Social Networks and Social Engineered Cyber Crimes
Currently, one of the fastest growing cyber crimes on the internet is the harvesting of bits and pieces of user information placed on social
OS X Security
Cybersecurity 101 – NOVA Labs | PBS.org
Here is a very well done 3 minute 38 second video that explains Cybersecurity on the internet. The video is from NOVA Labs |
IceFloor: Harden Your Mac OS X Firewall
Once upon a time, I believed that computers behind the router/firewall on a home network were pretty safe from hacking. Yes, I knew that
Port Forwarding and Small Network Security
Port forwarding is found in both business enterprise and small-business computer networks. As home computer networks are becoming both more common and complex, port forwarding
Take Your Mac OS X Security to NSA Standards
While doing research for another article, I came across NSA’s security setup for Mac OS X. No, the information gained was not from a
Use “Folder Actions” In OS X For Malware Detection
Blogger Jacob Salmela came up with a really simple way to help you detect an installation of malware in OS X by using some
VirusTotal Uploader for OS X Released by Google
As OS X gains in popularity with Users, OS X is also gaining popularity with evil-doers. The days of operating your Mac without considering and
Onyx: A Swiss Army Knife for OS X Maintenance
In the beginning… Having once had my computer hacked, I have become very paranoid about the security of my machines and the network on which
HeartBleed: What it is, How dangerous is it, and What you should do
What it is… Last week, a nasty bug, Heartbleed, was found in OpenSSL, version 1.0.1 (released April 19, 2012). OpenSSL, allows for the encrypted
Use rsync To Backup Your Data On Mac OSX and Linux
The Problem: I had been backing data from my stand-alone server (Mac Pro G5 with Ubuntu Server 13.04 software) to an external USB drive