NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) is inviting the Entries from all over the world to send their portrait/Photos into space aboard one of the two remaining space shuttle (Mission STS-133 And Mission STS-134) flights. To participate, upload your picture to a NASA website: http://faceinspace.nasa.gov

The Site will ask your Information like your Name, Country and option to upload your image, which will be flown aboard the space shuttle – Discovery in September or Endeavor, targeted for November . If you don’t have a Picture or don’t want to upload the Picture, no problem, just skip the image upload and NASA will fly your name only on mission you have selected. You can get more information about the Missions at the time of Participatuion and select the Mission in which you want to send your Image/Name.

A map on the website keeps track of submissions and after the Flight, participants will get Special Flight Certificate – a commemorative certificate signed by the Mission Commander. You can also check mission status, view mission photographs, link to various NASA educational resources.

See Space Wallpapers here

Now atleast your photo or name can fly in space and it will be a part of space crew. So, hurry up and get your name registered with NASA

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The attack, called KHOBE (Kernel HOok Bypassing Engine) works like “bait-and-switch” style by sending a file which contains Harmless code that passes the user’s System Check and as soon as it get passed the code is swapped with malicious code. This attack works more efficiently on Multi-Core systems as in Multi-Core System one thread doesn’t monitors on other threads that are running simultaneously which makes the switch/swapping easier. As a result, the vast majority of malware protection offered for Windows PCs can be tricked into allowing malicious code that under normal conditions would be blocked.

“We have performed tests with [most of] today’s Windows desktop security products,” the researchers wrote. “The results can be summarized in one sentence: If a product uses SSDT hooks or other kind of kernel mode hooks on similar level to implement security features it is vulnerable. In other words, 100% of the tested products were found vulnerable.”

List of Antivirus solutions which was tested by matousec.com and found vulnerable

• 3D EQSecure Professional Edition 4.2
• avast! Internet Security 5.0.462
• AVG Internet Security 9.0.791
• Avira Premium Security Suite 10.0.0.536
• BitDefender Total Security 2010 13.0.20.347
• Blink Professional 4.6.1
• CA Internet Security Suite Plus 2010 6.0.0.272
• Comodo Internet Security Free 4.0.138377.779
• DefenseWall Personal Firewall 3.00
• Dr.Web Security Space Pro 6.0.0.03100
• ESET Smart Security 4.2.35.3
• F-Secure Internet Security 2010 10.00 build 246
• G DATA TotalCare 2010
• Kaspersky Internet Security 2010 9.0.0.736
• KingSoft Personal Firewall 9 Plus 2009.05.07.70
• Malware Defender 2.6.0
• McAfee Total Protection 2010 10.0.580
• Norman Security Suite PRO 8.0
• Norton Internet Security 2010 17.5.0.127
• Online Armor Premium 4.0.0.35
• Online Solutions Security Suite 1.5.14905.0
• Outpost Security Suite Pro 6.7.3.3063.452.0726
• Outpost Security Suite Pro 7.0.3330.505.1221 BETA VERSION
• Panda Internet Security 2010 15.01.00
• PC Tools Firewall Plus 6.0.0.88
• PrivateFirewall 7.0.20.37
• Security Shield 2010 13.0.16.313
• Sophos Endpoint Security and Control 9.0.5
• ThreatFire 4.7.0.17
• Trend Micro Internet Security Pro 2010 17.50.1647.0000
• Vba32 Personal 3.12.12.4
• VIPRE Antivirus Premium 4.0.3272
• VirusBuster Internet Security Suite 3.2
• Webroot Internet Security Essentials 6.1.0.145
• ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 9.1.507.000
• probably other versions of above mentioned software
• possibly many other software products that use kernel hooks to implement security features

KHOBE can be loaded/initiated under standard user or account having limited access as this attack doesn’t requires Administrator Access to the System. As it requires a large amount of code/Script to be loaded on the targeted System, making it impractical for shellcode-based attacks that rely on speed and stealth. It can also be initiated only when an attacker already has the ability to run a binary on the system. The technique might be combined with an exploit of another piece of software, like a vulnerable version of Adobe Reader or Oracle’s Java Virtual Machine to install malware without rising the suspicion of the any Anti-Virus software the victim is using.

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This international level IT event’s chief guest Shri Gurudas Kamat, Hon’ble Minister of State for Communications & IT has completed the Opening Ceremony with Shri R. Chandrashekhar, Secretary, Department of Information Technology, Ministry of Communications & IT who was guest of honor of Exhibition.

Companies manufacturing Cables (fiber and network cables), providing CAS, IPTV, media equipments shown interest in large extend. Data centers like ITI, ESDS, (n)-core also took part in the Exhibition.

Simultaneously conference and sessions (Lectures) on various interesting topics like “Redefining broadband”, “Security & surveillance: Securing your business”, “VAS & mobitainment” etc… were also organized by the Organizers.

Following are the Photos of the events:

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eUKhost Ltd., a provider of Shared, Reseller Hosting, Virtual Private Servers and Dedicated Servers, today announced that it has extended its services portfolio by introducing Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) services. The company states that the service is designed specifically for VoIP service providers and businesses using VoIP services.

Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) is transmission technologies for delivery of voice communications over IP networks such as the Internet or other packet-switched networks. Other terms frequently encountered and synonymous with VoIP are IP telephony, Internet telephony, voice over broadband (VoBB), broadband telephony, and broadband phone.

The company avers that it will provide Free Trixbox installation with Extensions, Trunks, Route Setup, HUD configuration along with full support and management for the dedicated server. It further explains that it will pre-configure and optimize each Linux server with either Asterisk or Trixbox.

“There are numerous web hosting companies offering VoIP server hosting, but what makes eUKhost’s VOIP Server Hosting stand apart is full server management along with support for Trixbox and Asterisk” said Jack Mason, Product Manager at eUKhost.

“We see VoIP services as a high value extension of our varied product range and believe that it will achieve significant growth into our customer base.” he adds further.

Pricing for VoIP Dedicated Servers (http://www.eukhost.com/voip-dedicated-servers.php) start at £79/month for 1U rack servers. The company states that only branded server hardware from Dell Computers is used so that users receive the best dedicated server hosting experience.

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Following is the email which PayPal has sent:

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ESDS Building

Inside Data Center

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After its inception in 2003 in a rented bungalow with 4 employees, ESDS made rapid strides as an established group of web hosting companies, its success skyrocketed and today we are family of more than 150+ employees. ESDS has indigenously developed the concept of a high specification; carrier-neutral and fully managed datacenter in the state of Maharashtra, and has successfully turned this vision into reality. We started off with a handful of customers and six years down the line we have more than 30000+ customers worldwide, a significant amount of them being corporate entities who have their business dependent on their Internet presence. ESDS has taken its level of excellence and achievement one step further – ESDS has won the IT Special Award from the Government of Maharashtra in 2009.What makes it remarkable is the fact that this growth, recognition and fame has been achieved within 06 years of its establishment. ESDS envisions the dream of being a world class organisation; an organisation that would provide incomparable service, mould and guide enlightened minds. We would like to extend our gratitude and thanks to all the role players that have made it possible for the dream to become a reality.

Press Release:

ESDS, a group of leading web hosting companies based in UK, USA & India, has announced the launch of its ultra modern, carrier neutral, fully managed Datacenter facility in Nashik on the 3rd of February 2010. The complete infrastructure including the state-of-the-art Tier III Datacenter facility is fully owned and operated by ESDS. Since its inception in the year 2005 with just 4 employees, the company has made rapid strides as an established group of web hosting companies and operates in 3 different continents today with the total staff strength of 160.

The Datacenter is located in Nashik in the state of Maharashtra, very near to the financial capital of the country – Mumbai. Needless to say, the facility has all the latest hi-tech equipments and technology including the state-of-the-art infrastructure, advanced power efficient cooling systems, redundancy and so forth. The Datacenter is also equipped with multiple-layer network security beefed by Cisco’s Anomaly Detector and Anomaly guard against DDoS attacks along with data security managed by firewalls, anti malicious software applications and secure virtual private networks (VPN).

The 10,000-square-feet Datacenter will offer a range of services including Managed Dedicated Servers, Co-location Services, System Backups, Virtualization, Cloud Computing along with Custom Solutions such as High Speed Grid Network, POP on Lease, Hosted Banking Solutions, Managed DNS Services and ESDS-Cage. With the launch of this new facility, the company aims to capture the emerging Indian market and provide World class web hosting facilities to the Indian congregate at affordable prices.

The Datacenter structure has been constructed bearing in mind not only the aesthetics of the building but also the optimum usage of the available resources. The building can be considered as a classic example of smart modern engineering, rendering contemporary methods and means to put together a structure that is not only visually enticing but also a contributor in maintaining the eco-system. From carefully selected building materials to unique power saving systems, ESDS has ensured that it’s operations and premises act as a contributing factor in maintaining the environmental equilibrium.

An environment friendly initiative taken up by ESDS is Project Green Connect, a tree plantation drive in which over 300 trees have been planted in the premises besides the 30+ fully grown trees which have been retained. A (STP) Sewage Treatment Plant has been set up within the premises ensuring that the sewage water is recycled and used for watering those trees and plants. The building also has a Rainwater Harvesting architecture contributing towards ground water table recharging.

Highlighting the unique features, while speaking to our correspondent, the company’s CEO Mr. Piyush Somani stated; “The austerity of our commitment towards eco-conservation can be observed in our infrastructure itself. The Datacenter dual cavity walls have been built using Cellular Light Weight Concrete (CLC) Blocks commonly known as Fly-Ash Bricks. Using CLC Blocks provides better strength to weight ratio as they are 1/3 rd of the weight of the commonly used bricks and have a higher Fire Rating. It also provides better acoustic and thermal insulation creating a temperature difference of up to 4-5 Degree Celsius in comparison to Red Bricks. Thus the air conditioning requirement is considerably reduced helping us to save on power consumption. Vermiculite Plaster, power efficient ventilation system for workstations, power efficient new generation servers and power efficient chillers are some of the other unique features which differentiate ESDS Datacenter from all the other Datacenters across the world”.

“Owning and operating the facility gives us the means to offer industry leading availability while shielding our customers from future uncertainties. The facility is designed to provide the highest quality of services at affordable prices. The highly secure physical infrastructure bounded with best-in-class connectivity and technology, backed by our reliable infrastructure ensures the most comprehensive and engaging online experience”

The Company’s management is very confident on their latest endeavour in the Indian market and the Company’s CEO stated “The ESDS Datacenter will set an example ahead of all forthcoming projects across the globe”.

Following is the night view of the company

See more Pics of the Building and Data Center here

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