Category: Security

Sep 30, 2015

Microsoft Exchange 2013 Bug Fix

Microsoft recently released a patch to fix a vulnerability in Exchange 2013. The vulnerability is with Outlook Web Access (OWA)

Sep 29, 2015

Password Managers for Business

As I’ve mentioned previously, passwords are not dead and will be with us for the foreseeable future. The key is

Sep 28, 2015

Another Reason Not to Use Touch ID

Many critics say that passwords are dead. I don’t believe they are dead or ever will be. Certainly authentication methods

Sep 24, 2015

Three Steps Forward – Two Steps Backward

Reports claim that more than 50% of iOS devices have upgraded to the latest iOS 9. Supposedly, iOS 9 has

Sep 17, 2015

Partial Security Fix with iOS 9 Release

Something is better than nothing. According to Threatpost, there is a major vulnerability in a library in iOS that allows

Sep 09, 2015

Should You Always Encrypt?

With all the recent data breaches and news of government spying, how can we protect our data? Encryption is your

Sep 08, 2015

Backdoor Access for Seagate Wireless Drives

What are they thinking? Some models of Seagate wireless drives come with something you didn’t intend to purchase. A backdoor

Sep 03, 2015

Windows 7 and 8 are Tracking You Too

There’s been a lot of discussion about the privacy settings and data that Windows 10 gathers about users. News flash.

Aug 31, 2015

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead and So is Flash

Another nail in the coffin of Flash. Google has announced that non-essential Flash code will be blocked in the Chrome

Aug 26, 2015

IBM Says Corporations Are Next Ransomware Targets

Some reports have indicated that ransomware has increased by 4,000 percent. I don’t know how accurate that number is, but

Aug 24, 2015

New Data: Android Lock Patterns Are More Predictable

There’s been a lot written about the use of strong passwords and passphrases. One of the keys is the complexity

Aug 20, 2015

Another Day Another Phishing Scam

SC Magazine has reported that there is a targeted phishing scam that purports to come from E-ZPass. The targeted e-mail