Though C language has rich set of features and have enormous advantages, however it suffers from some disadvantages. These include: 1. C does not have OOPS feature. 2. There is no runtime checking in C language. 3. There is no strict type checking. 4. C doesn’t have the concept of namespace. 5. C imposes few … Read more
C language has in-numerous advantages. The important advantages of C language are described as follows: 1. Easy to Understand: C language is a structured programming language. The program written in C language is easy to understand and modify. 2. Middle Level Language: C language has combined features of low level language (such as assembly language) … Read more
C language has a rich set of features. These include: 1. There are a small, fixed number of keywords, including a full set of control flow primitives. This means there is not much vocabulary to learn. 2. C is a powerful, flexible language that provides fast program execution and imposes few constraints on the programmer. … Read more
In 1965, Bell Telephone Laboratories, General Electric Company and Massachusetts Institute of Technology where working together to develop a new operating system called MULTICS. In 1969, Bell Laboratories ended its participation in the project. However, the participating members of Bell Labs, mainly Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie, still had an intention to create such kind … Read more
One may argue that if there is plethora of programming languages available, then what makes C language so special? There are two answers to this question. First, C language has been used by programmers for past 30-40 years to develop every kind of utility. This means the language is well understood, the issues with the … Read more
In order to communicate any idea, thought, instruction or information, humans make use of spoken language. The fact is that you have just understood the very first sentence of this chapter all due to that. However, spoken languages are not understood by machines. Not only machines but also other living creatures of this planet do … Read more
sendmail – installation and testing Sendmail is highly configurable, allowing control over almost every aspect of how email is handled, including the protocol used. Many system administrators elect to use Sendmail as their MTA due to its power and scalability. Installation of sendmail # yum install sendmail m4 telnet mailx sendmail-cf Loaded plugins: rhnplugin, security … Read more
In addition to running a tool such as CxSuite to check for mobile app vulnerabilities, there are several other things you’ll want to look for including: Cryptographic database keys that are hard-coded into the app Improper handling of sensitive information such as storing personally-identifiable information (a.k.a. PII) locally where the user and other apps can … Read more
Practically all messaging applications are hacking targets on your network. Given the proliferation and business dependence on e-mail, just about anything is fair game. Ditto with VoIP. It’s downright scary what people with ill intent can do with it. With messaging systems, one underlying weaknesses is that many of the supporting protocols weren’t designed with … Read more
Ongoing patching is perhaps the best thing you can do to enhance and maintain the security of your Linux systems. Regardless of the Linux distribution you use, using a tool to assist in your patching efforts makes your job a lot easier. Distribution updates The distribution process is different on every distribution of Linux. You … Read more