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Here’s a brief overview of the two high profile Apple security breaches and seven steps you should take to prevent these from affecting you. Mat Honan’s problem To begin with, the hacker wanted to take Honan’s Twitter account. They noticed that he had a Gmail account linked to Twitter, and from there was able to find that an Apple account was linked to the Gmail account, as a secondary account. To get access to the Apple account, they reset the password, which requires a billing address and the last 4 digits of the card registered to that account. The card number came from hacking into Honan’s Amazon account, which shows the last 4 digits of the card. From there, it was a simple step of resetting the Apple account and shortly thereafter the Gmail password, sending the Gmail reset to the registered Apple account address (the secondary address on the Gmail account). Once in control of the Gmail account, asking Twitter to reset the password using the Gmail account and Bob’s your uncle, the hacker had access to the Twitter account. Apple UDID leaks While it’s not known exactly where the breach came from, security experts have been able to prove, to a 98% surety rate, that the UDIDs came from Blue Toad, an app developer that had a digital breach previous to the release of the UDIDs. Blue Toad’s CEO has come forward acknowledging the leak and noted that the company is sure the info came from them, and not the FBI. While it can be alarming that UDID were out there, users can be assured that passwords were not exposed, as the UDID tends to store information like account name, phone number and address. Yes, contact information is out there, which might raise concerns, but don’t kid yourself, this information, or most of it, is already readily available on the Internet anyway. With these two, fairly serious incidents, iPhone users are right to be a little wary, and should be taking steps to insure their information is secure. Related to these two events, here’s seven steps you can take to minimize the chances of this happening to you:
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Imagine having your phone, tablet and computer wiped, followed by email accounts hacked and deleted, taking with them nearly your whole digital life. This would be a devastating loss for anyone, but it happens on a fairly regular basis. In the past few months alone, there have been two similar instances, both involving Apple, that’s making users wonder just how safe and secure Apple’s and other companies’ products really are.| SBS retires. Is there a successor? |
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One common element found in nearly all businesses is the server, it allows employees to communicate effectively , access data or fulfill their roles more easily. In small to medium organizations, one of the more popular servers was Microsoft’s Small Business Server (SBS). Despite its popularity, SBS has recently been retired, leaving many IT professionals unsure of what to replace it with.| Great new Microsoft Office features |
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Few programs are more useful than Microsoft’s Office which can be found in nearly every business and home and has become the go-to program for nearly everything related to information development or gathering. Microsoft has recently introduced a new version of Office, Office 15, more commonly known as Office 2013. This latest development looks to bring drastic changes to Office.| Optimal productivity of remote employees |
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Productivity of your employees can be a hard enough thing to manage and encourage when your employees work in the same office as you, let alone employees who work remotely. While it’s a dream for many to work remotely from home, very few employees find they can pull it off. For those that do, bosses need to ensure that they’re as productive as onsite employees.| 4 great reasons for joining LinkedIn |
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