Security expert Rich Mogull sets us straight on the wave of spam email messages that purport to be Apple order confirmations for iPads, apps and more. Rich shares his advice on how to avoid getting caught in this trap and other similar receipt email schemes, and outlines some ways to practice safer computing for online banking by using dedicated or virtual machines. Rich also helps us make sense of some of the security-related headlines relating to Apple software vulnerabilities, and the hacking of Macs, iPhones, and virtually all other platforms.
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MacLevelTen – The Mac Media Group
SpamSieve by C-Command
1Password by Agile Web Solutions
News: Analyst Uncovers 20 Security-related Flaws in Safari by Jeff Gamet on The Mac Observer
Hello World. Meet Pwn2Own. by Rich Mogull on the Securosis blog
