the recent scams and other threats spreading on Facebook. Visit Facecrooks.com frequently to find out more about Facebook threats. You should also take extra care when reading a message from Facebook. Always double-check the email address of the sender before taking any action or clicking on any link in the email. All the emails sent from Facebook will originate from facebookmail.com domain. Emails from any other domain claiming to be from Facebook will be scam and not legitimate. 4. Enable login notifications Enabling login notifications in Facebook will notify you when someone logs in from a suspicious location or computer. This is important if you always use your Facebook from the same computer and same Internet connection, Facebook will know your location and will trust the computer you’re working on. If you or someone else logs in from another location, you’ll get a notification from Facebook about the suspicious account activity. To enable login notification, go to “Account -> Account Settings“. Under settings tab expand “Account security -> Login notification“, check the following two boxes: § Send me an email § Send me a text message You should also check Facebook Login history regularly and see if any suspicious person has logged into your Facebook account. Facebook history will tell you the recent IP addresses and devices used to login to your Facebook account. 5. Use Facebook one-time password service on public computers Like Hotmail, Facebook also provides the facility of one-time password. One-time password is a temporary password which can only be used once and expires within 20 minutes of creation. To enable this service, you’ll need to activate a phone number so that Facebook can send messages to your mobile. To register and activate a phone number you can go to “Account -> Account settings”. Under Mobile tab, you can activate your phone to use Facebook one-time password service. The temporary password will be sent to your mobile and you’ll be able to login to Facebook once using that password. 6. Check Allowed Applications Frequently You should always keep an eye on which application you have allowed and what that application is doing. You should never install an app that looks suspicious. Always search the Internet for its reviews and install the app only if it has good rating. I hope following all these points will give you a better and secure experience with Facebook. Last of all I would like you to attempt a security quiz from Facebook. In this quiz you’ll be asked questions about security and you can see how informed you are regarding Facebook security. You may also take a look at managing Facebook privacy options.

Super Tips To Deal With Annoying PC Errors

New developments in computer technology are helping computer users to accomplish more than ever before. Our operating systems and applications work faster, do new things, and are more user-friendly. However, at the same time, there is one area where issues of common computer users continue to be ignored and this happens to be annoying computer error messages and their indecipherable codes.

Error messages are comprised of numbers and characters that are difficult to understand and troubleshoot. Your computer screen may display words like Run-time error 75: Path/ File access error, error 619 or c0000221 error which can confuse you. However, if you have time and inclination, you can use the services of any online library of error codes to understand the cause of the problem and try to troubleshoot and fix runtime error and other computer errors.

The easiest way out for a common computer user is to follow the tips listed below to prevent these annoying PC errors:

1. Your PC is your castle, protect it Oftentimes your computer encounters problems and errors when it comes in contact with external threats such as attacks from malicious software, such as viruses, spyware, and Trojans or malicious people we know as hackers. In addition to causing serious problems, such as system crashes and stop errors, these attackers can steal and misuse information residing on your computer. To combat these threats, you need to equip your PC with the following protection tools:
   • Anti-virus
   • Anti-spyware

You need to select a reliable anti-virus and anti-spyware tool in order to ensure smooth PC performance. These tools work silently in the background and protect your computer from potential security threats. These tools detect these threats and eliminate them efficiently. To get the best out of these tools, you need to:

• Keep the real-time protection always ON
• Keep the tools updated so that they can recognize and counter the latest threats
• Run complete scans on your system at frequent intervals.

In addition to these tools, it is highly recommended that you install a Firewall, especially, if your PC is connected to the internet.

2. Keep your Windows Registry in Good Health The Windows Registry is like the central nervous system that stores in itself a database of configuration and settings information of your operating system, applications, programs and hardware. Often a windows registry bloats up to a huge size due to non-maintenance and can generate a large number of computer errors. A bloated and damaged registry may also cause slow performance of your computer that may cause frequent stop errors and system crashes.To deal with this potential problem, it is recommended that you scan and repair your Windows registry on regular intervals. The experts do it by manually editing an inbuilt utility called “Regedit” but common users should rely on third party registry tools for maintenance of their Windows Registry.
3. Take care of your Hard DiskCleanliness is very important when it comes to avoiding computer errors. This not only involves keeping your workstation free from dust particles, but more importantly ensuring that your hard disk is uncluttered and defragmented. An unclean hard disk which is cramped for free space has high chances of encountering errors. Your Windows operating system comes with two important utilities which help you take care of your hard disk. These are the Disk Cleanup and Disk Defragmenter tool.You will notice that you encounter a significantly less number of annoying PC errors if you follow the above tips.

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Setting Up A Hackers Workstation

You have to collect some of the tools, Operating System & documentation on your PC with a very clear format.

Operating System:

Which OS to use, choice is all yours. Windows in all cases is not so ‘made for hacking’ according to me. Whatever XP,Vista or windows 7. They are all just OS which are made for novice public which can learn computers.

If you are a regular Linux user, Then shift to Backtrack Linux. It is Linux made for hacker geeks & completely embedded with all penetration testing tools in it. You can Download Backtrack here. But if you have never used Linux & wish to learn then you can use basic Linux distributions like Ubuntu. But remember that you or not supposed to learn Linux desktop environment like windows, you have to learn its shell or terminal. (command prompt of Linux)

As I said Choice is all yours you can go with Windows also. Its all on you.  (Suggestion: If you can’t make it habit to learn new things, you can never be a HACKER)

Hackers Toolkit:

In your root directory or C:/ in windows make a folder named Tools. So that you can access all tools from command prompt easily E.g.  c:/tools/example

Go surf for these tools enlisted.

• NMAP : Enumeration
• Nessus : Scanning & Enumeration
• Ethereal
• Snort  : Network Hacking
• Netcat
• TCPDump : For sniffing TCP Packets
• WinDump
• Hping2
• DSniff : Sniffing Data Packets
• GFI LANguard : LAN Security
• Ettercap
• Whisker/Libwhisker
• John the Ripper : Password Cracking Utility
• OpenSSH
• Sam Spade
• ISS Internet Scanner : Web Server Security
• Tripwire
• Nikto
• Kismet
• SuperScan : Another Great Scanner
• Cain & Abel
• SolarWinds Toolsets
• NTop
• Nemesis
• Honeyd
• Achilles
• Firewalk
• AVG Free Antivirus
• Trend Micro online scan
• Tiny Firewall
• Symantec Virus Tools
• Linux Security Audit Tool
• Firewall Builder
• IPCop
• AirSnort : Wireless Network Hacking
• SATAN
• Rootkit Hunter : To find out installed root kits.
• SpamAssassin
• grsecurity
• IP-Scanner : To scan IP Ranges

What are these tools ? Why are they used for ? How to use it ? are some of the questions that are striking your head.  Chill all dudes & babes, I am here to help you with each of the tools listed above.  All you have to do is first download them all & place in your root directory.