This article discusses the remarkable fact that NASA can't protect its data. A NASA laptop was stolen, and because the hard drive was not encrypted, multitudes of employees' data was breached, making them vulnerable to identity theft. A spokesperson for NASA claims it...
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NY Times on how to protect against widespread Mac virus
widespread virus attack on Macs
Man’s Personal Information Left on Returned Tablet for Months
The morale of the story? Have someone you TRUST wipe your data before it leaves your possession. Man's Personal Information Left on Returned Tablet for Months - WGHP.
Spokeo.com Creeps Me Out
It's an aggregator that conveniently presents a scary amount of data in one place to anyone who searches for you. To remove yourself from this web site, search for your name and click on it when it comes up. Then click "privacy", the teeny, teeny, tiny link at the...
The Importance of Good Passwords
Good article in today's NY Times about why it's so important to create hacker proof passwords, and not use the same password for all your logins. Good tip on how to do it easily as well. http://mobile.nytimes.com/article?a=686135&f=94
Hacked hotmail accounts
It's time for MS to admit there is a problem with hotmail accounts being hacked. So many of my clients have had this problem, and I've only seen it with hotmail. It is clearly not an issue of account holders using easily guessable passwords or unintentionally...
Beware of Malware-infected screensavers for Mac
Here's an interesting article on how some third-party screensavers can infect your Mac. Free isn't always free. http://m.zdnet.com/blog/security/malware-watch-free-mac-os-x-screensavers-bundled-with-spyware/6560?tag=leftCol;post-533
Web Site Content Filtering
If you have kids and want to protect them from visiting the wrong sites on the internet, you should know about K9 Web Protection. It comes pre-configured with a list of sites that are blocked. You can add to the blacklist, and you can whitelist certain sites as well....
Why did this email bounce back to me when I didn’t send it in the first place?
Every once in a while a client emails me a question along the lines of the following I did not send the message referred to below. Why did it "bounce back" to me? Do I have a virus sending email from my account? _____________________________________________ From:...
What to do about Conficker (Downadup)
By now you've probably heard about the Conficker (aka Downadup) virus that is supposed to start wreaking havoc some time after April 1st hits. It's been on 60 Minutes and in the NY Times. What should you do to protect yourself? First, take a deep breath. 54% of the...