The recently held Shooting, hunting and Outdoor Trade show acronym SHOT was a huge success in terms of technical development. The highlight of the show was a .22 pistol calibre which has the capability to provide enhanced security to its operation. The Armatix German Company proposed this pistol is only functional when it is in close proximity to a special wrist watch which has been specifically designed to offer security to the Pistol.
The functionality or the trigger is in the form of a Wireless arming signal to the pistol which inturn has the capability to receive signals from the wrist watch through special equipment inside the pistol. The pistol also has a LED at its back indicating whether it is in operation or not. 
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The year 2009 has seen some astounding developments in the field of technology. But at the same time the level of security threats has also risen considerably. One can also say that the security breaches has skyrocketed than the early years as many have been a victim of phishing attacks, Orkut hacks and so on. A survey reveals that the number of personal records exposed was 220 million this year which needs uttermost attention. So as the year draws to an end here is the list of some favourite security breaches which rocked this year:
- Conflicker: It is one of the most widespread botnet of the decade. Although it is not considered as a top security breach, the Conflicker is still in the top because it has infected millions of PC’s. Mainly China Telecom’s and Microsoft are its top victims.
- Phishing attacks on Banks: A lot of bank users are victims of fake pages and e-mails. This has resulted in huge financial loss for many and this has happened because many are not unable to recognize a genuine e-mail or page easily.
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In this fast paced world with numerous technologies rising up, security has become one of the do-facto for many organizations and individuals. As we see new threats rising up through all kinds of technology for the data people are very concerned about the safety of their precious and valuable data’s that are stored both online and offline. Here our job is to update our guests with all kinds of knowledge on all the latest happenings in the world of technology. Okay, let’s get into it right away now. USB has completely revolutionized the storage industry far beyond we expected. But how many of us know about its threat. Not many. This is because we have equipped to use it for our own purposes without any bad intentions.
But hackers out there are really smart enough to steal data through the USB disk. When you visit some online hacking communities several codes and applications are available for free which can enable them to transfer all kinds of sensitive data’s like passwords, bank accounts and so on very easily. Apart from this knowingly or unknowingly a USB stick can transfer and deposit threatening worms and Trojans without any detection by the Anti virus software. A successful execution of a Trojan can also result in remote monitoring without any notice. What can be done to this is the ultimate question for us. First, have a good genuine Antivirus software like NOD 32 which can offer complete stealth with minimal use of resources. 
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