Tag Archives: security
Stronger Passcode Security on iDevices
As Cyrus Farivar noted on Ars Technica recently: As part of its iOS 9 announcement on Monday, Apple revealed that all newer iDevices equipped with TouchID and running the newer version of the operating system will be required to upgrade … Continue reading
Had You Heard?
Dan Goodin posted a rather scary article on Ars Technica, just in time to ruin lunch! New exploit leaves most Macs vulnerable to permanent backdooring starts: Macs older than a year are vulnerable to exploits that remotely overwrite the firmware … Continue reading
This Is a Stickup!!
What to do? Dave LeClair, at MakeUseOf, has a very interesting infographic showing the history, how it can happen, and what you can do if you should happen to get infected. The first commenter reiterates an important point brought up … Continue reading
Be Safe, Boys and Girls
Put computer security high on your new year’s resolutions list. As Rob LeFebvre observes on Cult of Mac, “…With all the recent hacks into private as well as corporate data — like the credit card grab from Home Depot and … Continue reading
More on iCloud Security & the “Breach”
#128279715 / gettyimages.com First off, here’s a link to the post on the Apple Web site: Apple update on iCloud.com security. Next, Sean Gallagher, on Ars Technica, posted a great user-friendly summary of a piece on greatfire.org, which tells us … Continue reading
iCloud Security Warning from Apple
Salient points from the article on the San Jose Mercury News: “We’re aware of intermittent organized network attacks using insecure certificates to obtain user information, and we take this very seriously,” the computer-maker said in a post Tuesday on its … Continue reading
Apple’s Privacy Statement
A message from Tim Cook about Apple’s commitment to your privacy. At Apple, your trust means everything to us. That’s why we respect your privacy and protect it with strong encryption, plus strict policies that govern how all data is … Continue reading
Worms! And not the Garden Variety…
#104700869 / gettyimages.com From AppleInsider this afternoon: Security researchers recently discovered that more than 17,000 Macs around the world have been infected by a new OS X malware threat called “iWorm,” which at one point used Reddit.com as a go-between … Continue reading
Did You Know?
#120352674 / gettyimages.com Andrew Cunningham brought up a very interesting point on Ars Technica today: if you’re in the market for a used iDevice (I imagine you can get a really good deal on an iPhone 5(s) these days…), make … Continue reading
iOS 7 Security Flaw
It lives in MobileSafari and affects, among other things, how PDF files are handled; this was fixed in iOS 8. Robert Lemos posted on ArsTechnica this morning: Can’t upgrade to iOS 8? Beware bugs in the system. However, it’s probably … Continue reading
