Nepal's cyber security risk has not decreased

Experts have said that the risk of cyber security is increasing in Nepal due to lack of adequate precautions. Speaking at a virtual panel discussion titled 'Belt Your Data' organized by Women in Big Data, Narayan Koirala, managing director of cyber security firm Eminence Wage, said that the risk of data breach could not be reduced due to lack of adequate vigilance.

Koirala, a cyber security expert, said, ‘Data security and data brewing are growing in Nepal. Although data security has improved compared to the past, cyber security risks have evolved to another level. '

Similarly, advocate Pravin Subedi, who has been advocating for information and communication technology law, said that the practice of implementing data law in Nepal is the best in Asia. According to him, Nepal is making good efforts in the implementation of such laws and praised the government. He noted the need to be aware of data protection laws and regulations at the grassroots level, as well as to be aware of the security and confidentiality of data.

Similarly, Dobhan Rai, a data scientist and education coordinator, said that data security was as important as a mask to prevent covid 19. "Everyone needs to keep their data safe and prevent potential theft," she said.

The virtual event held on Sunday was attended by 125 people. What is data in that program ?, How does data breach ?, How to prevent data breach? Experts also discussed the current state of data security in Nepal.

Women in Big Data was established in 2015 with the aim of attracting women in the field of big data and analytics. Meanwhile, the Nepal Chapter of Garsh Woman in Big Data has opened. This community organization has been inspiring women to develop their careers by involving them in the field of Big Data.

How strong or weak is your password? Check it out like this

Of course, you may have many accounts online. You may have different passwords for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Mobile Wallet, Internet Banking, Gmail and other accounts.

You may think that the password in those accounts is very strong, which no one can hack. But have you ever checked, how strong are the passwords you use in your online account?

If you haven't checked yet, today we are going to tell you about the tools that can help you know how secure and strong your password is.

Generally, a length of 10 characters is considered sufficient for a strong password. However, the important thing to remember here is that the longer the password, the harder it is for the hacker to crack it. So don't be shy about having a 20 to 30 character password.

Also, make it a habit to change your password every three to four months, no matter how strong your password is.

Nordpass

Nord provides users with a free online password testing tool. With it, you can check if the password you have or are about to keep in your online accounts is strong.

As far as you know, if your password is strong, hackers will not be able to easily access your important and confidential data. It also allows you to create strong passwords.

It checks how strong any password is based on its length, uppercase-lowercase (uppercase and lowercase letters), symbols, numbers, etc.

It can even estimate how long a password can be cracked by a hacker. You do not need to download any software or app to check the strength of the password here. You can check the password by going to Nordpass's website by clicking here. Click here if you want to create a strong password.

UIC Academy

You can also use the UIC Academic Computing and Communication Centre's website to check your password strength. Here you can find tips on how to keep a strong password for your account.

Click here to access UIC's password checker tool.

It also helps you to know the difference between strong and weak passwords. You don't even have to log in to check your password. Also, passwords are tested on your computer, so you don't even have to worry about sending your information online.

If you are still not convinced, you can test your password by changing it slightly or by keeping it as a sample. After opening the website, as soon as you put the password in the password checker, it indicates whether your password is weak or strong.

The feature of this website is that it explains the effects associated with every aspect of your password. This will help you to create a strong password.

Hamro keyboard is bringing a feature that is automatically written in Nepali letters

Hamro Keyboard is bringing a feature that is automatically written in Nepali letters

The popular Nepali app is going to bring a new feature to automatically write what is said in our calendar. Intending to make Nepali language writing more comfortable and effective, our calendar is going to bring such a feature in our keyboard app.

Managing Director of the company Santosh Devkota said that an internal test of the feature is underway. "We are working to make it public in the next decade," he said. Google's voice typing API is being customized on our keyboard. '

According to Devkota, it can work 60 to 80 percent purely. This feature is being added to our keyboards especially with the aim of not requiring additional keyboards for voice typing.

Devkota understands that Google's voice typing has not been as effective as other languages ​​due to the lack of community support for the Nepali language. "We've missed out on community support," he said. "It's not much different from Google's feature, but we're customizing it in our own way and bringing it to our keyboard."

Although Google's voice typing will support dozens of languages ​​including English, Nepali, Hindi, our keyboard will only focus on the Nepali language. "If there is no problem, we are thinking of keeping English as the default," said managing director Devkota.

Ncell's new easy SIM, data bonus on balance expenses

Private mobile service provider Ncell Private Limited has brought an attractive new starter pack 'New Easy SIM' under its new theme 'Plus'. Customers who get this SIM will get data on bonuses on the first recharge and every Rs 100 balance cost.

The company has stated that new customers can get this SIM for only Rs 99 including tax. Under this scheme, you will get bonus data for one year from the first recharge with the SIM.

With this new SIM, customers will initially get Rs 20 main balance, 200 MB data, and 20 minutes on-net talk time. Thus, the data and talk time received as a bundle with the SIM will be valid for seven days.

The main feature of this new SIM is the additional bundle of services and facilities available with the SIM. Customers will get 500 MB of data (250 MB All Time All Network and 250 MB Forge Data) as a bonus on the first recharge of Rs 100 or more by midnight the day after taking the SIM. The validity of this data is five days.

Also, customers will get a bonus of 200 MB of data (100 MB of all time all network and 100 MB of Forge data) bonus for the first year when they spend the main balance of Rs 100 each. For example, if customers who get this SIM spend Rs 100 on voice, data, or SMS services, they will get 200 MB of bonus data.

The bonus data will be valid for three days, Ncell said. Ncell's Chief Commercial Officer Pradip Srivastava said the new pack was launched for all mobile data users in line with the company's commitment to providing customers with an excellent data service experience and its benefits.

Under the new theme 'Plus', Ncell has started offering attractive 'Nonstop YouTube Plus' offers for its Forge customers, 'Endless Chat Plus' for those who need more voice services, as well as booking of 'Wire-Free Plus WiFi' service.

The company believes that the 'Plus' theme will ensure customers access the service at any moment, with innovative and specialized services.

Instagram's 'Tiktok' coming

Instagram's 'Tiktok' coming

The rising popularity of video-sharing app Tiktok has attracted the world's leading technology companies. Following the controversial Chinese app Tiktak, the popular photo-sharing app Instagram is bringing its own 'Tiktak'.

Announcing this on Friday, Tiktok revealed that it is preparing to launch its video-sharing feature. The name of the video-sharing service of Instagram will be 'Reels'.

Reels will be launched in the United States and 50 other countries in August. Remember, Instagram has started testing reels in India since last week. Given India's ban on tickets, Instagram sees the launch of Reels in India as a test.

A Facebook spokesperson said: "We are always looking for what people want and are constantly innovating to improve the user experience. Platforms like Snap, Ticket, and others were created keeping in mind the desires of the people. But we can do that in a new way through Instagram than on those platforms and address the demands of our community. '

In Instagram's video sharing feature reels, users will be able to record, edit 15-second videos, add their favorite music and audio, and upload them to Stories and Instagram's Explore feature.

Instagram and its parent company Facebook are ahead in learning the various features of other apps. In 2016, Facebook and Instagram launched the Stories feature, which allows users to share their lost content within 24 hours.

This feature became very popular on Instagram and within 8 months, the number of users of the Instagram Stories feature surpassed the number of Snapchat users. That number doubled in 2018.

Instagram is not alone in learning about Tiktak's growing popularity. Even YouTube is making its own tick, named Shirts. YouTube shirts will be made public by the end of 2020.

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The screen sharing feature on Facebook Messenger, now you can see your friend's mobile screen

Millions of people use the social media site Facebook's messenger service every day. In April, the number of monthly active users of Facebook was 2.6 billion. Facebook is constantly bringing new updates for the users. And, recently, Facebook has added an important feature to its messenger app. The screen sharing feature has now been added to Facebook Messenger.

According to Facebook, the Messenger app will have screen sharing options for Android and iOS users. Until now, this feature was only available in the web version of Messenger, which has now been rolled out to the app version.

According to Facebook, this feature will also be available in Facebook's video conferencing service 'Messenger Rooms'. It is expected that Messenger Rooms will be able to compete with Microsoft Teams and Zoom.

Due to the Coronavirus epidemic, the increasing use of virtual meetings, including video conferencing, has become a necessity for screen sharing features on such digital platforms. From sharing an official presentation, screen sharing is also required for teachers during a video or virtual reading. With the help of the new feature, users will now be able to share their phone screen with anyone in Messenger. This feature will be available to all users with new updates.

This new feature in the Messenger app can be used for one-to-one video calls as well as group video calling of up to eight people. For this, the user has to login to the Messenger app and open the app and make a video call to someone. As soon as the call is added, an option called Share Your Screen will appear in the tab at the bottom of the screen. After tapping on it, the Messenger user connected to the video call will see the screen of your smartphone.

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How to use two WhatsApp accounts on the same mobile

How to use two WhatsApp accounts on the same mobile

Now you can run two WhatsApp accounts on one mobile. For that, nowadays there is an app cloning facility in smartphones.

Through which you can clone and use any app. With this feature, you can even clone WhatsApp on your mobile and run two WhatsApp accounts simultaneously.

How to use

If you want to run two WhatsApp accounts simultaneously on your mobile, go to your mobile's settings first.

Scroll down to Settings. You will see the clone or app twin feature in the apps option there. Press on it.

In the app cloner option, you will see a list of apps on your mobile. Tap WhatsApp from it.

After tapping on WhatsApp you will see the app clone option. Turn it on.

After doing so, the WhatsApp clone is ready on your mobile. This allows you to run two WhatsApp accounts simultaneously on your mobile.

Don't worry if your smartphone doesn't have an app clone feature. You can use two WhatsApp accounts simultaneously on your mobile by downloading the Parallel Space Lite app from Google Play Store. This app works like the mobile app cloner feature.

Mozilla launches VPN service, claims not to sell data

Web browser Mozilla has launched a VPN service. Mozilla, the world's third-largest web browser, has launched a VPN service called Safe Browser.

The company has launched this service in 6 countries including the USA, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Singapore, and Malaysia in a short period of testing. It is said that this service will be started gradually in other countries. According to the company, the service is available on Android, iOS, and Windows and will soon be available for macOS and Linux.

It has been claimed that browsing will be fast in the VPN service launched by the company. Mozilla claims that it will only collect limited data. The best part of this is not collecting log and track records and not selling data.

Mozilla VPN, the first Firefox private network, costs  4.99 a month.