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What does the Internet Systems professional do?

 The so-called Internet Systems are all those systems developed within the Internet, such as platforms, websites and applications. Internet Systems specialists are the professionals who plan, develop, implement and manage systems on the web. In practice, they create, configure and install internet networks for companies (intranet), servers, e-commerce sites (virtual stores), databases and applications for smartphones. They also dominate HTML 5 programming and positioning hyperlinks. How much does the Internet Systems professional earn? Internet systems is an expanding and financially attractive area. According to data from the General Register of Employed and Unemployed (CAGED), collected by the Salario.com.br portal, the average salary for a technologist in Internet Systems in Brazil is R $ 5,623.98, for a workday of 41 week hours.  The salary range of these professionals is between R $ 4,969.00 and R $ 13,707.36, the salary cap for the profession. According to the data, a newly gradu

How to clean your computer from viruses?

 Viruses on the computer are a painful topic for beginners and advanced users. If, under the load of the operating system, the computer starts to slow down, the programs work incorrectly, the browser start page is constantly changing or links are opened that you did not go to, then this is a sign that viruses have entered the computer. In such a situation, it is important not to panic and, if you are an experienced user, try to clean your computer of viruses yourself. virus-deleteHow to clean your computer from viruses? The first and most obvious thing to do is scan your computer for infection using your antivirus. In the lower right corner of the screen, find the antivirus icon, click "settings" and then "full scan". Depending on the specific antivirus, enabling scanning may differ slightly. Do not forget that a full scan can take 5-10 hours, so it is better to run the scan at night. You can also remove viruses from your computer using free programs such as Dr. Web

Vulnerabilities in TikTok Allowed One-Click Account Hacking

 The developers of the Chinese application TikTok have patched two vulnerabilities, the exploitation of which could allow attackers to take control of accounts with one click. German security researcher Muhammad Taskiran discovered a reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in a TikTok URL parameter reflecting its value without proper cleanup. The problem could also lead to data leakage during fuzzing of the tiktok.com and m.tiktok.com domains. The expert also found that the TikTok API endpoint is vulnerable to cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attacks, which allow changing passwords of user accounts registered with third-party applications. “I combined both vulnerabilities by creating a simple JavaScript payload that triggers CSRF, which I previously pasted into the vulnerable URL parameter to archive one-click account hijacking,” Taskiran explained. The Computer Support Specialists are the trained experts and are extremely helpful in the computer networking of an organizat

Cybersecurity is failing due to ineffective technology and cost

 In this new digital age, where more and more work is done remotely, we are increasingly exposed to attacks by cybercriminals. Recent research has revealed that the cybersecurity market is failing due to ineffective technology. The Debate Security investigation was based on more than 100 in-depth interviews with business leaders and CISOs ( Director of Information Security ) responsible for the security of the most important organizations. Today, in this article, we show a summary of his conclusions. The report gives us an overview of the efficiency problems in the cybersecurity market, these problems are mainly due to economic problems, and not to technological problems. The problem of cybersecurity is economic This study found that 90% of highly qualified respondents believed that one of the main causes of this problem was that the technology was not as effective as it should be in protecting organizations from cyber risks. At the moment, confidence in technology to solve problems is