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PDF file format is one of the most common file formats used in electronic communication. For making your tasks involving PDF files easier, Wondershare PDFelement acts as an all-rounder tool. Apart from letting you edit PDF files using simple and clear interface, PDFelemet also lets you annotate, convert, and password protect a PDF file.   PDF stands for portable document format. Everybody loves them. Doing justice to their name, PDF documents are portable, efficient, reliable, and the de facto standard for electronic documents. It was invented by Adobe Systems in 1993 and it can be produced by any application that can print. I can go on and on about the strengths and usefulness of the PDF format, but there are some limitations when it comes to editing them. While the inability to edit PDF files in a normal PDF viewer makes sure that the documents are transferred neatly and the formatting errors are avoided, people find trouble editing them. Imagine a situation where you just need ...

As a part of its Technology Transfer program, NASA has released lots of free and open source software tools on its website. NASA says that these software are useful for professionals, entrepreneurs, small businesses, industry, and academia. You can visit NASA’s website to get the complete list of available tools and download the ones you desire. Marking the third release in the series, NASA has officially rolled out its 2017-2018 software catalog . This software offering comes both in hard copy and offline format. The first pilot edition of NASA’s software catalog was made available to the public in April, 2014. NASA’s software catalog is considered to be the first open source and all access listing of software by a U.S. government agency that one can access without any royalty or copyright fees. I know you might be thinking that what kind of NASA software can be used for Earthly applications. But, that’s not the case. NASA says that the freely released tools are helpful for profess...

Yahoo finally admitted that details fo 32 million users Yahoo. An unauthorised third party has the company’s proprietary code and learned how to forge the cookies. Yahoo strongly believes that this is the same hacker who caused the 2014 data breach. Yahoo disclosed in its annual report filed with SEC saying “The forensic experts from outside have identified nearly 32 million user accounts and attackers are believed to have used forged cookies were to take over back in 2015 and 2016.” Although the incident is popular and the company has even admitted that high-level execs are aware of what has happened in the previous years, the problem is only mentioned in last autumn in the SEC filing. Customers are only warned a few weeks back, and that their accounts may have been accessed by the use of this sophisticated cookie forging attack. Yahoo has disclosed a massive data breach back in September 2016. The company said that the 500 million accounts which are affected by an unknown actor in 2...

A new version of Dridex banking malware was detected and it is targeting European banks and it is expected to be used against the U.S. financial institutions in upcoming months. The Dridex 4 incorporates normal usual range of software improvements which we come to expect from this professionally maintained malware. It is also worth noting that it is the first major malware which adopted the new code injection technique called ‘AtomBombing’. The   AtomBombing was explained by researchers at enSilo back in October 2016. It is named so, because of the main use of it is Windows’ atom tables; read/writable stores of data which can be used by multiple applications. The Malicious code can also be written to atom tables, and then it is retrieved and injected into an executable memory space.  The process mentioned above does not require any exploit against Windows since it just makes use of a feature provided by the Windows. Finally, it is just a new code injection technique which is likely to...

You can no longer send JavaScript Files over Gmail starting now You may already have found this out! If you try to add a JavaScript file as an attachment via Gmail, you will receive a notification that the attachment is blocked. While Google had announced that it was going to block JavaScript attachments a few weeks back, it has been enforced only now. The move has been triggered by due to the fact that malware has been found hiding in JavaScript in recent years, with the situation escalating over the past few months. Now, if you try to send a JavaScript attachment using Gmail or if you want to download such an attachment from an older email, you’ll get a new warning saying “Blocked for security reasons.” Alternatively, you’ll also find the message “1 attachment contains a virus or blocked file. Downloading this attachment is disabled.” Google has been blocking such file types as .exe, .jar, or .pif, to name a few, since a long time back for security reasons but JavaSript had so far be...

Having low battery in a smartphone is a real problem, especially when you are on a journey. If you find yourself in such situation, finding a USB port installed somewhere in public outlets seems to be a blessing. The public charging ports are now installed almost everywhere for the users and visitors convenience such as at cafes, airports, parks and planes, etc. However, the Drew Paik from the IT security firm Authentic8 told the CNN that this is a very dangerous thing to do as it might be hacked and all of the data present in your phone can easily be transferred to the hacker. Basically, Authentic8 is a developer of Silo web browser which facilitates anonymous web surfing. The revelation from the Paik is very surprising and concerning as he bluntly states that simply through plugging in phone into a hacked power strip or charger would lead to getting your device being infected at once and all your data will be at risk. The main reason is because, the cord which is used to send and rec...

The developers of BlackArch ethical hacking distro have released the new ISO images of their operating system. BlackArch Linux 2017-03-01 is now available with 50 new hacking tools, Linux kernel 4.9.11, and updated packages. The users can visit the BlackArch website and download the latest ISO images.  There are many categories of Linux distributions. Just recently, I told you about the best Linux-based operating systems for beginners. Another popular type of Linux distributions is ethical hacking distributions, a list which is consistently ruled by Kali Linux Whenever we talk about Linux Kali alternatives, we often end up talking about Parrot OS. But, there’s another great option that’s based on Arch Linux. Yes, I’m talking about BlackArch Linux. I keep tracking its releases regularly, and today I’ll tell you about the freshly baked BlackArch Linux 2017-03-01. BlackArch Linux 2017-03-01 is now available with an updated build that consists of lots of updated components and packages. T...

According to the data and reviews submitted on career website Glassdoor, tech companies like Dropbox, Facebook, and Pinterest offer the highest paying internships. The former interns praise these companies for their friendly environment and great quality of work. These companies are also known for their popular and purposeful work. A re you highly qualified and looking for a great tech internship that pays a lot? Well, you’re at the right place. Here, I’m going to tell you about the tech companies that offer highest paying internship programs. This list was originally compiled by Business Insider using the data obtained from Glassdoor . 10 Tech Companies With Highest-paying Internships Note : Please note that these salaries are for U.S.-based internships. The internship offers might vary in other countries. 1. Dropbox – $8,500/month   According to a former Dropbox intern, Dropbox works hard to keep its internship program transparent. The interns get bi-weekly feedback from their ...