Apple stops password resets after iCloud hack

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	Apple stops password resets after iCloud hack Apple has told its support staff not to process password change requests that come in via the phones. An Apple customer service representative said that Apple was halting all AppleID password resets by phone. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant remote support with LogMeIn Rescue With LogMeIn Rescue, you can start a support session in just 60 seconds. Connect 24/7 to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets. You'll get in, solve the problem and save the day without ever leaving your desk. Try it free today. In this Issue Federal watchdog calls on FCC to reassess mobile phone radiation issues Why would tech support call you? Don't fall for phishing Shylock malware injects rogue phone numbers in online banking websites No bomb powerful enough to destroy an on-rushing asteroid, sorry Bruce Willis The Honan Hack Is The Alamo For Two Factor Authentication How to Send Sensitive Information Via Email Leak Police have gone crazy: Danger Room under fire for leaking imaginary weapon Have a bright idea? You could get $25,000 from Lockheed-Martin Prototype system goes after DNS-based botnets WHITE PAPER: Teradata Experts Share the Five Pieces of Private Cloud Success Private clouds are emerging as a way for enterprises to take advantage of many of the benefits of the cloud model, but with less risk. This eBook discusses why private cloud models are the best choice for many organizations today. Learn more. Federal watchdog calls on FCC to reassess mobile phone radiation issues Noting that the Federal Communications Commission's Radio Frequency exposure limits may not reflect the latest research, and testing requirements may not identify maximum exposure in all possible usage conditions, the Government Accountability Office today said the agency should reassess and possibly change its regulations regarding mobile phone radiation. Read More Why would tech support call you? Don't fall for phishing Well, most of the time, we would not call you. But even though support teams rarely make calls to customers, there has been a rise in a social engineering attack where someone impersonating support staff calls and informs the IT department that there is a bug in such-and-such a system. Even though customers know they don't normally receive calls from support, they are willing to provide impersonators... Read More Shylock malware injects rogue phone numbers in online banking websites New configurations of the Shylock financial malware inject attacker-controlled phone numbers into the contact pages of online banking websites, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive The iEverything Enterprise Virtualization, cloud computing, and wireless technology are fundamentally changing enterprise computing, providing revolutionary gains in productivity and cost savings. Powerful enterprise applications can now be delivered to almost any device, anywhere, at any time. Learn more. No bomb powerful enough to destroy an on-rushing asteroid, sorry Bruce Willis Maybe it's the doom predictions some folks are fearing about the end of the Mayan calendar this year or maybe these guys are obsessed with old Bruce Willis movies. Either way a class of physics students from the University of Leicester decided to evaluate whether or not the premise of Willis' 1998 "Armageddon" movie -- where a group of oil drillers is sent by NASA to detonate nucle Read More The Honan Hack Is The Alamo For Two Factor Authentication By now I hope you have read about the devastating hack of Wired writer Mat Honan. It serves as a chilling example of how much of our lives are in the digital sphere today and what can happen if they keys to that sphere fall into the wrong hands. Reading Honan's story I was of course empathizing with him because of my own nightmare with passwords being hacked. Read More How to Send Sensitive Information Via Email Suppose corporate needs your bank's routing and account numbers to get you set up for direct deposits. Or the IT department needs your password to upgrade or modify your account. 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You could get $25,000 from Lockheed-Martin Contests and challenges are all the rage and wanting to jump on that intellectual capital bandwagon, Lockheed Martin today announced the "Innovate the Future" contest that could net one person $25,000 for a really cool idea t Read More Prototype system goes after DNS-based botnets Security researchers this week will detail a prototype system they say can better detect so-called Domain Name Generation- (DGA) based botnets such as Conficker and Kraken without the usual labor- and time-intensive reverse-engineering required to find and defeat such malware. Read More
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