If you have a Mac, you are mostly likely aware of the malware MacDefender. Which is a fake antivirus program created specifically to attack the Mac. For more details I recommend The Mac Security Blog. Unfortunately as the Macs become…
If you or a friend have been conned into installing one of the fake anti-virus tools that has been doing the round recently, you’ll be delighted to hear that G Data are offering a free tool to remove the most…
The UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office today announced that it was fining Andrew Crossley of the now defunct ACS Law £1,000 for failing to keep secure sensitive personal information about 6,000 people. The Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, was particularly critical saying,…
As Todd discussed on his last podcast, LastPass have been very open regarding a possible data breach in their systems. I think they did the right thing but their servers were simply crushed by the rush of people changing their…
If you are into technology or not you couldn’t have missed the out cry over the story that the iPhone is capturing your location data and storing it on both the phone and the computer it is sync to. There…
Toshiba created a new drive with an interesting security feature: If it gets placed in another system, the drive erases everything. It’s called the Toshiba SED (Self Encrypting Drive). It’s a 2.5 inch, 7200 RPM drive in sizes up to…
The theft of names and email addresses from Epsilon has reached across the Atlantic. Last week I received notification from two UK companies, one of which is a household and high street name, Marks and Spencer, the other is Crucial…