Name Security
No, not your personal name, network names! Yeah, since I’ve been thinking about computer security a little in this new year and new decade, I’ve noticed a slightly disturbing trend. Spammers have been...
View ArticleMac OS X Not “Safe”
The myth of an operating system that is somehow safe from virii or malware is being busted. No, seriously, I know all you Mac users are always bragging about how much more safe your operating system is...
View ArticleMac Malware
I told you Macs weren’t safe! Does anyone listen to me? No. Well, hardly ever. I’m sure you’ve seen the news by now that there are growing numbers of Mac malware attacks. In fact, Apple Care, the...
View ArticleMac Malware News Update
Good news! First, there are things you can do to protect yourself from this new Mac malware: Start by disabling the automatic opening of downloaded files. The world has changed for you Mac users and...
View ArticleDNS Redirect Attack
I’m seeing traffic about this, so I thought I’d write up what I found. I tweeted about a strange DNS-based network/malware attack that I saw on Friday, but, at the time, I didn’t see any interest, so I...
View ArticleNo More Mac Malware?
I hope so! And, by that I mean, I hope all that Mac Malware we heard about a couple weeks ago is gone. Now, I know several Mac fanboy blogs linked to the note I put up about the Mac malware some time...
View ArticleThe Worst Kind of Cross-Platform Porting
Hackers are porting Linux viruses (virii ?) to OS X. Last week Monday, ZDNet reported that hackers have ported code for a trojan from Linux to Apple’s OS X. For those of my readers who don’t know what...
View ArticleAgainst Digital Sharecropping
I like being free and independent. I like the idea behind Instagram, but not the proprietary nature of it. I don’t like giving up my rights to work I create. Even when it’s just a little photo of a...
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