As Mac users, we’ve mostly enjoyed a life free of the worry that has followed Windows users for years. Mac OS X is pretty damn secure. But it could be more secure. As Macs enjoy increased popularity, they become a more attractive target to identity thieves and other criminals. Sooner or later, bad people ruin [...]

The Dropbox downward spiral. Or is it their biggest chance? – Yves Bennaïm.

If a group of young hackers are not ready to become full-fledged terrorists (some do, some don’t), they better stay underground. Or quit while they’re ahead. This rule doesn’t apply to governments nor international police organizations, obviously, who have a bigger margin of error. YVES BENNAÏM – Why LulzSec is important. But why it had [...]

LulzSec dumps what they claim is “final” release, with signoff statement: “50 Days of Lulz” – Boing Boing.

People want reliability, commitment, and encryption. Hacker News | New security issue at Dropbox.

Despite reports that it was at war with the loose online collective Anonymous, today hacker group LulzSec has announced it is to team up with the online community to begin “Operation Anti-Security”, a declaration which will see it attack any government or agency that “crosses their path”. LulzSec teams up with Anonymous for.

This is what you should be fearful of, not us releasing things publicly, but the fact that someone hasn’t released something publicly. We’re sitting on 200,000 Brink users right now that we never gave out. It might make you feel safe knowing we told you, so that Brink users may change their passwords. What if [...]

Dropbox oversimplified a few points related to security, favouring a brief explanation that was not entirely accurate. via Internet security: Keys to the cloud castle | The Economist.

If the "Open ‘safe’ files after downloading" option is turned on in Safari, the installer will be unzipped and run. Since the installer requires a user password, it won’t install without user interaction. However, inexperienced users may be fooled into thinking the software is legitimate. via Fake “MAC Defender” antivirus app scams users for money, [...]

Before: Dropbox employees aren’t able to access user files, and when troubleshooting an account, they only have access to file metadata (filenames, file sizes, etc. not the file contents). Now: Dropbox employees are prohibited from viewing the content of files you store in your Dropboxaccount, and are only permitted to view file metadata (e.g., file [...]

“The announcement that they are able to decrypt the files on behalf of the government contradicts their prior public statements. They claim that Dropbox employees aren’t able to access user files. This announcement means that Dropbox never had any mechanism to prevent employees from accessing your files, and it means that Dropbox never had the [...]

Lets you keep track of your phone or laptop at all times, and will help you find it if it ever gets lost or stolen. via Open source anti-theft solution for Mac, PCs & Phones – Prey.

Well-designed systems NEVER store passwords. via France to require cleartext password storage – Boing Boing and Net giants challenge French data law

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