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Apple app store not bullet proof

Not to be outdone by Intel’s jaw dropping vulnerability reveal last week, Apple stepped up to the plate with what appears to be an epic “Hold My Beer” moment: the latest version of their computer operating system “High Sierra” can be completely compromised through a serious bug. Even more unfortunate is the fact that it is

I had a nice little article planned for everyone about avoiding Black Friday/Cyber Monday shopping “deals”, but Intel just had to hog the spotlight this Thanksgiving. Based upon findings by security researchers several weeks ago, computer chip manufacturer Intel has released information on multiple vulnerabilities in the following CPU models: 6th, 7th, and 8th generation

Previously I wrote about the Elephant on the Internet, and lately it seems like we can’t stop blundering into the pachyderm that shall not be mentioned. Last week, Medium published a controversial article about a strangely mutated (but inexplicably popular) genre of kids videos on YouTube. For those of us hardened by years of work

Oldies but Goodies!

The technology gremlins are in beast-mode this week, and I haven’t had the time to pen a carefully thought-out blog post for you, but I did go back into our archives to dig out some treasures that I think are still relevant! Make Yourself Less Hackable (2012) – a few handy, still relevant tips on

It may not surprise regular readers to know that I don’t spend much time frequenting social media spaces despite working in the technology industry. Up until 2016, my primary beef with platforms like Facebook, Twitter and Instagram was a mix of privacy concerns and disdain for banal content that had to be sifted constantly for

Under Attack!

Despite our hard work to keep our technology devices safe from malware, many of us underestimate a threat living right under our noses. Worse still, these threat vectors don’t even know they are potential harbingers of doom, so neither of you will see it coming until it’s too late. Yes, I’m talking about family &

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