82-year-old Enrique Vega is an engineer who was inspired to find ways to make access to water easier after his native Spain faced a series of droughts in the 1990s. Quoted by Reuters, Tuesday (12/10/2021), with this invention, Vega hopes to help those who are in the desert and remote areas with limited availability of water. With climate change in the spotlight, access to water is expected to be increasingly limited, with droughts becoming more common in already poor communities around the world....

In this article on Naijaknowhow, we have enlisted some of the best phones with wireless charging functionality with all their specifications, features, prices and where to buy them online. Let’s delve right into it. List of Apple Wireless Charging Phones Your iPhone 8 or later features integrated wireless charging that allows for an easy and intuitive charging experience. Your iPhone has a glass back that works with Qi-certified chargers that are available as accessories and in cars, cafes, hotels, airports, and furniture....

7 most common cyber attack types Malware If you’ve ever had an antivirus warning show up on your computer, or if you clicked a suspicious email attachment incorrectly, then you’ve had a near malware call. Attackers love to use ransomware to obtain a foothold in the machines of consumers and thus the offices in which they reside because it can be so useful. “Malware” applies to different types, such as viruses and ransomware, of malicious applications....

Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDOS), a WikiLeaks-style organization whose goal is the “free transmission of data in the public interest,” recently leaked about 270 GB of information on more than 200 police departments, fusion centres, the FBI and other law enforcement agencies. The files, collectively named “BlueLeaks,” were supposedly supplied by hackers who are part of the Anonymous hacktivist movement to DDOS. The files appear to originate from Netsential, a web development company based in Texas, which reportedly admitted that a compromised customer account breached them....

The removed accounts reflect a “key part” of a larger network of over 88,000 accounts that have “engaged in spammy activity” across a range of topics, according to Twitter. We have not released details for all 88,000 accounts in order to protect the privacy of potentially compromised accounts repurposed to engage in site abuse, and in reaction to researcher comments asking that we pre-filter irrelevant spam. According to Twitter, his research revealed users involved in various types of web abuse, focused on Saudi Arabia-related discussions utilizing false communication techniques, such as abusive following, retweeting, and subscribing to Saudi authorities ‘ favorite tweets....

In July 2019, the Cybersecurity Directorate was officially announced with an emphasis on securing national security networks and the manufacturing base for defence. The Directorate was also headed by Ms. Anne Neuberger, Director of Cybersecurity, with the goal of strengthening cybersecurity activities by collaborations. NSA Year in Review: 2020 By integrating threat intelligence and cryptography expertise with risk detection and defence activities, the Cybersecurity Directorate held true to its mission during 2020, the study claims, seeking to escape and eliminate cyber attacks....

One of the better offers on the Jumia Mobile Week is the LEAGOO M9. LEAGOO M9：world’s first quad-cam full-screen budget phone! Official Video: LEAGOO M9 Highlight: 1. Highly Immersive Visual Experience LEAGOO M9 features a 5.5 inch IPS display covered by Corning® Gorilla® Glass 3. By adopting the latest full-screen design and an ultra-thin bezel, M9 will definitely deliver the most immersive visual experience. With IPS technology, M9 makes images more vivid and gives you a bigger viewing angle, offering true-to-life colour reproduction and giving a most impressive display performance....

UScellular is one of the United States’ biggest telecommunications providers, boasting to have almost 5 million subscribers across 20 states. It’s unknown, though, how many were hit by the data leak. On January 6, 2021, the carrier said it found the violation, and its analysis so far indicates that two days ago, the attackers first obtained access to its devices. The hackers used an unknown tool to trick malicious malware into being downloaded by UScellular workers operating in retail stores....

Hundreds of companies receive a user’s personal information, including search history, IP address, age, and gender, as part of the real-time bidding process to determine which targeted ads a user sees when a web page loads. According to the office of Senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, questions about the selling of data gathered during the auction period were also sent to AT&T, Index Exchange, Magnite, OpenX, PubMatic, and Verizon....

The botnet affected devices in Latin America, particularly Peru, are known as VictoryGate and active since at least May 2019, and have more than 90% of the compromised devices. After the C&Cs have been sunk, ESET security researchers have been able to estimate the size of botnet to over 35,000 computers. VictoryGate mainly focused on Monero mining, but the malware allowed the botmaster to issue node commands for downloading and carrying out additional payloads....

Vivo Y76s Features Vivo Y76s (V2156A) is a mid-range Android smartphone equipped with a 6.58-inch FHD+ (2408 x 1080) display, MediaTek Dimensity 810 2.4GHz octa-core CPU, 8GB RAM, 128GB/256GB storage capacity and a dual main camera of 50 megapixels + 2 megapixels. This device features a 4100mAh battery that supports 44W quick charging, 5G network support, and a thin body. The OS is Android 11 (OriginOS 1.0), features a side-mounted fingerprint sensor, there is an earphone jack, and the connection port is USB Type-C....

The critical security vulnerability, known as CVE-2020-5902, allows an attacker accessing the product’s Traffic Management User Interface (TMUI) configuration feature to get passwords and other sensitive data, intercept traffic, and execute arbitrary code or commands, resulting in the device being completely compromised. The problem was announced July 1. At the time of disclosure, Positive Technologies reported that thousands of vulnerable devices were exposed to the internet, including many in the United States, whose employees were praised with disclosing the vulnerability to F5,....

How Does Ethereum Function? Ethereum, like other cryptocurrencies, is built on a public blockchain. A database is a transparent, transparent public ledger that verifies and records all purchases. It is circulated that everybody on the Ethereum network has an identical copy of the whole database, allowing them to view all transaction details. It is democratic because the system is not owned or controlled by a single body but rather by all blockchain holders....

Downtime is Minimised RMM software can do proactive maintenance, allowing service providers to identify known or common network issues. They may be running out of disc space or facing an internet service interruption, for example. These issues can be reported to the MSP, who will take care of them before they become more serious. Nobody wants to lose production as a result of downtime. Provides a High Level of Security MSPs can provide crucial security to their clients’ systems using remote monitoring and management technologies in conjunction with antivirus programmes....

The popular messaging service confirms that ads will soon enter the WhatsApp Status feature, classified in the ‘main monetization mode’ and be the way businesses will be able to ‘reach people on WhatsApp’. WhatsApp advertisement will appear in the “Status” section – an analogue of the “Storeys” function on Instagram and Snapchat. Photos, videos and animated GIFs in this section disappear 24 hours after publication. Because Facebook still emphasizes encryption on WhatsApp, these ads will not collect any data from the application directly....

But there has just been a new report from Android Police which says that the latest beta version of WhatsApp brings a feature that has caught the attention of many people. Comes with the name ‘view once’, it is known that this feature allows users to send messages that can only be read once by other users. So for example, if this feature is used, certain messages, photos, or videos that are displayed can only be viewed once before the message is automatically deleted....

This application is planned to slide under the name WHO MyHealth for the Android, iOS and web app platforms. The official application from WHO will later contain news, tips, notifications, myths that are not true about the coronavirus and other information. As quoted by 9to5Google, Friday (27/03/2020); WHO MyHealth originally invented by teams of experts who work voluntarily. The team declared the WHO Covid App Collective consists of former Google and Microsoft employees as well as WHO advisors and ambassadors along with other experts from the health industry....

On October 5, Microsoft will begin rolling out Windows 11 to the general public. On that date, Windows 11 will begin rolling out to eligible Windows 10 PCs and will be available for purchase on a limited number of PCs that will come preloaded with the operating system, according to officials today, August 31. Between October 5 and mid-2022, Microsoft officials aim to push out Windows 11 in stages. Microsoft will first release the operating system for new devices....

Adding a Cat6 Ethernet cable to your network is a simple approach to improve network administration. This procedure is straightforward and painless, and we’ve included everything you’ll need to get started in this helpful post, including a complete wiring diagram. So, how do you go about making your own Cat6 cables? What is the difference between a Cat6 Ethernet Cable and a Cat5 Ethernet Cable? Ethernet cables, also known as network cables, are used to link two network nodes together....

Xiaomi Mi 8 Explorer Edition (EE) Xiaomi Mi 8 EE has almost similar specifications with the Mi 8. The difference lies in the capacity of RAM, which is 8GB, and fingerprint sensor that has been embedded into the screen. Xiaomi also includes face recognition feature in Mi 8 EE. This 3D technology feature is what makes it completely superior to the mi 8. This doesn’t just allow you to unlock your device, with this feature users can also create animated emoji capable of capturing 52 facial muscle movement....