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A very serious security problem has been found in the GNU C Library (Glibc) called GHOST. How can I fix GHOST vulnerability and protect my Linux server against the attack? How do I verify that my server has been fixed against the Glibc GHOST vulnerability? A very serious security problem has been found and patched in the GNU C Library called Glibc. It was announced on 27th January 2015. What is the GHOST security bug? Tutorial details Difficulty Easy (rss) Root privileges Yes Requirements Linux + reboot required Estimated completion time 10m From the  RHEL bugzilla : A heap-based buffer overflow was found in __nss_hostname_digits_dots(), which is used by the gethostbyname() and gethostbyname2() glibc function call. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitary code with the permissions of the user running the application. A mailing list entry with more details, including in-depth analysis and exploit vectors is  here . What C library (Glibc) version does my Lin

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Apple is expected to continue its September tradition of the past few years by   unveiling   the iPhone 6 and a smart watch on Tuesday. The devices reportedly will add mobile payments to compete with companies like Amazon and Square that are using the new technology. The iPhone 6 and smart watch will use near field communication technology to allow users to buy things by   scanning their devices     on sensors in certain stores like the Apple retail shops, coupled with tokenization that generates a one-time use payment code, according to industry blog Bank Innovation. This combination may boost convenience and decrease fraud, but linking payments with mobile phones also raises privacy concerns. Apple’s addition of a fingerprint scanner to its   iPhone 5S   last September sparked concern about granting the tech giant greater access to users’ personal information. The iPhone 6 also will have a larger display to meet growing consumer demand for bigger screen size and an easier b

                                                              Sixthsense is a wearable gestural interface device developed by Pranav Mistry , a PhD student from MIT that augments the physical world around us with digital information and lets us use natural hand gestures to interact with that information. Watch the following video of Pranav Mistry presenting sixth-sense device to get a clear idea about sixth sense device. How to make your own sixth sense device? You must be desperate to get your own sixth sense device. It is not available for sale so you cannot buy it from anywhere. The only option you have is to make it yourself. Yes, You can make it yourself! SixthSense prototypes cost approximately $350 to build (not including the computer), the main cost being the micro-projector. Don't feel disappointed if you can't spend $350. You can still build the software and play with it for free. Sixth sense device's software is now open source. I appr

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This is the IBM's new way of remote user login specially designed for Google products By the way pls download the image to see the architectural design http://www.cybelesoft.com/zscope/img/zAnywhereArch.png