Facebook is the home of millions of users now days. People eat and update their status, people hangout and upload their pictures, people even protest on Facebook. For this security is the main issue which was of concern for Mark Zuckerberg. To overcome this Facebook introduced a feature which enables Facebook to send you an email or an SMS when someone logs into your account from anywhere in the world. Just stick with me and will guide you to activate this feature.
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These days hackers and some other are so smart that may steal your account passwords and you never get to know about it, as they keep on logging to your account from other computers without your knowledge and peek into your account without your permission.
So, if any one else login to your account from some other computer other than the registered one or the some other mobile phone other than your registered mobile phone you will get notified via email.

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Back at the dawn of the Web, the most popular account password was “12345.”

Today, it’s one digit longer but hardly safer: “123456.”

Despite all the reports of Internet security breaches over the years, including the recent attacks on Google’s e-mail service, many people have reacted to the break-ins with a shrug.

According to a new analysis, one out of five Web users still decides to leave the digital equivalent of a key under the doormat: they choose a simple, easily guessed password like “abc123,” “iloveyou” or even “password” to protect their data.

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DP(Doodhpatti.com) is proud to announce that we are starting a series of tutorials by the name of Information Technology Tutorials . This is our first part of the series which will help all those IT students & Professionals who are willing to learn about the latest advancement in the field of IT.

Caution:

There is one merit and one de-merit for embedding files in an image. Merit is that we can secure our files in an image so no one will ever know where our important stuff is and de-merit is that any hacker can use this technique to embed virus in an image which can damage your computer. So don’t ever try to download unknown images and try to use this technique for securing your files.

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Was browsing the internet and came across this useful article by Doctor Security from ZoneAlarm website so sharing it with you guys.

It’s “flu season” and what do many people do to protect themselves from coming down with a bad bug? Right, they get a flu shot. It’s preventive medicine. I think we all can agree that it’s best to be proactive when it comes to our personal health. Well, guess what? The same philosophy also applies to the health of our personal computers and the personal information contained on them.

Unfortunately, it’s always open season for those of us who have PCs.  You can get a computer virus or be targeted for a cyber attack at anytime. So it is very important to be proactive when it comes to safeguarding your PC and your personal data.

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Watch what you say or do at Facebook! – this is a statement quoted by the president of U.S.A to some school children recently.

But this statement is valid for all of us – especially Pakistanis. With all the hype that social networking sites have created around the world it is now necessary to watch what you say on Facebook.

A recent study on social networks concluded that almost 30% of today’s employers are using Facebook to check on potential employees prior to hiring. In today’s tough economy, the question of whether to post those embarrassing party pictures, as well as silly updates and comments on your friends’ updates could now cost you your paycheck, as well as a dent large enough to destroy your career.

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