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Fool Me Once…
20 April 2012 11:26 AM | No CommentsWhat made Flashback a quick success? One contributing factor is undoubtedly so much of the Apple user population maintaining a, "It can't happen to me," attitude about viruses and security. After all, we've been hearing it for years: viruses are a Microsoft thing, and Macs CAN'T get viruses.
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The Easiest Target
Posted on February 2, 2012 | No CommentsSolid hardware = good O/S performance. Windows is Windows regardless of the PC you put it on; the hardware makes a huge difference. -
Mac Users, Beware.
Posted on May 3, 2011 | No CommentsThis is only the beginning for Mac users. The long held belief is that Apple products are safer, more secure and don’t get viruses. However, a lot of that is due in part to their past lack of market saturation. Apple has started to cut into Microsoft’s heavy penetration into the desktop O/S market, and with that as their popularity in this market segment increases so will the number of threats specifically targeting Apple’s products. -
Security Alert
Posted on April 8, 2011 | No CommentsLast week, Epsilon, a Dallas, Texas based company that handles mass-email marketing and communications for some of the world’s largest banks and corporations, sent out a notification and press release explaining that they had experienced a security breech into their customer database which exposed millions of personal records to a unauthorized entity. -
Is Your Business a Hot Spot?
Posted on February 25, 2011 | No CommentsSo you have a public business and want to provide wireless connectivity to your customers for their convenience. Most establishments these days provide it for free – since it is... -
iPad: Anything But Leak Free
Posted on April 15, 2010 | No CommentsAs the iPad becomes more popular it too will become more frequently targeted, and more frequently hit by the bad guys. Think of it as a numbers game; the more of them there are out there, the more attractive of a target it becomes.