by wwarren | May 9, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Security
Last July I talked about how Apple Music will steal your files from you when Apple decides it has them in its own cloud and then you have to pay to listen to those files. Now another person has been told this is by design by Apple itself. Backup, backup, backup....
by wwarren | May 2, 2016 | General, Security, Security Alerts
Is the expense of a lawsuit and the resulting judgement greater than the cost of proper security? I can say in most cases(if not all) that answer is yes. Case in point. Wendy’s was breached and is now facing lawsuits over the fraudulent transactions: In...
by wwarren | Apr 23, 2016 | Cloud Computing, General, Google Apps, Internet, Security
This is an example of current best practices not being forward thinking enough. I was recommending my basics of not getting infected way back in 2008. Time’s article lists the standard advice: The only way to protect against a ransomware attack is rote: keep...
by wwarren | Apr 19, 2016 | Cloud Computing, Ransomware, Security, Security Alerts
Story after story are being reported about many places being hit with ransomware. Protecting yourself against the effects of ransomware do not have to be overly complex or expensive. When it comes to backups, local backups are no longer enough. You REALLY need proper...
by wwarren | Apr 14, 2016 | Security, Security Alerts
It is about time as Quicktime has been slowly dying as even Apple has been shifting to HTML5 and mp4 based videos. If you have this software on your machine it is time to remove it. If you are offered it decline it as it will now be a major entry point for all kinds...
by wwarren | Apr 12, 2016 | Apple, Security, Security Alerts, Smartphone
Now this is a nasty one. If you are not running IOS 9.3.1 an automated WiFi based attack against your Idevice(which is not that hard to carry out) can permanently brick your expensive Idevice. The problem is that if your Idevice gets set back to the date of Jan 1,...
