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Bluetooth Default Setting Poses Risk to MacBooks

Wired.com's Brian X. Chen reports on a potentially dangerous default Bluetooth setting found on Apple notebooks. The setting enables a Bluetooth device to wake a machine even if its lid is closed. For a user packing a MacBook and Bluetooth mouse into the same satchel, this default could result in an overheated disaster.

Adam Engst No comments

Beware Facebook Phishing Attack!

If you get a Facebook message from a friend suggesting that you visit fbaction.net or fbstarter.com, delete it, since it's a phishing attack that's trying to capture your login credentials.

Adam Engst No comments

Beware the GPS Thieves

As Adam and Tonya discovered first-hand on a recent trip to New York City, the latest trend in car-related theft revolves around the increasingly popular GPS devices from the likes of Garmin, Magellan, and TomTom. Don't let it happen to you.

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Rich Mogull to Discuss Evaluating Security Stories on Your Mac Life

Tune in to Your Mac Life on Wednesday night at 5:30 PM Pacific to hear TidBITS Security Editor Rich Mogull discuss his article on how to evaluate Mac security stories. The live audio stream will remain available through 29-Apr-09.

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Rich Mogull Discusses Mac Malware on MacVoices

TidBITS Security Editor Rich Mogull talked with MacVoices host Chuck Joiner about the facts and fictions surrounding Macintosh viruses and the recent "botnet" fuss. Listen to this MacVoices podcast episode for real-world advice about both avoiding malware and evaluating security stories in the media.

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Five Tips for Reading Mac Security Stories

Worried about the latest Apple security story? Follow these five tips to find out if you're really at risk.

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Rich Mogull Interviewed by The New York Times

Rich Mogull, computer security expert and TidBITS Security Editor, was recently interviewed by the New York Times Gadgetwise blog. In the wake of the Conficker virus scare, New York Times blogger Riva Richmond asked Rich about security on the Mac, and how Apple users can stay safe. The interview piqued enough interest to prompt a followup article as well.

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Take Control News: Is Your Wireless Network Secure?

If you're concerned about the security of your wireless network, the latest version of "Take Control of Your Wi-Fi Security," by Glenn Fleishman and Adam Engst, has the real-world advice you need to set up the appropriate level of security for your needs and budget.

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Backblaze Publicly Launches Online Backup Service for Macs

The Backblaze online backup service, in private beta testing since September 2008, is now available to the general public - with new and highly appealing features.

Doug McLean No comments

DroboPro Offers Improved Capacity and Connectivity

Storage solution company Data Robotics, Inc. has updated its popular smart storage lineup with the DroboPro, which offers twice the storage capacity of its predecessor and better connectivity options to boot.

Rich Mogull No comments

Apple Launches SecurityCare

Apple aims to eliminate security concerns for worried Mac users with a new, premier offering.

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VeriSign Brings Authentication Tokens to iPhone

Security tokens can dramatically reduce the odds that a malefactor could access your account on a banking, commerce, or even webmail site. Now VeriSign has built an iPhone application that generates such tokens for several major sites.

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What I Learned from Having My Laptop Stolen

After his MacBook Pro was snatched, David Blatner discovered the hard way that losing hardware was the least of his concerns. Lesson learned, he details what he's doing now to prevent data loss and potential identity theft on his current laptop.

Adam Engst No comments

EMC Ships Modernized Retrospect 8

EMC has finally released Retrospect 8, the long-awaited update to what used to be the king of Macintosh backup programs. The feature set of the new version looks good, but there are a few holes, most notably support for running the server on PowerPC-based Macs.

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Critical Vulnerability in Adobe Reader and Acrobat

Turn off JavaScript in Adobe Reader and Acrobat Professional - or use Apple's Preview - to mitigate a critical security vulnerability.