Gmail/ Google apps down!

Gmail and Google apps are down for almost 2 hours now. News, reader etc are working fine. Everyone getting 502/503 after few minutes n loading the page.
Nothing official from Google at the moment but it seems that the problem is widespread as more and more people tweet the same in twitter.
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=gmail
Last month they declared [...]

The Internet or Cyber Laws

Internet is a behemoth, cutting across physical country boundaries and accessible to anyone and everyone from any corner of the world. Precisely due to this pervading nature, Internet is not under full control of any government or body, though there may be specific rules and regulations pertaining to individual websites. A behemoth at [...]

How to install APF (Advanced Policy Firewall) and DDOS Deflate

What is APF (Advanced Policy Firewall)? APF Firewall
APF is a policy based iptables firewall system designed for ease of use and configuration. It employs a subset of features to satisfy the veteran Linux user and the novice alike. Packaged in tar.gz format and RPM formats, make APF ideal for deployment in many server environments based [...]

Invisible Browsing v6.5

Invisible Browsing v6.5

Info:
Invisible Browsing will hide, change or mask your IP address, letting you surf anonymously preventing your IP or other information to be collected without your permission.
Invisible Browsing allows you to change your IP anytime by routing your Internet traffic through overseas servers.
All proxies are tested in advanced providing a high speed anonymous Internet [...]

Dyne’s Hackers List v1.10

0×01 – Definitions: Hacker vs Cracker

The New Hacker’s Dictionary defines Hacker as:

“A person who enjoys exploring the details of programmable systems and how to stretch their capabilities, as opposed to most users, who prefer to learn only the minimum necessary. RFC1392, the Internet Users’ Glossary, usefully amplifies this as: A person who delights [...]

brb’s uninstaller 2009, Freeware

When brb’s Uninstaller is started, its main window fills with installed applications.
Change View type
From the uninstaller toolbar you can change the way that the list of applications may be viewed. A fast and simple way to change that view is to click on the View button. Alternatively, you can use the drop-down button and click [...]

Kaspersky’s support website hacked!

Hard to digest, but true. The leading anti-virus website provider Kaspersky’s support website got hacked and details are published at this blog.
Kasperksy admitted that it’s their fault and blamed an ‘external’ developer for the vulnerable code. Though it’s unlikely that the developer intentionally created the vulnerable code, but it slipped the normal review process of [...]

Social Engineering is no science, it is pure trickery!

The term “Social Engineering” sounds like a serious academic subject on reforming a wayward society! Alas, far from the truth, it is pure and simple trickery, a con job. The social engineering attacker uses his social skills to take advantage on the human tendency to trust someone at his words. He/she can [...]