Tag Archives: security
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
The Second Mac Commandment Returns
Mind you, it also pertains to iDevices (which should come as no big surprise). In How to back up your iPhone and iPad before an upgrade, Chris Gonzales gets into a lot of gory details, including security and restoring from … Continue reading
Apple’s Got Your Back
#109350684 / gettyimages.com Apple has updated its privacy policy as part of the rollout of iOS 8, announcing that devices with the latest version of the operating system installed can no longer be accessed by the company itself. Previously, as … Continue reading
It Wouldn’t Quite Be the End of the World
#165767199 / gettyimages.com But neither should you be complacent about it, should it happen. Businesses can’t seem to stop hackers looking to steal customer data. The list of companies preyed (ed.) on has grown long indeed and includes well known … Continue reading
Safety First for Bank Cards
#112295349 / gettyimages.com As mentioned in Q&A last night, here are a couple of steps to use to add security and protection to your bank cards: Last week, Kim Zetter posted, on Wired, a short-but-informative piece, How to Protect Yourself … Continue reading
iTunes and iCloud Security
#AB00394 / gettyimages.com Especially in this day and age, you can’t be too careful when it comes to Internet security. Perhaps inspired by the recent celebrity photo debacle, AppleInsider posted a how-to on adding another level of security to iTunes … Continue reading
You *Need* This on Your iDevice
Andrew Cunningham reports on Ars Technica this morning: One of the new features iOS 7 introduced was an upgrade to the Find My iPhone service called Activation Lock–in addition to tracking your phone, sending it messages, and wiping your data, … Continue reading
An iTunes Update Broke What?!!??
Did you upgrade Mavericks to 10.9.3 the other day? You may or may not have noticed a “little” bug, introduced by iTunes 11.2: Thursday’s iTunes 11.2 release contained a bug that was both inconvenient and risky: If you have Find … Continue reading
Better Safe Than Sorry
(Relatively) new to computers and the Internet? Don’t sweat it; we all were, at some point. Fortunately, there are a lot of hints and tips out there to help us all out. Ryan Dube posted a *great* mini-guide on MakeUseOf, … Continue reading
Google’s at It Again
Mark O’Neill reported on MakeUseOf this morning: Google has just updated their terms of service allowing them to use your Google profile information in their ads. Which is worrying, because who really reads terms and conditions? If you, like most … Continue reading
