Computer Safety & News

Interesting tests by Consumer Reports that document new iPhone 6 casing holds up with other similar smartphones. http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2469381,00.asp QUOTE: Apple’s iPhone 6 required less force to ruin than Apple’s iPhone 6 Plus, but more force than what Apple itself has been claiming the iPhones can tolerate. According to those who attended a recent press tour […]

Kim Komando shares 5 page guides to recover stolen email or other accounts.  The key links to recovery resources for Facebook and other sites are helpful resources for home users http://www.komando.com/tips/11269/easily-recover-a-hacked-account   Unlike other online accounts, I wouldn’t use online forms to try to get back a hacked bank account. Call the bank or visit […]

Informative links below from Internet Storm Center (Webcast, FAQ, and Patch NIX now) https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Webcast+Briefing+Bash+Code+Injection+Vulnerability/18709 https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Update+on+CVE-2014-6271+Vulnerability+in+bash+shellshock+/18707 https://isc.sans.edu/forums/diary/Attention+NIX+admins+time+to+patch/18703    The good news is that it’s an easy fix:  Debian (Ubuntu, etc.): apt-get upgrade bash …. RHEL (Fedora, CentOS, etc.): yum update bash