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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 12:00:00 +0000

Syncing clocks online is vital to web security.

September 21, 2018 admin

Apple's dropping Back To My Mac Remote Access. Here's an Alternative, Currently Discounted.

Credit to Author: DealPost Team| Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 08:10:00 -0700

Apple is dropping the Back To My Mac remote access feature, and in a recent support document they urge you to be prepared by looking for alternatives.

RemotePC by iDrive is a full-featured remote access solution that lets you connect to your work or office computer securely from anywhere, and from any iOS or Android device. Right now, their 50 computer package is 90% off or just $6.95 for your 1st year. So if you need an alternative to Back To My Mac, or have been thinking about remote access, now is a good time to consider RemotePC. Learn more about it here.

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Kaspersky Security

September 21, 2018 admin

Mobile beasts and where to find them — part three

Credit to Author: Leonid Grustniy| Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 10:42:17 +0000

Let’s talk about mobile malware that can empty your bank account or spy on you.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 21, 2018 admin

Back to the ol' spam-fighting drawing board

Credit to Author: Sharky| Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2018 03:00:00 -0700

Pilot fish returns from an extended holiday weekend to find his inbox full of spam — and for once, dozens of the messages seem to be related.

“I was curious, so I didn’t delete all 50 of them right away,” says fish. “The first one was obviously spam — a ‘Hi, do you remember me, can we talk?’ message with a phishing link.

“But the first reply was from an autoresponder at a legal-services company: Thank you for your email. You have reached the email inbox for… Please let us know if you have any questions.“

The next message is from another autoresponder, replying not to the spam but to the first autoresponder: Thank you for contacting us. This is an automated response confirming the receipt of your ticket. Our team will get back to you as soon as possible.

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Security Wired

September 20, 2018 admin

How the HTC Exodus Blockchain Phone Plans to Secure Your Cryptocurrency

Credit to Author: Brian Barrett| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 01:30:00 +0000

HTC starts filling in the details of its so-called blockchain smartphone, expected to launch later this year.

ComputerWorld Independent

September 20, 2018 admin

Microsoft Patch Alert: Despite weird timing, September’s Windows and Office patches look good

Credit to Author: Woody Leonhard| Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 08:40:00 -0700

As we near the end of patching’s “C Week” (which is to say, the week that contains the third Tuesday of the month), there are no show-stopping bugs in the Windows and Office patches and just a few gotchas. As long as you avoid Microsoft’s patches for Intel’s Meltdown/Spectre bugs, you should be in good shape.