The new WD My Passport Wireless portable storage hard drive is mainly aimed at business travelers who travel frequently, travel to work outside the home or creative professionals, so that the user can use Smartphone, Tablet, PC, and other intelligent devices through WiFi wireless transmission access and share files within the My Passport Wireless for Smartphone, Tablet device to store a limited capacity to expand storage space.
The 2TB version send test samples with dimensions of 127mm x 86mm x 29.8mm, weight about 350g, using WD Green series WD20NPVX 2.5 "SATA 6Gb / s hard drive, variable speed IntelliPower support energy-saving technologies, may need to change the motor speed to provide best power efficiency in the use, read the average power consumption is only 1.7W, idle power consumption is 0.8W, Sleep consumes only 0.2W.
Top has a power switch, WPS wireless connection button and Micro USB 3.0 port
My Passport Wireless processor uses TI AM3352 Sitara-A8 SoC chip, built-in 512MB of system memory and 128MB SLC NAND Flash, the network uses the TI WiLink WL1805MOD SDIO Wi-Fi module, support for IEEE 802.11n 2x2 MIMO wireless network, the maximum wireless transmission speed of 150Mbps, allowing eight devices at the same time in order to access the wireless access and share content, processing capacity sufficient to meet the four devices simultaneously streaming 1080P HD video.
My Passport Wireless built-in lithium 3.7v 3400mAh Li-Po battery, fully charged can provide up to 20 hours of battery life, and enough for 6 hours of video streaming, users can store up to hundreds of hours of movies, music, photos and other digital files, in Smartphone, Tablet PC and other mobile devices to play on, turned Action Media Centre, but also to share with fellow friends to share, to be the best equipped in the travel time.
(Left) has a positive charge and WiFi mode LED status lights (right) Rated input 5V 1.5A
In the AP mode can be used as WiFi Repeater, My Passport Wireless can connect to the network with WiFi, such as coffee shops, airports and hotels and other public WiFi, so that all devices can be connected to the Internet. If you connect to your home WiFi network, users can start the NAS device turned Share Content mode, My Passport Wireless WiFi network will become the network hard drive device, so that all devices connecting to the network can access the hard disk information, is very convenient.
Built-in USB 3.0 SD Card Reader Transfer
(Left) support USB 3.0 cable transmission (right) included 5V 2A power supply
Products attached a set of USB 3.0 transmission line, when you need to write a lot of information, users can use the My Passport Wireless fuselage Micro USB 3.0 port for connecting a PC directly connected with high-speed read and write performance, but also for the My Passport Wireless supplement electricity. Micro USB 3.0 port as both a charging interface, the product attached to a set of 5V 2A USB charger, support 100 ~ 240V AC voltage regulation and Europe dual plug for My Passport Wireless provides fast charging.
Built-in SD Card convenience photographers instant backup photo
Fuselage with SD Card Reader, supporting SD 2.0 specification maximum access speed of 25MB / s, can be copied with the family through My Cloud apps SD Card information or move into the washer, My Passport Wireless SD Card data can be set automatic synchronization, or press the WPS button to synchronize the contents of the SD Card to the hard disk storage space.
Support Apple iOS, Google Android and DLNA devices
Product Support Windows and Mac OSX operating system PC, without having to use a WiFi connection through software can be used as a network hard drive access, users can also be set and managed through a browser or attached WD Quick View software.
Based on Apple iOS and Google Android operating system, Smartphone, Tablet, users can download the WD My Cloud apps in Apple AppStore and Google Play, through the My Cloud application management settings and access the hard disk data, and photos can be backed up within the device so that the limited storage capacity of mobile devices, can transform 2TB multimedia player action.
WD Cloud App provides a complete set selection and file read and write functions
WD MyPassport Wireless DLNA server support function, support DNLA agreement SmartTV placed in the hard drive can be accessed through the Internet photos, music and movies direct play. Most digital cameras support wireless networks are providing FTP transmission function, WD MyPassport Wireless provides the FTP server function, so you can upload a digital camera photo files to your hard drive.
For advanced players, WD MyPassport Wireless provides SSH Secured Shell protocol, SSH mode provides a more powerful, but other than WD normal use SSH to make changes will be lost WD warranty.
Under the SSH mode can be set and modified deeper
USB 3.0 transfer mode ︰
WD My Passport Wireless 2TB uses for energy-based WD Green series WD20NPVT 2.5 "HDD, USB 3.0 high-speed access in the mode, the maximum sequential read and write up to 114.9MB / s Read, 113.8MB / s Write, 512K file size reading write speed of 42.72MB / s Read, 20.82MB / s Write.
HDD for file read and write performance than the crushing of the poor, with only WD20NPVT HDD built-in 8MB Cache, 4K read and write separately only 0.535MB / s Read and 0.283MB / s Write, because of multimedia files are large files, and therefore does not WD My Passport Wireless 2TB affect performance sharing and streaming multimedia files.
Wireless-N Wi-mode:
Using Wireless-N mode, WD My Passport Wireless 2TB maximum connection speed wireless 150Mbps, greatly limits the hard drive transmission function, sequential read and write about 10.08MB / s Read, 10.19MB / s Write, 512KB read about 9.797MB / s Read, 9.611MB / s Write.
To reduce network transmission due to seasonal waiting wasting unnecessary power hard drives, WD My Passport Wireless built in 512MB DDR3 Read Cache and 128MB SLC Disk Cache, the former is mainly used as a Disk Read Buffer to improve read performance, you need the string Data will be written into the flow advances Wireless Disk Buffer, so drives can advance into hibernation, which is Write Cache Buffer and media archive database, the use of SLC NAND Flash devices even if a sudden power failure, information is also written will not disappear.
Since taking Wireless-N Wi-store mode, WD My Passport Wireless has Disk Cache acceleration, so the CrystalDiskMark test benefit Disk Cache, even compared with the performance of USB 3.0 mode has improved, especially 4KQD32 next most obvious.
Aiming to get a good job in 2015? You must have the following skills!
With the fast growing IT industry, the skill set required to get the job or promotion is changing too. Some IT skills are being outdated while some are still required. Today we have listed six such IT skills that you need to have to get the job in IT industry in 2015.
1. Cloud
All size of organizations are adopting to cloud technology. The cloud makes the work efficient. Cloud adoption among all industrial domains was 90 per cent in 2014. Companies have started realizing the volatile growth of cloud in recent years. Companies will keep on investing in cloud in coming year as well. It is important for you to have cloud skills to get the job in 2015.
2. Architecture
The complexity in organizations is increasing day by day. Small businesses are now aware of great architecture. The efficient architecture helps companies to attract more clients. The Open Group Architecture Framework (TOGAF) skills are important for candidate to crack a job. Lot of companies are getting into architecture. People with great vision for the company can be good architects.
3. Database
BigData is expanding quite exponentially than anyone ever imagined. The size of data increases by 100 per cent each year. Employers are looking for database analysts to handle the pile of data. The pay for data scientists is expected to increase in 2015. Data scientists is one of the non-certified IT skillset. Data management is equally important as data analysis.
4. Application Development
Demand for both desktop and mobile applications is continuously increasing. According to the industry experts, the demand will keep on increasing in coming year as well. Application developers are needed for digital experience of customers for big organisations and companies from all the domains. UI and UX design are two crucial non-certified IT skills. JavaFX has high demand these days. This area will see the high growth in pay scale in 2015.
5. SAP and Enterprise Business Applications
The global ERP application organization, SAP has wide range of services from business operations to CRP. According to Foote partner’s report, 93 SAP modules have seen lot of fluctuation in value over last few years. According to the data, SAP, CO-PA, SAP FIFSCM, SAP GTS and SAP SEM will have high demand in 2015.
6. Security
Security has become a major concern for big and small organizations. Cyber criminals and attackers are targeting servers, products every other day. The list of businesses that were attacked by hackers goes on increasing day by day. Sony, eBay, WordPress have witnessed serious cyber attacks in last year. Organizations are becoming more aware about the security of their database and software. Mostly the product companies are more concerned about the security. The need of cyber and data security will keep on increasing in coming year. ood job in 2015? You must have the following skills!
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Hiring a programmer? These are the skills you should be looking for in a potential candidate!
Finding a talented and experienced programmer is a tough task. With the constraint budgets, it becomes even tougher to find a decent programming staff that meets your expectations. The hiring process becomes more complex because screening the programmer by his skill set involves computer tests.
Big companies offer large paycheques to lure talented programmers, it becomes hard for small startups and small enterprises to find the talent in such cases. There are certain requirements a programmer has to meet in order to work efficiently. Today we have listed 10 characteristics that every programmer has.
1. Technical Skills
One common mistakes HR executive does while hiring a programmer is looking at programming experience. Instead of requiring minimum 3 years of C++ programming experience, a hiring team should look for a person who has added more number of new programming languages to his resume in recent times. You can simply check this by asking for their experience with different programming languages. Always look at the bigger picture. Older programming languages are no more used or practiced in the industry.
2. Learning Curve
Technology is always evolving. It is a never ending process. You must look for a person who is willing to learn new languages. The current programming knowledge of a person is going to get outdated in few years. It is important to know if programer has interest in learning new languages with the advances and development in technology.
3. Debugging
Debugging is equally important as creating a code. A programmer can get to the root of the problem quickly only if he has nice debugging skills. Always hire the programmer who can investigate his own code and research the possible loopholes. If a programmer can handle the bugs in his own code then he is the right person for the job.
4. Work Environment
Some programmers need complete silence while they are coding. Whereas, some prefer to work in chaos. Personal preferences of programmers affect their work ability to a great extent. It is important that programmers stay productive most of their time. Their productivity reflects in the quality of the work. Hiring team should always ask the programmer about his ideal work environment.
5. Problem Solving Skills
Creating an application is addressing to a particular problem. It is important to check the problem solving skill of candidate applying for programmer’s job. Programming can be compared with difficult math question. A good programmer always thrives on finding new ways to make something work. Every time you are trying to implement new ideas, you dont want to hear ‘that can’t be done.’ You should always ask a programmer if he can create a new task for your organisation.
6. Passion
Some programmers are working for the sake of making living while some are coding because of their love for coding. It is important to know the level of passion of programmer. The passion for programming reflects in dedication and ultimately the result. True programmers are typical computer geeks who spend most of their time in building or breaking stuff. Even though the passion is not necessary, it does reflect in work. You should ask your candidates about their hobbies or favorite pass time.
7. Communication Skills
It is obvious that programmers are not the best at talking to people. But in some cases programmers need to interact with their managers, co-wokers and clients. Their ability to communicate and interact matters a lot in client or team meetings. You can test the people skills of programmers in various ways.
8. Laziness
Laziness may sound like a bad thing to most of the people but when it comes to programmers, it is the advantage. Good programmers often have lazy approach. Statistics and research proves that laziness, impatience and hubris are the ideal qualities for programmers. Statistics show that lazy person finds the quickest and most efficient way to solve a programming problem.
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Linus Torvalds has kept the "Shuffling Zombie Juror" code-name for Linux 3.17.
Finally it's time for Linux 3.17 kernel release, after it got delayed by one week. Linux 3.17 has come out with all its glory and as Linus Torvalds' travel plan is on, Linux 3.18 merge window will be kept open for around three weeks. Lots of great features have been included in Linux 3.17, which is called a big improvement by experts.
The features of Linux 3.17 include:
* AMD Radeon R9 290 support
* Xbox One controller support
* DMA-BUF cross-device synchronization
* ARM hardware improvements
* free-fall support for Toshiba laptops
* Intel Braswell and Cherry Trail are enabled
* EFI Xen Dom0 boot support
* file-system improvements and so on.
Hence Linux 3.17 must be called a very exciting update and for any avid Steam user, this release will sound a good one as it allows controllers get connected to desktops via Microsoft Xbox One controller support without any vibration. In addition, the open-source NVIDIA driver has also received several improvements. Distros like Arch, Fedora, Korora and Manjaro, which are open to frequent updates, are expected to get Linux 3.17 update soon. Torvalds has kept the "Shuffling Zombie Juror" code-name for Linux 3.17.
As Linus will be traveling next week and the LinuxCon EU event will take place the following week, the merge window for Linux 3.18 will be technically opened till almost 26 October. Linux users will be looking forward to open source graphics driver improvements in Linux 3.18 along with other changes. But for now, check out the formal announcement of Linus Torvalds here, while releasing the final Linux 3.17 kernel.
The Internet consists of a plethora of networks (public, private, government etc.) which carry an abundant range of information, services and resources and connect to each other via bundles of data called packets. Everything that we use in our daily lives such as E-mail, Search Engines, VoIP, Peer-to-Peer file sharing are a result of the transference of these data packets. Shipping packets around the world involves cooperation between different organizations and can be quite challenging. Packets can also be lost during transmission due to the distance, collision or excessive crowding. This packet transfer across the Internet is made easier by Internet eXchange Points (IXP) where local networks efficiently exchange information at a common point within a country. At an IXP, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) exchange traffic using high speed network/Ethernet switch. An Internet Service Provider is a company or organization that provides web access to its clients by maintaining a direct line to the internet and web servers. AT&T, Hathway, Verizon, Bharti Airtel, Sify are some well-known Internet Service Providers.
The above figure depicts the ISP scenario both without an IXP and with an IXP. In case of an IXP, every ISP has to buy just one whole circuit from their ISP to the IXP instead of several half circuits to every other ISP. This removes the complexity of direct one-to-one connections between ISPs as well as reducing the cost for further connections. Through the IXP, traffic is exchanged locally within the country rather than using the local Internet traffic overseas. This saves international bandwidth which can be used for backup or international traffic. A comprehensive layout of the Internet hierarchy is shown below.
IXP Architecture
There are usually two kinds of IXP architectures: Layer2 and Layer3. In Layer 2 (L2), all the ISPs are interconnected using Ethernet switch whereas in Layer 3 (L3), all the ISPs are interconnected using a router. Layer 3 is not widely used as it is router based and thus was overwhelmed by the rapid growth of the Internet. Today, it is merely a marketing concept used by Transit ISPs. Layer 2 topology uses a common network medium like Ethernet (100 Mbps/1 Gbps/10 Gbps/100 Gbps technologies) which is connected to neighbouring ISPs. Members bring their own routers and circuits from their backbone and they are free to set up peering agreements with each other as they wish. All traffic is exchanged outside routers that are connected to a shared media (Ethernet switch).
A Layer 2 IXP has a proven upgrade path with a simplistic design. Also, it can scale up to 60 IXP members with low cost entry for its participants. Services are offered such as Search engines, Internet portal, DNS Root, Looking Glass etc. ISPs also use two switches for load-sharing or redundancy. In a Layer 2 exchange, each member has to peer with every other member as part of their IXP membership. This is called Mandatory Multi-lateral Peering.
Peering at an IXP using BGP
An ISP can exchange traffic with any of the other ISPs through the IXP switch (public peering) or directly by having a physical interconnection (private peering). Peering between ISPs requires exchange of routes used between Autonomous Systems (AS). Autonomous Systems (AS) are independently run networks or a set of related networks, some being commercial ISPs which come under one administrative domain. For successful peering, the ISP router needs to be able to run BGP, an Ethernet port to connect to the IXP switch and a WAN port to connect to the ISP backbone’s WAN media. The peering is done through the Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) which is basically a path vector routing protocol that exchanges routes for IP address ranges or prefixes.
The BGP routes between domains and unifies network organizations while helping in choosing the best route by using preferences local to AS and AS path length. As a BGP route travels from AS to AS, the AS number of each AS is stamped on it when it leaves that AS which is called the AS-path. IXPs themselves do not require Autonomous System Numbers (ASN) as the Ethernet switch does not run BGP, but the services run by the IXP requires a transit router that needs a Public ASN and Address space as well. ASNs make it easier for the BGP to route through IXP traffic. Each participating ISP in an IXP needs to run BGP for peering to take place as external BGP configures directly with other participants in the IXP. The BGP operation is shown below.
Salient features of an IXP:
· Neutral, accessible and secure.
· Reliable and Redundant due to multiple switches.
· L2 IXP is the most common architecture used where the core is the Ethernet switch.
· IXP traffic steadily increases with increase in member Autonomous Systems.
· Majority of the IXP traffic comes from Tier-2 ISPs.
· Most of the Peer-to-Peer traffic at IXP remains invisible.
· BGP based efforts for discovering Peer-to-Peer links in AS levels have limited success and provides at best lower bound for number of links in the internet. In contrast, number of Peer-to-Peer links at a single IXP exceeds even lower bounds.
· IXP has a diverse ecosystem in terms of member ASes, peering strategy, traffic and geographical coverage that mimics the Internet’s AS ecosystem.
We looked at some of the fundamentals of the Internet’s network hierarchy namely, Internet eXchange Point (IXP), Internet Service Provider (ISP), Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Peering. This article aims to provide a practical viewpoint of the above concepts along with its applications. To get a good understanding of the ISP network, let us consider a local IXP – National Internet eXchange of India (NIXI). It is a neutral exchange point of ISPs setup in 2003 and funded by the Government of India. NIXI was set up for peering of ISPs among themselves for the purpose of routing the domestic traffic within the country, instead of taking it all the way to US/Abroad, thereby resulting in reduced latency and saving on International Bandwidth. Currently, it has 7 exchange points in Delhi (Noida), Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad.
NIXI Tool: Looking Glass
We can use the NIXI website for gathering data and performing an analysis of ISPs with various tools, one of which is a Looking glass. A Looking glass, as it is aptly named, provides public view of routing information available at an IXP by making route collector routes available for global view. It also provides a web interface for running a limited set of commands on routers. The route collector makes use of a router/UNIX system running Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) to gather routing information from service provider routers at an IXP by peering with each ISP. It does not forward packets, only holds the IXP routes. NIXI uses Layer 2 IXP architecture where all the ISPs are interconnected with an Ethernet switch. NIXI also implements the multilateral mandatory peering policy among all its participants.
When using the NIXI looking glass, we use the ‘show ip bgp summary’ command to list out the routing and connection data of the ISPs. The command produces a lot of parameters to take into consideration. The typical output that we obtain from the NIXI site is as shown below:
The individual parameters of the command output are as follows:
BGP router identifier - It is the IP address (218.100.48.1) that all other BGP speakers recognize as representing the BGP router. It can be defined as the highest IP address or the router identifier specified by the bgp router-id command.
Local AS number – Autonomous System with which the BGP router is associated (24029).
BGP Table Version – Internal version number of BGP database (508508).This number increases in increments when BGP table changes.
Main routing table version – It is the last version of BGP database that was injected into the main routing table (508508).
Network entries – number of unique prefix entries in the BGP database (13163 using 1540071 bytes of memory).
Path entries - Number of path entries in the BGP database (14844 using 771888 bytes of memory). Only a single path entry will be installed for a given destination. If multipath routes are configured, a path entry will be installed for each multipath route.
BGP path/best path attribute entries – Number of unique BGP attribute combinations for which a path is selected as best path (1606/1372 using 224840 bytes of memory).
BGP AS-PATH entries – Number of unique AS-PATH entries (1116 using 29944 bytes of memory).
BGP community entries - Number of unique BGP community attribute combinations (275 using 11024 bytes of memory).
BGP route-map cache entries – Number of BGP route-map match and set clause combinations. Here, 0 indicates that the route cache is empty.
BGP filter-list cache entries - Number of filter-list entries that match an AS-path access list permit or deny statements. Here, 0 indicates that the filter-list cache is empty.
Total bytes of memory – Total amount of memory, in bytes, used by the BGP process.
BGP activity - Displays the number of times that memory has been allocated or released for a path or prefix.
The command output also contains a table towards the end; the columns of the table are further elaborated below:
Neighbour – IP address of the neighbour with which this router is setting up a relationship. This is available in the Connected Networks section of the website.
V - The version of BGP this router is running with the listed neighbour.
AS - The listed neighbour’s Autonomous System number.
MsgRcvd - The number of BGP messages received from this neighbour.
MsgSent - The number of BGP messages sent to this neighbour.
TblVer – It is the last version of the BGP database table that was sent to this neighbour. It is basically the router table version. Under normal circumstances, this should be the same if routing is stable.
InQ - The number of messages from this neighbour that are waiting to be processed.
OutQ - The number of messages queued and waiting to be sent to this neighbour. TCP flow control prevents this router from overwhelming a neighbour with a large update.
Up/Down - The length of time this neighbour has been in the current BGP state (established, active, or idle). If the BGP session to the neighbour is up in the "Established" state, this is the duration of the current TCP session. If it's not up, this will display the current state of the connection.
State/PfxRcd – Current state of BGP session: active, idle, open sent, open confirm, or idle (admin). If the state field shows active, the router is actively attempting to create a TCP connection to this neighbour. If the session is in the established state, a state is not displayed; instead, a number representing the PfxRcd is displayed. If the TCP session is up and the routers are exchanging routes, then this field will be a numeric value that shows how many route prefixes (BGP network entries) have been received from the remote neighbour or peer group.
NIXI Tool: MRTG Statistics
We can also use MRTG statistics to find traffic graphs for different locations.
Applications
The NIXI site gives us the Autonomous System Number (ASN) by which we can identify the network. This information from the NIXI website, coupled with tools like Looking glass can be put to use in several applications, some of them which include:
· Creating a graphical representation of the ISP network showcasing the interconnection between various ISPs.
· Finding the Hop count between ISPs and thus calculating the cost incurred to them to send or receive their packets through a particular ISP.
· Analysis of shortest path, One-hop and Multi-hop routing between two ISPs.
· Identification between routing pattern of different ISPs which can be helpful in further navigation.
· Several in-depth analyses like Traffic vs. increasing Bandwidth vs. Access which can be worked upon to derive certain case studies.
Before we bid a heartbreaking farewell to the witness to our so many precious memories, let's recall why we used to love Orkut so much.
Orkut means the beginning of an era – the era of social networking. When Orkut started on 24 January, 2004, there was no Facebook, and that's why every teenager and college pass-outs, with Internet access, used to have a super-active profile on Orkut, full of scraps, photographs, testimonials and status updates. Then Facebook entered the social networking market and business figures as well as prospects continued running downwards, without any hope of revival. That's when Google decided to shut down this store and the day has come today.
So before we bid a heartbreaking farewell to the witness to our so many precious memories, let's recall why we used to love Orkut so much. What are those features we'll miss about Orkut. Let's walk together down the Orkut lane and relive all the special moments we have left backwards.
1. Orkut as a communication tool:
Orkut led to a new way to communicate with our near-and-dear ones who are far away. A new communication language emerged from Orkut communication like 'cool' became 'kewl', 'my' became 'mah', 'fine' became 'f9' and 'how are you' became 'hwz u'.
2. Orkut Scraps:
Orkut had a scrapbook, which was later adopted by Facebook as Facebook Wall. Orkut scrapbooks used to be colourful enough to add fun to our boring lives.
3. Recent Visitors on Orkut Profiles:
Orkut had a feature through which we could check who are visiting our profiles. And if there was your crush's name in the list, your day couldn't have been better ever. This feature also used to let us know who are web-stalking us. This is a feature which is still untouched in all other social networking sites till date.
4. Orkut Testimonials:
We used to request our best buddies to write down some awesome words about us in the testimonial section. It used to work as an exchange offer – if you write mine, I'll write your's. The best part about this section was that, after reading up on it years later, it would definitely make you smile.
5. Orkut Themes:
Orkut pages could be personalised using all the colourful mood-based, festivals-based and season-based themes. But Facebook is boring all the time with its white and blue one. Themes are really missed in present social networking platforms which lack colours and youthful vibrancy.
6. Orkut Communities:
It was again a unique feature which allowed you to get connected to lots of communities of your interests and likes – cuisines, sports, celebrities, world leaders, ice-creams and so on. The more Orkut communities, the more you were a socialite.
7. Orkut Fans List:
Orkut had one more unique feature – its Fans list. With this feature you used to feel like a celebrity as the list kept on expanding. Orkut offered you a celebrity status, nonetheless.
These are some of the best reasons why Orkut will be missed from today onwards, 30 September, its closing day. As the clock is ticking and you still have not got your Orkut albums in your Google+ account then hurry up. But yes don't forget to send this message to Orkut as you log in for the last time: Orkut We'll miss you. Thank you for everything.
Your blogs, social networking sites, emails and online bank accounts can be accessed by the hackers through stolen passwords. But there are some steps you need to follow to prevent computer hacking and safeguard your critical information.
Hacking is not intended for government bodies or large enterprises only. It's a common incident with individuals too. Computer hacking can take place in different ways. Cyber criminals can hack your computer system and access your personal information. Your blogs, social networking sites, emails and online bank accounts can be accessed by the hackers through stolen passwords. But there are some steps you need to follow to prevent computer hacking and safeguard your critical information. Here are 8 such steps to help you:
Step 1: Tough Passwords:
Create separate passwords for each account, to ensure that even if one account gets hacked, others are safe. It's difficult to remember dozens of passwords and for that take help from password managers. Several third-party software programmes create as well as store your passwords. This is the first and foremost step which needs to be adopted by you as soon as possible to stop hacking.
Step 2: Perform required software updates:
Hackers target weaknesses in a computer system and the weakest computer system is that one which has not been updated since a long time. Always keep your system updated, download patches and ensure security of your operating system. Software updates should never be missed.
Step 3: Two-Part Authentication:
If you access shared computers for logging into email account, then you're quite vulnerable to hackers. Two-step verification is a way to ensure that before logging into your account a second step is required after providing the password and it's possible with your mobile number or any secondary email.
Step 4: Install firewall on your computer:
Firewalls are enabled to prevent outside threats like hackers and viruses reaching your system quite effectively. Always personalise your firewall settings and keep updating firewall regularly.
Step 5: Take proper back-up:
Always keep an external hard drive handy or an online could service accessible to store your data. It may be little time consuming and boring task, but much better than getting hacked.
Step 6: Keep changing passwords:
While creating strong passwords and managing them, also ensure that you don't keep the same password for any account for a long time. It's especially applicable in your banking and financial accounts.
Step 7: Use anti-virus software:
Sometimes anti-virus software comes pre-loaded in your computer but you need some more powerful software to keep your computer healthy all the time. Do proper research before choosing the best anti-virus software for you and also keep checking for the software updates.
Step 8: Don't trust emails from unknown sources:
Never ever trust in an email which comes as a spam or from unidentified sources and make sure you never download attachments from such emails.
The most important thing you need to do is always stay aware to stay away from hackers and viruses. Check out this video for complete knowledge about how to prevent hacking:
