11 privacy and security tips for OS X Mac users

Computerworld Security: December 01, 2015
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11 privacy and security tips for OS X Mac users

How to be even safer on the safest platform
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The Hard Disk is Dead Autopsy

Enterprise storage expectations and needs have changed, but the capabilities of
HDDs and even solid state disks (SSDs) have not. So now it's time for a new
solution. Storage Switzerland performed a technology autopsy to find out where
the hard disk failed and the benefits of switching to a low latency and high
performance all flash array instead.

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IN THIS ISSUE

1. Data breach at toy maker VTech leaked photos of children, parents
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2. Massive VTech hack exposes data of nearly 5 million parents and over 200,000 kids
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3. BlackBerry to quit Pakistan over government surveillance demands
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Hackers Communicate; Your Security Technologies Should Too

It's time to close the gap left open by layered, standalone security tools and
share contextual information. Using numerous point products that work in a
vacuum no longer provides adequate defense.

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Data breach at toy maker VTech leaked photos of children, parents

The data breach of Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer VTech appears to have also
included photos of children and parents, adding to what could be one of the
worst leaks of the year.
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~WHITE PAPER: Level 3 Communications~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Cybersecurity - You're Already Compromised

Each year, IT faces an increase in targeted cyberattacks, more sophisticated and
prepared attackers, a significant increase in DDoS attacks, and a growing number
of hacker toolkits and black market trading sites for stolen data.

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Massive VTech hack exposes data of nearly 5 million parents and over 200,000 kids

Hong Kong-based electronic toy maker VTech shuttered its Learning Lodge app
store after a hacker made off with over 4.8 million records of parents and over
200,000 records for kids. When the two sets are linked, it exposes kids'
identities as well as where they live.
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BlackBerry to quit Pakistan over government surveillance demands

BlackBerry has decided not to operate in Pakistan after Dec. 30, rather than let
the local government intercept communications on its enterprise services.
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