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Increase the Security of Your iOS Device 25 Apr 2013 | 12:28 am
Did you know you can increase the security of your iPhone or iPad in under a minute? You can and it’s super simple to do. You’ll be eliminating the 4-digit PIN in favor of a typed password. Here’s how...
Use Apple’s Voice Memos App? Stop Sharing Your iTunes! 16 Feb 2012 | 09:49 am
Apple Voice Memos App When Apple introduced its Voice Memo feature as part of iOS, it gave iPhone users reason to rejoice. This was an easy-to-use dictation app that saved your memos on your phone as...
New technology please! 18 Jun 2011 | 03:07 pm
This came up at our discussion at ISSA on Thursday so I thought I’d mention it. Gizmodo published a great article about the problems with passwords. Couldn’t agree more. They mention tools like 1Pa...
More Phishing Attacks… 28 Apr 2011 | 07:57 am
There’s a great writeup on the Bobijou phishing scam over at Purple Car. No related posts.
Social Networks for kids 1 Mar 2011 | 02:00 am
About a month ago my daughter asked if she could sign up for facebook. A couple of her friends had just done it and she wanted to be a part of the fun. My reaction surprised me; I didn’t immediatel...
Scam Spotting, No. 10: “The Funniest Thing Every!!!” 6 Dec 2010 | 04:11 am
This scam popped up on Facebook this week. I saw it on my profile this morning. The scam looks harmless enough. A friend of yours has posted what appears to be a video of a laughing baby on your Faceb...
Eep! Fake LinkedIn Email Installs the Zeus Trojan 7 Oct 2010 | 12:30 am
According to CNET, criminals are using fake LinkedIn invite email to scam people into clicking links that lead to the Zeus botnet. The scam targets Windows users only and may be the first time the Zeu...
Scam Spotting, No. 9: “WOW IT WORKS” 5 Oct 2010 | 07:15 am
Scam Spotting, No. 9: WOW IT WORKS scam Click image for full-size version Two weeks ago, a particularly nasty scam made the rounds on Facebook and according to sources, has not been stopped by Facebo...
Stuxnet Worm proves highly advanced 24 Sep 2010 | 01:23 pm
The Stuxnet worm has been followed by several security experts for weeks now, but only this week are the results coming in and they aren’t good. The worm is far more advanced than anyone suspected. In...
Take a minute and patch 14 Aug 2010 | 12:00 am
Thought I’d take a minute and send out a reminder about an annoying but necessary topic: Patching. There are quite a few patches that have been released in the last few days. Microsoft, Adobe and A...
