Tag Archives: security
Password vault
After posting yesterday about the challenge of changing passwords, today I came across this tutorial from Leo Laporte describing the installation and use of LastPass. Too much time devoted to the selection of a master password, but the rest is … Continue reading
Passwords and Heartbleed
Yahoo! sent an email yesterday indicating that because of the Heartbleed vulnerability, my account was being locked and I needed to go through a process to change my password. I am a heavy Flickr user so this required a response. … Continue reading
New online threat
This has been all over the Internet this evening – the heartbleed bug. Here is an description from TechCrunch. For more information. Mashable suggestions for the sites that require password changes.
Battle Mode
If want to live in the digital world, you have to learn a little about those who would take advantage of you. I found a message on my answering machine when I returned home from the weekend questioning a $5000 … Continue reading
OpenDNS and Flashback Trojan
If you are concerned about the flashback trojan on the Mac, the use of OpenDNS now offers protection (TidBITS). OpenDNS is a service you use in place of a default domain name server to screen for inappropriate content, and now, … Continue reading
Check Mac for Trojan
This Ars Technica post indicates that you Mac may have picked up a trojan. Evidently this may be one of the reasons you were notified of a java update a few days ago. I ran the test on one machine … Continue reading
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