Tag: Security

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Apple Software Update Server Certificate Expired

UPDATE:
Apple updated the SSL Certificate for swscan.apple.com on early Sunday, May 25, 2014.

swscan.apple.com new certificate 20140525

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Late Saturday afternoon, a colleague told me that he was having issues getting software updates through the Mac App Store.

An error has occurred

The certificate for this server is invalid. You might be connecting to a server that is pretending to be “swscan.apple.com” which could put your confidential information at risk.

Apple-Software-Update-SSL-Error

Upon further investigation, apparently someone at Apple forgot to install new SSL Certificate for swscan.apple.com.

swscan.apple.com certificate expired

Is it possible that a small company like Apple could not afford at least one person to make sure all their security certificate up to date?

Mr Tim Cook, I am available to do the one job. How about $200,000 a year sound?

 

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eBay Asks Users to Change Passwords due to Security Breach

From eBay:

Earlier today eBay Inc. announced it is aware of unauthorized access to eBay systems that may have exposed some customer information. There is no evidence that financial data was compromised and there is no evidence that PayPal or our customers have been affected by the unauthorized access to eBay systems. We are working with law enforcement and leading security experts to aggressively investigate the matter.

As a precaution, we will be asking all eBay users (both buyers and sellers) to change their passwords later today. As a global marketplace, nothing is more important to eBay than the security and trust of our customers. We regret any inconvenience or concern that this situation may cause you.  We know our customers and partners have high expectations of us, and we are committed to ensuring a safe and secure online experience for you on any connected device.

Click here for updates and additional information.

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Ebay is asking its users to reset their passwords due to the unauthorized access to our corporate information network. This may result in a delay of service due to the high traffic volume. We ask for your patience and that you return to eBay soon. In the meantime, please be assured that no activity can occur on your account until your password is reset.

You may also visit Customer Service

eBay Hacked

I really think that we have become desensitized by this kind of security breach. Nevertheless, I have changed my eBay password. As a matter of fact I did not even remember what my password was; I had to request a password reset. The last time I bought anything from eBay was about 9 years ago; and it was from a verified and known seller.

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Apple Releases Security Update 2014-002 for OS X Lion, Mountain Lion and Mavericks

Apple Mac OS X Security Update 2014-002

Apple Releases Security Update 2014-002.

Security Update 2014-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of OS X

Security Update 2014-002 also includes Safari 7.0.3.

Security Update 2014-002 Mavericks

Security Update 2014-002 is recommended for all users and improves the security of OS X. This update also includes Safari 7.0.3.

For detailed information about the security content of this update, please visit: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1222

For information on the content of Safari 7.0.3, please visit this website:http://support.apple.com/kb/HT6195

For some reasons, Apple website is using Lion image for OS X Mavericks Security Update 2014-002. Someone is not paying attention to the detail.

 

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Windows 8.1 Update

The naming system is a bit strange, if you think about it.

Windows 8.1 Update is now available.

Windows 8.1 Update

I have just updated two computers running Windows 8.1 and I have not had the chance to see the important changes on this Update.

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Malware, Malware and more Malware.

For the past week I have been removing a lot of Malware from a lot of computers running Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8. Some are harder to remove than the others. In general I’d like to avoid the Scorched-Earth scenario whenever possible, as it is the last resort.

Malware Script

There are a lot of ways to remove Malware, there is not a single solution.

Whenever removing Malware from Windows computers I tend to boot to Safe mode with a Command prompt and remove any Malware reference from “Run” key in the registry and Start from Programs Menu.

Some tools/programs that I use:

I then use Microsoft’s Malicious Software Removal Tool and Safety Scanner to for the second run of Malware removal.

There are a lot of other tools/programs that I use to remove the Malware whenever necessary.