How to Keep Your Tax Information Safe After You’ve Filed
Tax season in the United States is over for another year, meaning millions of citizens can breathe a little...
Author Archives: Lysa Myers
WordPress Sites Hit By Dictionary Attack
Using really lame passwords for your online accounts is dangerous, but unfortunately many Internet users still fall into the bad habit...
What’s the Difference Between Incoming and Outgoing Firewall Protection?
The other day, we mentioned that the OS X application firewall provides only inbound protection. I imagine there are...
WordPress Offers Two-Factor Authentication
The list of companies offering two-factor authentication continues to grow – hooray! This weekend WordPress joined the growing ranks...
Flashback Author Identified by Brian Krebs
There has been a lot of discussion, since the initial Flashback variants were released in late 2011, about Flashback’s...
What Does Your Antivirus Scanner Do Under the Hood?
The tricky thing about antivirus software is that it seems like a fairly mysterious piece of software. How does...
Jailbreak Tidbits from Around the Blogosphere
Apple hacker Charlie Miller once tweeted that he thought the previous jailbreak would likely be the last public jailbreak...
Why “Anti-Virus” is a Terribly Outdated Idea
Alright kids, it’s time for Auntie Lysa to go on a rant about Ye Olden Days. Are you ready?...
What to do if your iPhone gets stolen—and how to prevent iPhone theft
What should you do if your iPhone gets stolen? And how can you prevent iPhone theft in the first...
Do OS X’s Built-In Security Features Offer Good Enough Protection?
There has been a lot of talk about the malware that hit a number of high profile Mac developers and...