In this episode of MacVoices, Chuck Joiner, Brian Flanigan-Arthurs, David Ginsburg, Mike Potter, Marty Jencius, Jim Rea, and Web Bixby cover a data breach involving AT&T’s call logs, discussing the implications for privacy and security, including the ethics of ransomware payments and highlighting the importance of data protection and backups. The panel also touches on how a U.S. Appeals Court decision impacts the future of net neutrality and lawmakers’ understanding of the issue.
MacVoices #22115: MacVoices Briefing – Is It Time For Anti-Virus Software For Your Mac?
In this MacVoices Briefing, Chuck talks about how the security landscape has changed when it comes to increases in ransomware attacks and the increasing frequency of Mac virus development, and why he has adopted not one but two different anti-virus, anti-malware...
MacVoices #21116: Paul Ducklin of Sophos on Ransomware and Data Breaches (2)
The second part of our discussion with Paul Ducklin, Principal Research Scientist for Sophos, turns to ways to protect yourself from the bad guys when it comes to ransomeware, malware, and data breaches. Some common sense approaches, Paul’s personal top five...
MacVoices #21115: Paul Ducklin of Sophos on Ransomware and Data Breaches (1)
Ransomeware stories are everywhere these days, but what does the threat really look like, and what can be done to protect yourself? Paul Ducklin, Principal Research Scientist for Sophos,joins us to issue. Who is to blame? How should a victim react? How should you...
MacVoices #20035: Pepcom – ResQProtect Images Your Hard Drive To Protect From Ransomware
? At The Digital Experience by Pepcom in Las Vegas, ResQProtect was showing off their device that protects you from ransomware by imaging your hard drive. Director Alex Grossman explained how it works, how the virus and threat definitions get updated, and when it...
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MacVoices #19189: Josh Long of Intego On Malware, Security, Privacy, and Safety Online
Josh Long, Chief Security Analyst for Intego, outlines some security practices that we should all be aware of…and not just using multiple passwords. Josh covers issues such as why you can have malware problems even if you don’t visit questionable web sites, why you...
MacVoices #16179: Joe Kissell Updates His Joe On Tech Books for macOS Sierra
In what might be a record even for him, Joe Kissell has released four updated versions of his Joe On Tech books to bring them, and you, up to date on macOS Sierra. The Joe On Tech Mac Fitness Bundle consists of books on backing up, maintaining, troubleshooting and...
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