The quickest way to tell is go to Google, do a google search – and if you are infected – you will get a warning like this at the top of your page. Want to read more about it …. follow the link. Google Warning Users They Read more…
In the words of Wuala : Backup. Sync. Share. Access Everywhere. Wuala – Secure Online Storage – Backup. Sync. Share. Access Everywhere.. In the wake of the Dropbox guys dropping the ball and admitting they not be quite as secure as they had previously suggested – AND that they had Read more…
Most websites you visit will leave a small file called a ‘cookie’ on your computer to store information about you, and store any relevant site preferences. Most of the time this is fine, however some sites use this information to track your surfing habits for profiling/advertising purposes and more.Flash Cookies: Read more…
Well, it had to come. Caveat – I have not looked at or tried this product – but just anounced : VirusBarrier for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store. From the people at Intego.
If you have been hit by the recent Malware ‘virus’ – and are wondering what to do – look no further – two short videos from Rick tell you what to do (click links below) : Part One : The Infection Part Two : The Fix
Please read the following Knowledge Base Article from Apple regarding Mac Defender Malware here. You may also read previous news post from our site: More On Mac Malware Malware on the Mac Also here are ten tips from the NSA on keeping your Mac more secure: Ten Tips to Secure Your Mac
My thanks to Deborah Pozin for the heads up on this one. The original article can be read here – but for a quick short cut – ten tips from the National Security Agency no less on how to keep your Mac safe. 1. System Preferences/Accounts: Create a non-admin account Read more…
The Malware on Mac discussion continues to rage. Spotted this one this morning from MacWorld. Interesting read – with lots of links to other sites to get a more complete read on what is going on, in ti scase exploding the myths that we are all doomed – but at Read more…
Ars Technica is a well respected site that happens to have published a great article on Mac Malware. Discussed at length at the recent User Group meeting, I thought it appropriate to publish a link to this article for those that are interested and want to follow through. A quick Read more…