The Importance Of Having Telecom Maps

Friday, November 30, 2012

If you are looking for a way to improve your office's telecommunication system, make sure to consider using telecom maps or fiber optic maps. Keep in mind that these cabling systems are designed to provide efficient and faster telecommunication services to offices and business establishments. Unlike other telecommunication systems, telecom maps can help you connect all your office's equipment and computers into a single network. Without a doubt, this cabling system is very essential for all forms of businesses and offices. In today's world, offices and business need better sets of equipment to compete efficiently on the market. For a company to stand out above the rest, the company must use advance and innovative tools. With improve communication systems, companies can provide their customers with faster and better work outputs. Keep in mind that receiving and sending data can slow down a company's workflow since they slow down the computer's operation and function. To increase efficiency and productivity, the business must use a proficient communication system that can cater a great deal of files under one shared network. In this case, it is strongly recommended for the business to use fiber optic maps. Installing a fiber network map to your network's system provides your office with a network system that is capable of storing lots of data and files without compromising your network's speed. With fiber network map system, you will be able to share or transfer files and data at any time you need to. In addition to that, a fiber optic cable map allows you to track down all the activities in your office's computers without the risk of having to lose significant files. With this cable system, you will be able to monitor you employees' work rate and activity. One of the main benefits of having telecom maps system is that it allows you to make long distance calls without having any signal loss or disruption. Keep in mind that conventional cable systems are very susceptible to loss of signal. Systems with fiber optic maps, on the other hand, can provide you with a faster and more proficient telecommunication system. Thus, with fiber optics, your company's sales will become better and faster. There are a lot of companies that are now offering installation services for these communication systems. With so many options to choose from, finding a good and dependable fiber optics company can turn out be a complicated task to accomplish. To find a reliable company that installs fiber optic cable map systems, make sure to seek recommendations from other internet users.

Traditional Methods of Latent Fingerprint Recovery

Thursday, November 29, 2012

The latent fingerprints are invisible marks left in the crime scene. It is undetectable until the latent print is converted into visible form. Therefore, the preliminary task of the forensic scientist is to convert the hidden finger mark into visible print. There are various techniques of latent fingerprint recovery. Hereby, we discuss three popular techniques of fingerprint visualizations. Powder Dusting: It is the most popular method of extracting fingerprints from crime scene. Powder dusting is a perfect example of physical technique of fingerprint extractions from a solid surface. Two types of powders are used for getting the fingerprints. One is regular powder that is used in the non-shining surfaces like table top, doors and television. Another is magnetic powder that is used in shiny surface like glass and plastic containers. Fingerprint powder is available in different colors. The choice of color depends on the color of the surface. White powder is used on a black or deep colored surface and black powder is used on light surface. Powders are poured on the surface and spread apart by a light brush. An impression of the fingerprint is formed on the surface and the print is lifted by adhesive tapes. Super-glue fuming: It is also known as super-glue fume technology. The oil and sweat contain amino acid, glucose, ammonia and other organic compounds. The principal theory of super-glue fuming technology is to apply Cyanoacrylate that reacts chemically with the organic constituent of the oil and sweat. Cyanoacrylate is a colorless chemical that is easily polymerised and used as powerful glue. The chemical is also known as super-glue. The super-glue and the suspect material are kept in an airtight container. Super-glue-fumes are created by heating at 120-140 degree temperature. The fume reacts with the organic constituent of oil and perspiration those are ejected from finger. Chemical reaction forms the impression of latent fingerprint. Iodine fuming: It is one of the oldest scientific method of latent fingerprint recovery. Though the process of latent fingerprint extraction of super-glue fuming and iodine fuming are almost similar, yet there is a basic difference between the two technologies. While the super-glue fuming technology depends on the chemical reaction of super-glue materials, the iodine fuming is based on the physical properties of iodine. In iodine fuming, the oils and fats absorbs the iodine vapor temporarily and that results the change of the color, from clear to dark brown. However, the change begins to fade within a short period. Therefore, 1% starch solution with water is sprayed to convert the dark brown color into blue. The changed color generally lasts for one or two weeks. The contrast of the fingerprint impression creates well contrasted image of latent fingerprint.

192.168.1.1 - What Is It Exactly?

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

The IP address 192.168.1.1 is a private IP usually used as a default IP by major router manufacturers, like Netgear, Linksys, and some minor ones. In some rare cases, other devices besides routers can use this IP. The IP 192.168.1.1 has more uses. It can function as: - a private IP address - a default IP address A default IP is an IP which allows the user to easily access its router configuration settings. In order to do this, the user has to type 192.168.1.1 in the browser's address bar and enter the default username and password. Please note that the default IP, username and password may be different depending on the router brand and model. The good thing about this way to access the configuration settings panel is that it can't be accessed from the outside of the network. After you gain access to your router's settings page, you will notice that there are several options in the menu on the left. Search for the Setup Wizard. It will help you configure your router to connect to the Internet and at the same time it will identify all the other computers in the network. However, in some cases, after you type in the IP nothing will happen and the login box won't appear. There are several reasons why this can happen and some of them are: • Wrong IP - In this case you have to check your router's default IP by either looking at the user's guide or by visiting the producer's website. There are also other ways to check your default IP, but we won't discuss them here. • Faulty or unresponsive router - Contact your manufacturer 192.168.1.1 - Private IP Addresses The so called "Private IP" are generally utilized in smaller networks, like the ones you have at work or at home. The use of private IPs drastically increases the security of the network, because they are not connected to the Internet directly. Since the private IP can't be accessed from the Internet nor it may go to the Internet, all the devices in the network that need internet access use NAT gateway. The NAT device has a unique IP assigned, and it can be described as the main point which enables direct Internet access. When a certain computer in the network requests internet access, the information from that computer is sent over to the NAT device and it passes that information on to the Internet. By doing this, the network security is improved and more computers in the network can access the Internet at the same time.

Applications of Panoramic Photography in Law Enforcement

Tuesday, November 27, 2012

As with all photography techniques, the application of panoramic equipment and software is only limited by the skill and imagination of the user. Law enforcement officers have always relied on the abilities of forensic photographers to document victims, evidence and locations in a highly detailed manner for official reference. The use of multiple-image composites for creating wider views of scenes is essential to accurately portraying locations in true detail. That is why many forensic photographers and law enforcement officers use a wide variety of pano heads and virtual tour construction software. The ability to preserve a perfect 360-degree view of any scene or location is tremendously valuable for law enforcement officers. Due to its one-button simplicity, the Girocam 360 enables first responders to capture complete views of a scene. This technology benefits law enforcement officers by ensuring that the photos remain admissible in court due to the camera's internal stitching function, which helps to create panoramic views without the liability of requiring a technician to manipulate or alter the original photos as was previously the case. Creating simple one-button 360-degree panoramic photographs of crime scenes is not the only thing the world of panoramic photography has to offer law enforcement officials. With virtual tour construction software, interactive views and models of locations can be created for tactical strategizing and group briefings. Virtual tour software, such as Autopano Pro, enables in-house photographers to construct easy to use visual models that can be navigated and annotated for higher mission clarity through clearer demonstrations. This kind of real-world referencing ensures that everyone involved is in complete alignment for logistics and safety purposes. Panoramic products, such as motorized pano heads, are also being used in surveillance operations to increase the amount of area that is being systematically documented. By utilizing a motorized pano head, law enforcement officials are able to precisely repeat panoramic photos over and over for accurate time-lapsed comparisons. The precision control of a motorized pano head makes it easy to spot subtle changes in the details of uniformly repeated photos captured over the entirety of a surveillance operation. As with all panoramic photography and virtual tour construction, the finished projects are only limited by imagination and tools. For law enforcement offices that have just been introduced to the idea of expanded views, it may be better to sample these product's potential by using a static pano head, like the Pano Maxx, and a basic pano stitching program, like Autopano. Turning those panoramics into virtual 360-degree tours is a snap with the help of software like Panotour. There are even bundled packages available on the net that include the products any police or forensic photographer needs to get started in panoramic photography and virtual tour construction. Once a has seen a sampling of what a huge difference these techniques can make in crime scene documentation and logistics briefings, it will be easy to progress to an advanced level of construction and capture by investing in professional options like Girocam 360 or the Professional Virtual Tour Kit. Panoramic Essentials is a leading supplier of top-of-the-line panoramic equipment and software specifically for panoramic and virtual tour photographers. As a licensed distributor of professional photography products like Pano-Maxx and the Kolor Panotour, Panoramic Essentials is a one-stop shop for all the latest panoramic digital cameras, accessories and software.

File Integrity Monitoring and SIEM

Monday, November 26, 2012

Combat the Zero Day Threats and Modern Malware that Anti-Virus Systems miss Introduction It is well known that Anti-Virus technology is fallible and will continue to be so by design. The landscape (Threatscape?) is always changing and AV systems will typically update their malware signature repositories at least once per day in an attempt to keep up with the new threats that have been isolated since the previous update. So how secure does your organization need to be? 80%? 90%? Because if you rely on traditional anti-virus defenses this is the best you can hope to achieve unless you implement additional defense layers such as FIM (file integrity monitoring) and SIEM (event log analysis). Anti-Virus Technology - Complete With Malware Blind spots Any Anti Virus software has an inherent weakness in that it relies on a library of malware 'signatures' to identify the viruses, Trojans and worms it is seeking to remove. This repository of malware signatures is regularly updated, sometimes several times a day depending on the developer of the software being used. The problem is that the AV developer usually needs to have direct experience of any new strains of malware in order to counteract them. The concept of a 'zero day' threat is one that uses a new variant of malware yet to be identified by the AV system. By definition, AV systems are blind to 'zero day' threats, even to the point whereby new versions of an existing malware strain may be able to evade detection. Modern malware often incorporates the means to mutate, allowing it to change its makeup every time it is propagated and so improve its effectiveness at evading the AV system. Similarly other automated security technologies, such as the sandbox or quarantine approach, that aim to block or remove malware all suffer from the same blind spots. If the malware is new though - a zero day threat - then by definition there is no signature because it has not been identified before. The unfortunate reality is that the unseen cyber-enemy also knows that new is best if they want their malware to evade detection. This is evident by the fact that in excess of 10 million new malware samples will be identified in any 6 month period. In other words most organizations typically have very effective defenses against known enemies - any malware that has been previously identified will be stopped dead in its tracks by the IPS, anti-virus system, or any other web/mail filtering with sandbox technology. However, it is also true that the majority of these same organizations have little or no protection against the zero day threat. File Integrity Monitoring - The 2nd Line Anti-Virus Defense System for When Your Anti-Virus System Fails File Integrity Monitoring serves to record any changes to the file system i.e. core operating system files or program components. In this way, any malware entering your key server platforms will be detected, no matter how subtle or stealthy the attack. In addition FIM Technology will also ensure other vulnerabilities are screened out from your systems by ensuring best practices in securely configuring your Operating Systems have been applied. For example, any configuration settings such as user accounts, password policy, running services and processes, installed software, management and monitoring functions are all potential vectors for security breaches. In the Windows environment, the Windows Local Security Policy has been gradually extended over time to include greater restrictions to numerous functions that have been exploited in the past but this in itself is a highly complex area to configure correctly. To then maintain systems in this secure configured state is impossible without automated file integrity monitoring technology. Likewise SIEM or Security Information and Event Management systems are designed to gather and analyze all system audit trails/event logs and correlate these with other security information to present a true picture of whether anything unusual and potentially security threatening is happening. It is telling that widely adopted and practiced security standards such as the PCI DSS place these elements at their core as a means of maintaining system security and verifying that key processes like Change Management are being observed. Summary Anti-virus technology is an essential and highly valuable line of defense for any organization. However, it is vital that the limitations and therefore vulnerabilities of this technology are understood and additional layers of security implemented to compensate. File Integrity Monitoring and Event Log Analysis are the ideal counterparts to an Anti-Virus system in order to provide complete security against the modern malware threat. NNT is a leading provider of PCI DSS and general Security and Compliance solutions. As both a File Integrity Monitoring Software Manufacturer and Security Services Provider, we are firmly focused on helping organisations protect their sensitive data against security threats and network breaches in the most efficient and cost effective manner. NNT solutions are straightforward to use and offer exceptional value for money, making it easy and affordable for organisations of any size to achieve and retain compliance at all times. Each product has the guidelines of the PCI DSS at its core, which can then be tailored to suit any internal best practice or external compliance initiative.

Cutting Edge Solutions Using CFD Analysis

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Nothing has completely caused more changes in the world than science and technology. In fact, the advent of internet and computer technology has brought certain artlessness to the way things are done. But when science is seamlessly combined with computer technology, the revolution is better imagined, which is what CFD analysis has been able to offer to industrial engineering and the world of science as a whole. Computation fluid analysis (CFD) is a subdivision of fluid dynamics that makes use of numerical methods and algorithms to provide cutting edge solutions, and also analyse issues that involves fluid flow. The use of computers is important because it helps to perform the calculations that are required in order to simulate the interface between liquid and gases with surfaces defined by boundary conditions. Since the introduction of the first CFD analysis as governed by the early theories of Navier strokes equation, there has been dramatic growth in the last decades of the industry. CFD technology has been widely used in engineering applications such as automobile, aircraft design, oil drilling, HVAC, telecommunications, civil engineering and oceanography, amongst others. More interestingly, with the modern structural organisation of today's engineering firms, where off shore engineers are now more challenged than ever about precision in the midst of cost reduction, CFD has been able to help them provide affordable solutions to fluid dynamic problems. One of the many benefits of CFD is the fact that it provides an accurate prediction of the type of design changes that are most important for enhanced performance; this it does without the lengthy process of installations of actual systems or prototypes. Similarly, organisations that use computational fluid dynamics have been able to save more money for other research and development projects, as CFD saves them from costly experimentations. Even with the increased availability of bespoke CFD software, many more organisations have been able to reap the benefits of Computational Fluid Dynamics. This software has been able to improve the accuracy and speed of complex simulation scenarios such as turbulent flows. Apart from the bespoke system which gives users the advantage of more flexibility and specialisation, there are other types of CFD software which includes the commercial off-the shelf packages that are publicly available for a fee. Also, there is free CFD software which will require installation and validation before being made fit for the purpose for which it is intended. It is without doubt that CFD has increasingly become a rapidly developing tool with an even greater potential of significantly impacting and adding value to the complex processes within many organisations. But exploring the full advantage of this technology will often require specialist scientific and IT skills, and there are numerous CFD outsourcing service provider firms that can add value to the whole process. This has become even more important as many users now have their own special requirements, over and above the functions provided by a particular CFD tool. For instance, the race industry now demand specialised CFD analysis that can accurately predict the down force and drag that would be experienced by race cars at high velocities. CFD analysis has been a total revolution since its introduction, it has indeed brought a measured simplicity and efficiency to many off shore engineers and technologists. With this technology, engineers can now get a more precise analysis of their models and technological products, without the usual lengthy process of fixing and re-fixing of parts.