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Google Chrome is one of the most used products in todays world.  Whatever we search we type in search bar of chrome. Chrome has the largest consumers in the browser markets. Chrome has many hidden features many are unaware of. In plain terms, the browser has several hidden URLs which get access to many features.  In this article lets know few chrome URLs and their usage. There are many URLs which are meant for debugging purposes. 1) chrome://version/ it displays information about  google chrome version. 2) chrome://nacl/ It displays information about Chrome Native Client (NaCl). It helps developers to test their apps and websites in a sandbox.  3) chrome://media-internals It Show players, audio and video device details 4) chrome://net-export It helps developers in exporting the log of Chrome’s network activity. It helps in finding the illegitimate outbound connections which were established with the PC. 5) chrome://net-internals It lets you access various network s...

 How to clean your google chrome browser history???🙌 It is good to clear chrome history often. In order to be as safe as possible online, it is necessary to delete your search history frequently. Failing to do so makes it much easier for hackers to collect enough of your personal information to scam and deceive you.  Steps to delete chrome history: 1) double click on the google chrome icon on system. 2) when chrome opens go to three dots to the right of the page 3) click on it 4) Go to history -> click on history 5) To the left clear browsing data click on it All the searching history would get cleared once for all. Is that true?? Although we clear the history from the google chrome browser, the system we are using stores some data which could be accessible. How the hackers and system operators get all the data after successful deletion? That's other story lets don't dig into it.  I will give you few techniques which would be helpful 1) open CMD   2) run as ...

Before getting into detailed about any other concepts. Lets learn few Networking concepts What is a Computer Network? Computer network refers to interconnected computing devices that can exchange data and share resources with each other. A computer network is a set of devices connected through links for sharing the data. Lets say when two devices are connected to each other they are in network. Computer networks make it very easy to communicate. The four efficient means of data communication Delivery :  The system must deliver data to the correct destination without any interruption. Accuracy :  The system must deliver the data accurately  Timeliness : The system must deliver data in a timely manner. Data delivered late are useless.  Jitter : Jitter refers to the variation in the packet arrival time. If some of the packets arrive with 30-ms delay and others with 40-ms delay, an uneven quality in the video is the result. A data communications system has five compo...

Lets see Few more attacks that are happening in our daily lives but are unaware about it . Social engineering is a term we are hearing now a days a  lot. But  what is it?  Social engineering is a technique which is aimed to target a victim to reveal the information or performing some illegitimate tasks for his benefits. It is like psychological manipulation for the performing actions. Lets see few techniques with examples below Phishing refers to a technique of fraudulently obtain the private information. It is an attack to steal your money, by getting to know about the personal information by the person. Example : The e-mail which gets especially in festival times usually contains a link to a fraudulent web page that seems legitimate—with company logos and content—and has a form requesting everything from a home address to an ATM card's PIN or a credit card number. Vishing also known as " voice phishing ", is again the same practice of revealing the information over a ...

What is Malware? Malware is any software intentionally designed to cause disruption to a computer, server, client, or computer network, leak private information, gain unauthorized access to information or systems, deprive access to information, or which unknowingly interferes with the user's computer security and privacy. Few are listed Below A computer virus is a type of computer program that, when executed, replicates itself by modifying other computer programs and inserting its own code into those programs. It infect other computer without the permission or knowledge of the user. Virus may corrupt the system or can steal any data. A worm is a stand-alone malware software that actively transmits itself over a network to infect other computers and can copy itself without infecting files.  A backdoor is a computer program that allows an attacker to gain unauthorized remote access to a victim's machine often without their knowledge. A Trojan horse is any malware that misleads ...

 Who is an Hacker? The person who enjoys learning  the details of the computer Systems and stretch their capabilities. Someone who utilizes their technical know-how of bugs or exploits to break into computer systems and access data which would otherwise be inaccessible to them – hacking can also be utilized by legitimate figures in many situations. What is Hacking? Hacking is defined as the Reverse engineering of already existing software to make the code better. It may also mean either the attacking of systems to cause a corruption of systems. It is unauthorized access to or control over computer network security systems. Who is a Cracker? Cracker who refers his hacking skills for offensive purpose. They are the people who hack a system by breaking into it and violating it with bad intentions. They attempts to access computer systems without authorization. Types of Hackers White Hats are those having professional hacking skills used for the defensive purposes. These kind of ...

What is an Threat? Threat  is a potential violation of security. It is the intention to inflict harm.  What is an Attack? Attack is defined as any action that violates the security. There are two types of attacks passive and active attacks.  1)  An " active attack " attempts to alter system resources or affect their operation. Due to these attacks, systems get damaged, and information can be altered. 2)  A " passive attack " attempts to learn or make use of information from the system but does not affect system resources (e.g., wiretapping). Again here the attack can be carry out by anyone inside the organization or may be outside the organization.  Inside attack is defined as the attack that is initiated inside of the security perimeter in organization. Outside attack is defined as person outside of organization, some unauthorized user. What is a Vulnerability? Vulnerability is the weakness or implementation error that leads to the unexpected event comp...

 What is a CYBERATTACK A cyberattack is any offensive activity that targets computer information systems, computer networks, infrastructures, personal computer devices or smartphones. In the past few months due to covid-19 cyber attacks have been increased as per the statistics. Many companies, organization's , individuals have to effected because of the cyber attacks. Many factors are involved for the happening of the attack. Some cybercriminals want money, information, others might just want to cause harm for there own pleasure.  Effects of CYBERATTACK Cyber attack could cause financial loss such as theft of money any private information. It can also defame any individual , damage of reputation to any business. Especially teens face cyberbullying through social media/other. Cybercrime has psychological impact on the individuals, those faces may even get into depression, trauma or suicide. It is important to educate kids/teens/youth about cybercrimes. Children and adolescent...

 Types of CYBERSECURITY The term cybersecurity applies in many contexts, from business to mobile computing. Among them few are listed below Network security is involved in organizations, enterprises, and other types of institutions. It ensures that internal networks are secure by protecting the infrastructure and inhibiting access to it by the intruders. Now a days security teams are using Machine learning to flag abnormal traffic and alert threats in real-time to help better manage network security. Application Security refers to the process of securing the application during software development life cycle (SDLC). Its aim is to improve security practices and, through that, to find, fix and preferably prevent security issues within applications. Security measures are taken in various stages like design, implementation, verification as well as maintenance. Web application security is one branch of application security which is comprises of specifically internet and web systems. C...

 What is CYBERSECURITY? CYBER : is relating to or involving computers or computer networks. SECURITY :  is protection from, or resilience against, potential harm caused by others, by restraining the freedom of others to act. CYBERSECURITY : Cybersecurity or information technology security (IT security) is the protection of computer systems and networks from attack by malicious actors that may result in unauthorized information disclosure, theft of, or damage to hardware, software, or data, as well as from the disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. Cybersecurity is one of the most significant challenges of the contemporary world, due to the complexity of information systems. The field has become of significance due to the expanded reliance on computer systems, the Internet, and wireless network standards such as Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and due to the growth of smart devices, including smartphones, televisions, and the various devices that constitute the Internet ...