Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Is Celebrating new-year on January 1st is Scientific?
Solar year
- Earth to
Sun rotation of 360°, with 12 parts as month with 30°. Aries (Mesh) to
Pisces (Meen).
- April 13th / 14th / 15th because Punjab / Bengal / Assam / Kerala / Tamilnadu celebrate the new year day. (Solar Calendar)
Lunar year
- In one
Solar year the moon completes 12 & one third rotation of earth. Amavasya
or Purnima.
- Normal
lunar year is having about 355 days only. To maintain equilibrium between
Lunar & Solar years every 3 years one additional month is added in
Lunar year.
- UGADI -
Hindu New Year (Gudi Padwa / Ugadi / Varsha Praipada)
- The
festival marks the new year day for people between Vindhyas & Kaveri
river (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Goa)
Muslim Year
- 1st day of
Moharram because Muslim celebrates the new year day. (Lunar Calendar)
- The makers
of Islamic calendar removed the concept of adding one month in every three
years to maintain equilibrium with Solar Calendar and that is the reason
their festivals come 10 days early as compare to previous year.
Christian Year
- As per, Roman
calendar, the year is starting from March 21st.
- Easter is
celebrated on the first Sunday following the full moon night after 21st
March. i.e. 22nd March onwards
- In 17
century AD one European king who wanted to do some different,
sarcastically ordered to start the New Year from 1st January.This order
was welcomed by poor Christians, who were not able to celebrate the
festival of New Year after a month long celebration of X-mas (Christmas)
i.e. 25th December.
General
- As on 2022 - 2079th year
since Rajyabhishek of Vikramaditya
- As on 2022 - 5124th year
since Rajyabhishek of Yudhishtthir (Kali Yuga)
- The word Yugadi can be explained as; 'Yuga' (era) + 'adi' (beginning).
- 4,32,000 years (1,200 divine years)= Kali Yuga (x 2 = Dwapara Yugam, x3
Thretha Yugam, x4 Kritha Yugam)
- Vaivasvata
Manvantara
- April 1st
because our Financial year starts from this date.
- Academic
Calendar starts in June / April
- The next
day of Diwali because many businessman starts their new ledger from that
day.(Lunar Calendar)March (Marching in to the new year) being the first
month January & February were 11th and 12th months respectively.
- September,
October, November & December which means 7th, 8th, 9th & 10th
month respectively. Few examples are Octopus, Octogan, Decimeter, Decimal
etc.
- Julies and
Augustus Caesar has changed 2 months for them as July and August
- Indians
(Hindus) celebrate the new day / year based on the sunrise time which is
early morning between 5:30 to 6:30, which is actually 12 midninght in
Britain.
- Great
Historian Shri PN Oak claims - X-mas
(Christmas) – 10th Mas (10th Month)
- Hence,
British (Europe) do celebrate newyear in midnight as India welcomes new
sun in morning
- April Fool –
Those who celebrate new year in April
Monday, November 15, 2010
Saturday, July 17, 2010
Online Fraud
However, nothing is perfect. While the Internet has enabled countless businesses since its inception, it has also become a hotbed for organized crime. Online fraud has affected millions worldwide and hackers are getting better at breaching security perimeters and duping users. Scarily enough, this form of attack knows no boundaries.
Gartner believes security measures such as one-time passwords and phone-based user authentication, previously considered the most robust forms of security, are no longer enough to protect online transactions. In October 2009, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Centre reported that cybercrooks had attempted to embezzle approximately US $100 million from US banks with stolen log-in credentials.
A decade into the new millennium and the problem still exists. Firewalls, anti-viruses and a vigil eye can put the problem somewhat at bay but solving it will take an even greater effort -- from both organizations and individuals -- to keep the online realm safe and beneficial for everyone.
There are some predictions on the online fraud techniques that we should be aware of and concerned about in 2010:
Expansion of the 'dark cloud'
Enterprises should expect malware infection and Trojan attacks to intensify as fraudsters hone their ability to quickly exploit newly discovered vulnerabilities in websites and desktops. Companies will seek to gain better visibility into the 'dark cloud' of cybercrime infrastructure and feed information such as stolen credentials and mule accounts directly into their back-end monitoring systems.
Tipping point for enterprise fraud
At the moment, thousands of Fortune 500 and government employees' computers are infected with Trojans that targeted them as consumers. A large amount of these computers are laptops that go home or on the road using secure access through a VPN. In 2010, it will not be a surprise if fraudsters develop ways to monetize these infected resources, which can lead them straight into the affected organizations' networks. Bank employees will be a primary focus for these cybercriminals.
The malware crystal ball
The economic downturn in 2009 means that legitimate programmers are available, making the cost to build malware cheaper -- so expect more of it. With formerly 'legitimate' programmers working on code, enterprises should expect an influx of 'benefits' into malware packages or of malware disguised as 'performance optimization' or even 'PC enhancement' software.
Mobile banking fraud
More customers will be enrolled in mobile banking, and more services will be offered via mobile channels. Banks in Asia and Europe are already experiencing mobile Trojans and SMS redirection attacks. We can expect the US to experience the first wave of attacks towards middle of 2010. Banks will start funding the extension of their online banking protection to the mobile channel.
Web 2.0-based social engineering attacks
Companies are developing Web 2.0 functionality in order to support a growing consumer demand but this makes them an easier target for social engineering attacks that are combined with malware. We predict that fraudsters will use fake chat programs to collect quality data from Trojan victims, fake social network-based bank applications, and direct attacks on Web 2.0 banking capabilities.
Return to telephony fraud
Armed with data stolen via Trojans and phishing attacks -- including 'vishing' (voice phishing), 'smishing' (SMS phishing) and spear phishing variants -- fraudsters around the world can call customer service departments to perform fraud called account takeover. These fraudsters often outsource the actual phone call to a multi-lingual third party services provider operating 24/7 out of Russia, since the fraudsters do not speak the language of the target bank. Caller ID spoofing is also prevalent. On a related note, expect to see an increase in new account fraud as the wealth of personal information becomes available after massive data breaches. Technologies such as knowledge-based authentication are widely deployed to defend against this growing trend.
Wildfire infection will increase exponentially
The rate of malware infection of personal computers was 10 times higher during 2009 as compared to 2008. Leading the infection methods are drive-by-download (taking over legitimate websites; routing visitors to an infection server) and social network infections (spamming a victim's entire social network 'friend list' with links to infection servers).
Massive mule recruitment
The poor economy serves as the perfect breeding ground for 'work from home, make lots of money' scams designed to lure unsuspecting and innocent people to become 'mules' in money laundering, online fraud and re-shipping scams involving stolen e-commerce goods (a US-centric activity). Mitigation includes intercepting databases full of information on 'muling' schemes, as well as sharing of known mules in real-time between banks in order to leverage a network effect.
Like a deadly disease, online fraud is here to stay. But with vigilance and proper information risk management strategies in place, the Internet is a place where opportunities are limitless for individuals and businesses alike for many generations to come.
Bitter Truth About JANA GANA MANA.....
Facts about "Jana Gana Mana" - Just a thought for the National Anthem! How well do you know about it?
I have always wondered who is the "adhinayak" and "bharat bhagya vidhata", whose praise we are singing. I thought might be Motherland India! Our current National Anthem "Jana Gana Mana" is sung throughout the country.
Did you know the following about our national anthem, I didn't.
To begin with, India's national anthem, Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, was written by Rabindranath Tagore in honor of King George V and the Queen of England when they visited India in 1919/1911. To honor their visit Pandit Motilal Nehru had the five stanzas included, which are in praise of the King and Queen. (And most of us think it is in the praise of our great motherland!!!)
In the original Bengali verses only those provinces that were under British rule, i.e. Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Maratha etc. were mentioned. None of the princely states were recognized which are integral parts of India now Kashmir, Rajasthan, Andhra, Mysore or Kerala. Neither the Indian Ocean nor the Arabian Sea was included, since they were directly under Portuguese rule at that time. The Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka implies that King George V is the lord of the masses and Bharata Bhagya Vidhata is "the bestower of good fortune". Following is a translation of the five stanzas that glorify the King:
First stanza: (Indian) People wake up remembering your good name and ask for your blessings and they sing your glories. (Tava shubha name jaage;tava shubha aashish maage, gaaye tava jaya gaatha)
Second stanza: Around your throne people of all religions come and give their love and anxiously wait to hear your kind words.
Third stanza: Praise to the King for being the charioteer, for leading the ancient travelers beyond misery.
Fourth stanza: Drowned in the deep ignorance and suffering, poverty-stricken, unconscious country? Waiting for the wink of your eye and your mother's (the Queen's) true protection.
Fifth stanza: In your compassionate plans, the sleeping Bharat (India) will wake up. We bow down to your feet O' Queen, and glory to Rajeshwara (the King).
This whole poem does not indicate any love for the Motherland but depicts a bleak picture. When you sing Jana Gana Mana Adhinayaka, whom are you glorifying? Certainly not the Motherland. Is it God? The poem does not indicate that. It is time now to understand the original purpose and the implication of this, rather than blindly sing as has been done the past fifty years. Nehru chose the present national anthem as opposed to Vande Mataram because he thought that it would be easier for the band to play!!! It was an absurd reason but Today for that matter bands have advanced and they can very well play any music. So they can as well play Vande Mataram, which is a far better composition in praise of our dear Motherland -India.Wake up, it's high time! Shouldn't Vande Mataram be our National Anthem?