Apple’s fixed a serious OS X security flaw, but only for Yosemite users

Apple has announced that it found a serious security flaw in OS X, but will only fix it for users of the latest version. If you aren’t running Yosemite, which was updated yesterday with the relevant patch, then you’d better get it, and quick. http://www.engadget.com/2015/04/10/osx-security-flaw/?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000602

The Best Free Antivirus for 2015 | PCMag.com

Going without antivirus protection should never be an option. Even if you don’t care about your own computer, leaving it unprotected can let cyber-pirates can take control behind the scenes and use it to participate in DDoS and other attacks. If you have any computers without antivirus software, you need to add some protection right […]

3 Reasons this fall’s Home Depot attack is relevant to your SME

Home Depot lost information for 56 million cards By now, you’ve probably heard of – and forgotten – Home Depot’s security breach, announced this past fall. You probably know that 56 million payment cards were compromised in an attack that began in April but wasn’t detected until September. And you probably know that this followed […]

Four Methods to Create a Secure Password You’ll Actually Remember

This post originally appeared on the Buffer blog. We know that creating a safe password is paramount, but how does one actually go about creating and recalling all those essential, random passwords we need? It took writing this post to get me on the straight-and-narrow with my passwords. Here’s what the author learned about how […]

Fatal flaw found in USB

Researchers have identified a new security threat that, if exploited, could affect billions of devices, and which they claim is essentially impossible to detect or prevent with current technologies. The threat stems from a fundamental flaw in the way USB devices and current anti-virus systems are designed. They’re calling it BadUSB. BadUSB in terms you’ll […]

CryptoLocker & the dangers of ransomware

By the time you see the alert, it’s already too late… We’ve seen a spike in malicious activity over the past few weeks, attributable partly to the discovery the Heartbleed bug and the end of support for Windows XP. One of these new attacks comes from CryptoLocker, a piece of ransomware first detected by Sophos. […]

Browse securely with a password manager

Passwords and security Today we’re going to look at an important subject in today’s world of online interaction: Passwords, and how to improve your online security. Life is increasingly becoming virtualized, and we lock down this virtual world of emails, shopping, and banking, with passwords that we have to enter each time we want to access […]

Critical Internet Explorer vulnerability

What is Operation Clandestine Fox? Last weekend an internet research lab announced a new security vulnerability in Internet Explorer. According to FireEye Labs, hackers have been taking advantage of the bug in targeted attacks of American websites. The security flaw affects version 6 to 11 of Internet Explorer through a vulnerability in the Flash code […]