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الهجوم و الهجوم المضاد في أمن المعلومات

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من المفارقات العجيبة أن ضحية هجوم للفدية الإلكترونية " Muhstik Ransomware " والذي اضطر إلى الدفع لمجموعة من القراصنة لإستعادة بياناته منهم قام بالإنتقام بهجوم مضاد من خلال اختراقه لهم وقام بإصدار ثلاثة آلاف مفتاح لفك التشفير بالاستعانة بأداة فك تشفير بحيث يتمكن الضحايا الآخرون لهجوم الفدية مماثل بإستعادة ملفاتهم مرة أخرى عملا بمبدأ السن بالسن و العين بالعين و البادي أظلم. وقرب النصف الأخير من شهر سبتمبر ، استهدف المهاجمون أجهزة التخزين   QNAP Network Attached Storage (NAS)  و تشفير ملفاتها بداخلها. تمت تسمية الفدية " Muhstik " لأن القراصنة إستخدموا إمتداد " . muhstik " لتشفير الملفات.  بعد اختراق الملفات ، طلب القراصنة 0.09 عملة بيتكوين ، أو حوالي 700 دولار أمريكي لفك تشفير الملفات. وأضطر المبرمج الألماني توبياس فروميل أحد ضحايا الهجوم إلى دفع 670 يورو لاستعادة ملفاته، ولكن في نفس الوقت وجد فروميل الحادث بأكمله مهينًا فقرّر العودة إلى المخترق واختراق خادم القيادة والتحكم الخاص بالمهاجم. وأثناء استكشافه عبر خادم القيادة والتحكم ، عث...

ASC2017 -Digital Economy Role 4 Enabling Financial Inclusion & its Risks- Eng. Mahmoud AboEl-hassan

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ASC2017 -Digital Economy Role 4 Enabling Financial Inclusion & its Risks- Eng. Mahmoud AboEl-hassan

SharePoint 2010 Deployment Book

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Nokia unveils first Windows Phone 7 handsets

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Tweet Nokia has unveiled its first phones based on Microsoft's Windows Phone 7 operating system. The two new phones, branded as ‘Lumia', are the first collaboration on mobile devices between Nokia and Microsoft, since the pair announced a strategic partnership in February. Both Lumia models run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon S2 1.4 GHz processor, with hardware acceleration and graphics processor, with 3.7 inch touch screen and Carl Zeiss cameras. The Lumia 800 has 16GB embedded memory, an 8 megapixel, instant-share camera, and an AMOLED ClearBlack curved display, and is available in cyan, magenta and black. The phone includes social networking functions, along with Internet Explorer 9, Nokia Music application, Nokia Drive personal navigation device (PND) and 25GB of free SkyDrive storage for storing images and music. The Lumia 710 has a 5 megapixel camera, with 8GB embedded memory, and comes with exchangeable back covers for customization. The phones will be av...

Make The Value Come To Life

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Tweet Ø   Never let profit center conflicts get in the way of doing what is right for the customer. Ø   Give customers a good, fair deal. Great customer relationships take time. Do not try to maximize short-term profits at the expense of building those enduring relationships. Ø   Always look for ways to make it easier to do business with us. Ø   Communicate daily with your customers. If they are talking to you, they can’t be talking to a competitor. Ø   Don’t forget to say thank you. References: Jack Welch Winning Book Tweet

Let's Talk iPhone

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Tweet The iPhone 5 is likely to be unveiled at an event called ‘Let's Talk iPhone' at Apple's California headquarters on 4th October, according to reports. Analysts have speculated that the new iPhone will have a bigger screen and work better with remote computing devices. On Tuesday, Apple invited members of the press to its special "Let's Talk iPhone" event at its Cupertino, California headquarters. Apple has usually unveiled its devices in venues in San Francisco. The media invitation did not have any details as to what was happening at the event and an Apple spokesman did not provide any further details. The launch of the iPhone 5 will be the first since former CEO and co-founder Steve Jobs stepped down, and the first launch under the new chief executive Tim Cook. It is not clear whether Jobs will be at the event or not. The iPhone, which was introduced in 2007, remains one of the top selling phones in the smartphone market. Ho...

RIM announces three new BlackBerry Curve models

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Tweet Research In Motion has announced three new BlackBerry Curve smartphones featuring the BlackBerry 7 Operating System. The BlackBerry Curve 9350, BlackBerry Curve 9360 and BlackBerry Curve 9370 are designed for customers who are looking to upgrade their existing feature phone or existing BlackBerry Curve with an affordable smartphone option. "These new models will build on the incredible success of the BlackBerry Curve line and further expand the largest global launch of BlackBerry smartphones in our history," said Mike Lazaridis, president and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. "The new BlackBerry Curve smartphones are absolutely stunning and offer a significant performance upgrade with an unmatched mobile social experience for the millions of feature phone users in the market as well as our existing Curve customers." The new BlackBerry Curve smartphones are ergonomically designed with a comfortable keyboard and an optical trackpad for one-han...