Notable Security Updates Microsoft released an emergency fix for an IE Zero-day — krebsonsecurity.com/… Logitech have released a critical security update for their Logitech Options app (used to configure some of their devices). Unfortunately the fix was two days too late, coming two days after Project Zero released details of the bug (time was up) […]
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NC #710 Apple Refurb Store, Apple Music on Amazon Echo, Security Bits
I was on Daily Tech News Show: Airplay 2: Remodel Boogaloo – DTNS 3429 at dailytechnewsshow.com. No live show next week. Bart comes on to tell us how much the Apple refurb store is. Then I’ll walk you through how to enable Apple Music on your Amazon Echo. The we have an extended play version […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 14 December 2018
Followup Bloomberg’s controversial The Big Hack story SuperMicro released the results of an independent audit which found no evidence of hardware or software tampering on its motherboards — www.reuters.com/… & arstechnica.com/… The Marriott Breach Marriott Data Breach Is Traced to Chinese Hackers as U.S. Readies Crackdown on Beijing — www.nytimes.com/… An interesting related opinion piece […]
Continue readingNC #707 Holiday Address Labels, Mind Mapping Thanksgiving, Road Warrior Setup, Smart Folio Keyboard for iPad Pro, Security Bits
I was on Mac OS Ken last week macosken.libsyn.com/… and on Clockwise this week relay.fm/…. It’s time for holiday cards, so if you want to print your own (cute) address and return labels, check out an old but still useful post to two tutorials on How to Create Address & Return Labels. Bart and I […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 24 November 2018
Notable Security Updates Adobe have issued an emergency patch for a critical bug in Flash — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Patch Skype for Business now or risk DoS via emoji kittens! — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Update now! Dangerous AMP for WordPress plugin fixed — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Microsoft pulls Office patches that are causing application crashes. Office365 users don’t need to take […]
Continue readingNC #706 Parallels Toolbox Revisited, Trackpad for iOS, Security Bits
In this week’s show I’ll tell you about all the new tools that have been added to Parallels Toolbox since I last told you about it, then I’ll give you an awesome Tiny Tip about how to turn your iOS keyboard into a trackpad for text insertion. Then we have a really long and fun […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 15 November 2018
Followups 1 — The Windows 10 Fall 2018 has been Re-released After having to withdraw the update due to a bug that led to accidental file deletions in a very small number of edge cases, Microsoft have now released a fixed version — arstechnica.com/…
Continue readingNC #704 New Shiny from Apple, Accell Thunderbolt 3 Dock, Security Bits
I don’t usually talk about the new Apple announcements at length on my solo show but I was inspired this time so I’ll give you some thoughts about the MacBook Air, the Mac mini and the new iPads Pro. Then I’ll tell you about a Thunderbolt 3 dock from Accell that has more power and […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 02 November 2018
Followups Apple CEO Tim Cook Is Calling For Bloomberg To Retract Its Chinese Spy Chip Story — www.buzzfeednews.com/… 🇬🇧 Facebook fined £500K for Cambridge Analytica saga — nakedsecurity.sophos.com/… Mirai Co-Author Gets 6 Months Confinement, $8.6M in Fines for Rutgers Attacks — krebsonsecurity.com/…
Continue readingNC #702 In Touch with iOS, Mac Quadcast, How to Win Apple Watch Activity Competition, Slack, Dumb Question on Activity Goal, Security Bits
This week I’ll tell you about how much fun I had on In Touch with iOS and The Mac Quadcast and Programming By Stealth. Then I’ll tell you the secrets of the math behind the Apple Activity Competitions (and how to win). I’ve decided that Slack is our new home with the demise of Google […]
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