Tag Archives: security
TidBITS Safe Computing: Five Tips for Reading Mac Security Stories
The need for computer security long ago passed from a minor annoyance to something that could affect our personal and financial safety. Just as disasters, crime, and tales of tragedy tend to dominate the news, stories of information security failures … Continue reading
Conficker Worm Now an Epidemic
According to Panda Security, the outbreak of the Windows worm dubbed “Downadup” and “Conficker” is now an epidemic. Panda found that 6% of the two million computers they scanned were infected by the worm. Continue reading
Conficker Worm Infects 3.5M Windows PCs So Far
F-Secure, a security firm based in Finland, conservatively estimates that 3.5 million Windows PCs have been infected with a new worm called “Downadup” or “Conficker.” It is infecting Windows computers at a rate of more than 1 million in the past 24 hours. Continue reading
Protecting yourself and your iPhone’s data
The iPhone is a fantastic personal assistant. It gives you access to incredible amounts of your data at your finger-tips. You have all of your contacts in it, your schedule is available with a single tap of Calendar, Photos has pictures of your friends and family, Mail has all of your latest correspondence, and Safari is probably logged into your Amazon.com account. What would happen if you lost it? Continue reading