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Inaccessible cloud services
Hi.
Well we all heard about inaccessible antivirus and sadly this seems to be spreading.
Its spreading to things we use like skype app, and cloud storage.
I use dropbox a lot, it mostly works then again I don’t need to share right now or set anything right at the current moment.
What got me started on this is that I have icloud for a system and its totally inaccessible now, I can use it and get things to run ok but there is some image or window covering it and this with the v7 upgrade.
That is not fully to bad, but google has bundled the photos and drive app together.
While all in all thats fine some of the options could be a lot better.
Things like the my computer, desktop and photos buttons do not press or read statuses if pressed or not.
There is also an invisible window appearing all the time when the thing runs.
Intel has a new updater to which sadly is not accessible till you click it then the internal web app which is online is quite accessible, better than the older app but still.
On upgrading automatically to the new drive app backup sync, it would crash randomly.
To fix things I had to uninstall and then restart else you get issues all over the place.
Then you need to hope it doesn’t upload your computer to itself and choose the right drive to store it all.
I managed with some trial and error to turn all that off.
This took most of the morning.
I really hope this trend doesn’t continue, at least with security software there is a sort of way out, but with this stuff, dropbox, google and icloud not to mention modern skype.
Its a bit of a problem.
Some things go up others down.
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IOS app updates
hi all,
On September 25, 2017: some two days after installing IOS version 11 on my phone, I was able to install updates to various apps with no issue. On the IOS 11 post from Apple Vis, it was reported that people were having issues receiving updates from apps. I had not gone in to the IOS store at all since the update, and I was on LTE when I saw the updates.
In no way am I saying that there are issues, there well could be issues with the update process. I’m just saying that I did not have any issues with the update process.
The IOS store has had a redesign, and I am going to explore it a little more closely. It looks straight forward for the app store’s new layout, but I haven’t explored it thoroughly. I just wanted to post this, in case people run across this to see if I was having any issues with updating, and I have not as of yet. I saw I had 5 updates, and I did hit the fresh button which braught 3 more, but I was not overly concerned about it.
I’ll definitely monitor this, in case there are issues. I’d rather know about the issues, than not at all, just in case I do have them.
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This can’t be good: Equifax or Equiphish?
I just read this article entitled Equifax or Equiphish? and I’m personally not convinced that a freeze is the answer to all of these issues with Equafax and its continuing issues on letting us know about their breach. The more I read about what they’re doing, the more I don’t want any of what they’re offering.
- Charging consumers to put a freeze on their file because they didn’t update their software
- Having everyone sign up for credit monitoring which is fine, but then saying you’re not effected
- When the breach first occurred, telling people to come back at a certain date but the site doesn’t work
- Having Experian which I understand they control being part of the data breach problem as they had their own issues
When I first got the letter from the OPM breach, and entered my information that I was given, I talked to an agent. The agent was very nice, and explained who they were, as I had no idea. I know that fingerprints are needed as part of getting a job in some cases, but we do not have any idea on who is offering the service for the company. I’m really wondering if we’re losing control of our information. There will be no way for us to have control of it come the next 5 to 10 years.
Have thoughts? Please feel free to sound off in the comments, and let us know how you have credit checked if you apply for a credit card or loan. This can’t be good.
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tech 264 is now up
Tech podcast 264 is now up. We cover Seeing AI, my thoughts on breaches, and audio game hub version 2.x. RSS feed for the area on where to get the podcast. Hope you enjoy this extended version since I have not done a podcast in quite awhile.
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Security Now 629 is up
Hi ll,
On security now 629, it will bring out something Shaun sent me something about via Email. Here are the show notes for this particular episode.
This week Padre and Steve discuss what was up with Security Now’s recent audio troubles, more on the Equifax Fiasco, the EFF & Cory Doctorow weigh in on
forthcoming browser encrypted media extensions (EME), an emerging browser-based payment standard, when 2-factor is not 2-factor, the CCleaner breach and
what it means, a new Bluetooth-based attack, an incredibly welcome and brilliant cookie privacy feature in iOS 11, and a heads-up caution about the volatility
of Google’s Android smartphone cloud backups.
To get to security now, go to its show page on twit or its RSS feed. You can also see a complete index of shows through GRC’s Security Now page where you can also find transcripts.
Thanks for your continued support.
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IOS 11 is here
Hello everyone. APPLE Vis has tons of coverage on the new IOS version 11 that was released on September 19th. It is important you check it out, because there are some regressions in braille support in this first version. There are some changes as well. Instead of linking to the various articles and blog posts, I’m linking to their site and you can go and find the things that are of interest to you. If you’ve checked out IOS 11, please feel free to share your thoughts on this blog.
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Jaws becomes jaws 2018 this fall
Herbie tipped me off to this, and I got a chance to catch up with the freedom scientific podcast. Podcast 142 indicates that Freedom Scientific will merge all of their products in to a numbering scheme that is conventional for all products. They have Jaws 18, Fusion 11, Magic 12, etc. right now. They indicate that uniforming the numbering system will make it more reliable so people knows what will work with what. I can see this to be a good thing in the long run, and honestly, I don’t see any issues with this change. The other products will follow suit when they are updated.
For more information, you may be able to find it on the Freedom Scientific web site.
Thanks Herbie for notifying me about the change. Does sound interesting.
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Social Media Is Bad for Your Soul
I don’t post a lot on social media myself these days, except what I’m publishing on the web in the wake of articles on vocal. I’ve been interested in interesting tech, and this article I’ve found through the new vocal site 01.media was very interesting. I personally shy away from pictures and posting my every whereabout, although I do occasionally do that. I understand the risks, but i also lock down my facebook for personal reasons, but my twitter I leave open. I don’t post much of what I’m doing anymore, I do post my articles, maybe communicate with someone if I find something interesting, but for the most part, I don’t post a whole lot like I used to. Its just changed, the way we do social media. Check this article out.
The Dangers of Living Online
Source: Social Media Is Bad for Your Soul
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Patch Tuesday for September
Patch Tuesday is here folks, and that means another round of updates and security Fixes. Krebs on Security has an article entitled: Adobe, Microsoft Plug Critical Security Holes which was written on September 13, 2017. Trend Micro has an article entitled: Microsoft Office Zero-Day Vulnerability Addressed in September Patch Tuesday also posted the same day. I am looking to try and get back to blogging some over here, and finally releasing podcast 264 which has been sitting around for awhile. Please be safe.
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The article on Vocal: my thoughts on the Equafax breach
Hi all,
I posted the article and the sub title reads: Why You Should Be Worried After the Latest Breach. It posts all of the articles and my thoughts from the last few days, as well as some updates from two new articles, one of which I have posted. The site that it is on is called 01.media. That is where their technology articles are going, although some of my other work was moved to futurism, which was rebranded from omni.media’s branch. The article was updated before publication with two new articles in the same fassion I wrote it in. I’d like to thank my editor at vocal.media for her work with this article, and for getting it out quickly. I have others in the works, one will now be worked on, and so I’m happy for that. Thanks for your continued support of my work.
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Equifax Hackers Stole 200k Credit Card Accounts in One Fell Swoop
Just read this article today entitled: Equifax Hackers Stole 200k Credit Card Accounts in One Fell Swoop and I just have a funny feeling that this is going to be much bigger than we think. Vocal is going to put the article out I submitted and I also sent them the article I’m linking here to include within my piece. Once published, I’ll continue to update with new info here, or talk about the specific things in future articles. This can’t go well, and when I went to the web site linked, it said I wasn’t impacted, however, something tells me that this is not necessarily the case. I’ll watch for official word in the mail.
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The Equafax breach
Folks,
I’ve been very busy, and I’ve not even had time for podcasts. Last Friday, I was tipped off in regards to the biggest breach we’ve had in history. Here are some of the articles I’ve spotted, I’m sure one of them I’ve not read as of yet. Sadly, this was not a password breach, but something completely different. The number is staggering at 143 million plus. Information is still coming through in regards to this developing story. I’m publishing a longer piece for Vocal’s futurism.media site which was formerly omni.media. In the meantime, I’m going to leave you with some articles for you to read from Krebs on Security and Trend Micro, and Last Pass.
Breach at Equifax May Impact 143M Americans September 7, 2017
Equifax Breach Response Turns Dumpster Fire Sep 8, 2017
What the Equifax Breach Means for You
The Equifax Breach: What You Should Know September 11, 2017
Ayuda! (Help!) Equifax Has My Data! September 12, 2017
http://blog.trendmicro.com/equifax-breach-example-good-communications/
Equifax Breach – an Example of Good Communications
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