Tuesday, September 15, 2015



Facebook is working on 'Dislike' button, 

Says Mark Zuckerberg



If you don't Don't like any post, or update on Facebook? don't worry Soon, there will be a button for that.
"Not every moment is a good moment," said Facebook's co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in a Q&A session at the company's headquarters. He said he realizes people may not want to "like" a current event such as the Syrian refugee crisis or a family member passing away. But he also doesn't want users to merely vote up or down on people's posts.
Ultimately, he said, he hopes to offer users a more expanded way to share their emotional reactions. "It's surprisingly complicated to make an interaction that's that simple," he said.

Friday, September 11, 2015

Website hackers hijack Google webmaster tools to prolong infections

The Google Search Console which was formerly known as the Google Webmaster Tools, is a very useful service for administrators to understand how their websites perform in search results.
In addition to providing analytics about search queries and traffic, it also allows webmasters to submit new content for crawling and to receive alerts when Google detects malware or spam issues on their websites.
That last part is very important, because website infections can quickly lead to lost traffic and reputation. Users who click on links in search results that lead to websites hosting malware or spam will receive scary warnings until those websites are cleaned by their owners.
Google allows more than one person to claim ownership over a website in his or her  own Search Console accounts. That's not unusual because running a website usually involves multiple people. The owner, the site administrator and the search optimization specialist can, and often are, separate individuals and they can all benefit from the Search Console data in their respective roles.
Getting verified as a website owner in the context of the Google Search Console can be done in different ways, but the easiest is to upload an HTML file with a code that's unique for every user into the website's root folder.
However, many of the vulnerabilities that allow attackers to inject malicious code into websites also give them the ability to create rogue files on the underlying Web servers. Therefore, they can use such flaws to verify themselves as new website owners in the Google Search Console by creating the needed HTML files.
Such abuses are actually increasingly common, according to researchers from Web security firm Sucuri, who have seen many webmasters complaining on technical support forums about rogue owners showing up in their Google Search Console.
According to the Sucuri researchers, by becoming verified owners for compromised websites, attackers can track how well their BHSEO campaigns perform in Google Search. They can also submit new spam pages to be indexed faster instead of waiting for them to be discovered naturally by Google's search robots, they can receive alerts if Google flags the websites as compromised, and, most importantly, they can remove legitimate owners of the site from the Search Console.

whenever legitimate website owners receive "new owner" notifications from Google, webmasters should thoroughly investigate them.
"In most cases it means that they had full access to your site, so you should close all the security holes and remove any malicious content that the hackers might have already created on your site," Sinegubko said.


Don't use waterproof Xperia phones underwater, Sony says

Sony Mobile is warning against immersing its waterproof phones in water.



Sony Mobile is changing its stance over its waterproof phones. Apparently, when the company says Xperia phones are waterproof, it just means that if you try to use them underwater you’ll end up with proof that H2O can destroy your phone. Well, not quite—but Sony’s got a lot of explaining to do.
The company was not available for comment at this writing. We’ll update this article should the company respond.
The waterproof explanation page for Sony Mobile Xperia phones now includes the following disclaimer, “Remember not to use the device underwater,” as first noted byXperia Blog. That’s a surprising turnaround considering the company has advertised Xperia waterproof phones with images of people using their phones underwater.
Xperia waterproof phones typically have an IP65/68 rating, which means they are completely resistant to dust, can resist low-pressure water jet spray for at least 3 minutes, and can remain functional after immersion below a minimum 1 meter (3.28 feet) depth.
The problem seems to be that when Sony tested each device to achieve its IP rating the test wasn’t exactly rigorous. “Sony devices that are tested for their waterproof abilities are placed gently inside a container filled with tap water and lowered to a depth of 1.5 meters,” Sony’s waterproof page says. “After 30 minutes in the container, the device is gently taken out and its functions and features are tested.”
In practical terms this means Xperia waterproof phones can stand up to a heavy rainstorm, a non-water immersing web browsing session in the bath, or a run under the bathroom faucet. But all those shots of fun loving people taking videos in lakes and chlorine-laden swimming pools? That's pushing it.
For the most part, however, Sony warns you on the limits of its non-waterproof waterproof phones. Case in point is the company’s Xperia M4 Aqua. Dubbed the “waterproof camera phone for everyone” it has this under the fine print: “You should not put the device completely underwater or expose it to seawater, salt water, chlorinated water, or liquids such as drinks. Abuse and/or improper use of the device will invalidate warranty.”


The impact on you at home: If you have an Xperia waterproof phone you should heed Sony’s warning even if you’ve taken underwater shots with your phone in the past. Should it get damaged during such an excursion, Sony could refuse to help and point to its support materials that warn against taking them into the water. Sure, it has tons of marketing materials encouraging the opposite, but those images aren’t to be taken literally, it seems.

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