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https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware- and-intrusion/
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On Aug 10, 2024 at 7:37:21 AM PDT, "Snit" <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
<lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:
On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
//An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up >>>> to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have >>>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that >>>> I am trying to do here.
Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also >>>> vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically >>>> assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that >>>> Trojan that you installed last night!
If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into >>>> your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do >>>> offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it >>>> is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can >>>> ever be complete.//
https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware- >>>> and-intrusion/
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Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?
Ideas welcomed!
How many likes is common on that site?
I read the site daily. His MacOS articles are quite informative, covering the current release, his testing of the next release on a bunch of VMs, and historical discussions of the evolution of MacOS.
He also posts an art blog that creates a calm gap in my day.
If he had a Patreon or Ko-Fi account, I'd stuff money in his tip jar.
On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote <lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:
On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
//An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have >>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that >>> I am trying to do here.
Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also
vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically
assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
Trojan that you installed last night!
If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can >>> ever be complete.//
https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware- >>> and-intrusion/
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On Aug 10, 2024 at 7:37:21 AM PDT, "Snit" <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
<lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:
On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
//An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up >>>> to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have >>>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that >>>> I am trying to do here.
Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also >>>> vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically >>>> assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that >>>> Trojan that you installed last night!
If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into >>>> your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do >>>> offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it >>>> is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can >>>> ever be complete.//
https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware- >>>> and-intrusion/
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Are YOU able to "Comment" on this article (Wordpress)?
Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?
Ideas welcomed!
How many likes is common on that site?
I read the site daily. His MacOS articles are quite informative, covering the current release, his testing of the next release on a bunch of VMs, and historical discussions of the evolution of MacOS.
He also posts an art blog that creates a calm gap in my day.
If he had a Patreon or Ko-Fi account, I'd stuff money in his tip jar.
On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote <lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:
On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
//An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have >>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that >>> I am trying to do here.
Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also
vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically
assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
Trojan that you installed last night!
If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can >>> ever be complete.//
https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware- >>> and-intrusion/
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//An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that
I am trying to do here.
Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
Trojan that you installed last night!
If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can
ever be complete.//
https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware- and-intrusion/
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