Images Are The New Virus-Carriers

At Black Hat Europe, Saumil Shah presented a method of hiding malware in normal JPG images

At the Black Hat hacker fair in Amsterdam, security researcher Saumil Shah demonstrated how one can hide an exploit code in an image. This makes it possible to circumvent all security warnings issued by browsers. To pull this off, Shah used steganography, which is a...

Panasonic LX100

Panasonic LX100 Front

Panasonic LX100 Review – The latest incarnation of Panasonic’s advanced compacts, the LX100 manages to stay near the front of the leading pack in the market because not only it is keenly priced but also it’s generously specified, handles well and is capable of taking a...

SONY Alpha 7S II

Alpha 7S II

SONY Alpha 7S II Review – With the Alpha 7 and Alpha 7R now in their second generation, it was only a matter of time before Sony focused attention on the A7S again. The A7S II uses the same 12.2MP Exmor CMOS sensor as the...

Optimal Camera Settings For Wildlife Photography

Exposure mode shutter

AF mode: Predictive Focus When photographing moving subjects, switch to predictive AF, which makes it easier to capture good shots. By keeping your finger half-pressed on the AF or shutter button, the lens will track the subject, adjusting focus continually to keep the subject sharp...

Basic Techniques For Wildlife Photography

Basic Wildlife Technique

Before you start shooting, wise upon the techniques that will help you bag some great shots. Here are a handful of starting points… Baiting your subject One of the most reliable ways to entice wildlife close to your lens is through ‘baiting’ – using food...

Nikon D5500

Nikon D5500

Nikon D5500 Review – A QUICK comparison of the Nikon D5500’s specs with those of its D5300 predecessor doesn’t reveal many differences, with the new camera constructed around the same 24.2MP APS-C sensor. However, Nikon has integrated touchscreen control to the 3.2in, 1.04-million-dot articulating LCD and...

Leica S

Leica S Review – The Leica S (Typ 007) medium format DSLR is based around a 37.5-million-pixel CMOS sensor. First shown in prototype form at Photokina 2014, the Leica S (Typ 007) is a successor to the CCD-based Leica S2 from 2009. It uses the unique Leica...

Canon EOS 760D

Canon EOS 760D

Canon EOS 760D Review – With the same core components as the Canon EOS 750D, the Canon EOS 760D is aimed at budding enthusiasts. One of twin updates to the EOS 700D, the EOS 760D is the first triple-digit EOS model to have a top-plate LCD and...

Canon EOS 750D

Canon EOS 750D Review – Canon’s latest DSLR for beginners packs an impressive feature set into an easy-to-use body design. Launched alongside the EOS 760D, the Canon EOS 750D brings the majority of that camera’s specifications down to a slightly more attractive price point by sacrificing a...

How to Install NTOPNG, A Web-Based Network Traffic Analysis Tool

Ntopng graphical interface

You can use this tool to monitor various protocols, traffic variants, and bandwidth across multiple time frames. Just like wireshark, It is based on libpcap and it has been written in a portable way in order to virtually run on every Unix platform, MacOSX and...