Livingsocial got breached. You need to change your password, if you have a Livingsocial account. There are two questions worth asking: How do you protect yourself, and how does this happen?
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Livingsocial got breached. Change your password, of course
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 28, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/04/livingsocial-got-breached-change-your-password-of-course/
The ACLU has a point about smartphone security
The ACLU complained to the FTC that carriers aren’t patching vulnerable Android phones. They have a point. Phones are profitable, and the carriers are trying to have it both ways.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 19, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/04/the-aclu-has-a-point-about-smartphone-security/
Troubleshooting at all layers of the OSI model
I saw this phrase in a job description last week: Troubleshooting at all layers of the OSI model. That sounds a bit intimidating, right? Maybe at first. But let’s not overcomplicate it. Once you get past the terminology, it’s a logical way to locate and fix problems. Chances are you already do most of this [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 15, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/04/troubleshooting-at-all-layers-of-the-osi-model/
Java’s been updated again. For the fifth time this year.
Seriously, Java and Flash and Acrobat have been updated so many times this year, you could almost make a drinking game out of it. Java is on update number five for the year, and it’s only the first week of March. Of course, if you uninstalled Java, you don’t have to worry about 0-day vulnerabilities [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on March 4, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/03/javas-been-updated-again-for-the-fifth-time-this-year/
Home network projects for a budding sysadmin
A very good question came in as a comment to my earlier post, the benefits of practicing IT at home. What do I mean by putting some Windows 7 machines on a domain? I mean standing up a server with centralized user accounts and shares, running on Windows Server or Samba, whichever you can afford. [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on February 13, 2013
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2013/02/home-network-projects-for-a-budding-sysadmin/
Office 2010, early impressions
I’ve mentioned several times that I hadn’t seen Office 2010 yet, so I couldn’t comment on it, and would reserve judgment until I’ve seen it. I’ve been working for companies that were a bit behind the times on that. I’ve been working with it for a week now. I won’t be buying it for my [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on September 3, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/09/office-2010-early-impressions/
Stop whatever you’re doing and uninstall Java. I’ll wait for you.
For years, standard practice has been to install Java, just in case you need it. That’s no longer a safe practice. For your own safety, unless you absolutely, positively need Java, you should uninstall it. If you’re not sure if you need Java, uninstall it, then consider reinstalling if something breaks.
Posted by Dave Farquhar on August 29, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/08/stop-whatever-youre-doing-and-uninstall-java-ill-wait-for-you/
Things I wish everyone knew about home Mac security
On Wednesday evening, I wrote about basic computer security from a Windows-centric perspective. I knew some people who needed help in a hurry, and given there was a 90% or so chance they were running Windows, I took that route. Some of my buddies who use Macs passed it along. And much of what I [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 18, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/05/things-i-wish-everyone-knew-about-home-mac-security/
Things I wish everyone knew about home computer security
I’m a security professional by trade, with two certifications. I’m not responsible for defending your computer networks, but I want your networks to be secure. There’s a really simple reason for that. If your computer and your network is secure, then it isn’t attacking mine. Or anyone else’s. Several fellow subscribers to a train-related interest [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on May 16, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/05/things-i-wish-everyone-knew-about-home-computer-security/
Macintosh malware continues to evolve
Security experts have long warned that [Apple's] delay in delivering Java patches on Mac OS could be used by malware writers to their advantage, and the new Flashback.K malware confirms that they were right. — PC World magazine Last week I argued that a Macintosh-based botnet currently being distributed via Word document would likely change [...]
Posted by Dave Farquhar on April 3, 2012
http://dfarq.homeip.net/2012/04/macintosh-malware-continues-to-evolve/