Apparently not everything on Twitter is useless. I heard about a two-factor authentication (2FA) attack that was targeting a user’s iCloud credentials but could probably be modified to get around other 2FA setups. A guy on twitter described the attack and here’s how it played out. He got two messages that someone was trying to […]
Read MoreSo you purchased a new hard drive to use as an external source for Time Machine backups in macOS. Time Machine will perform: Local snapshots as space permits Hourly backups for the past 24 hours Daily backups for the past month Weekly backups for all previous months The oldest backups are deleted when your disk […]
Read MoreSo now that I have broached the subject of passwords, I want to spend some more of my writings talking about password theories. I know this sounds kind of boring but it is important and I’ll try to keep things brief and at a pretty high level rather than a in depth view. *** First, […]
Read MoreOver the years, I have modified my recommendations for backup strategies. Most of these changes have come about due to actual situations that have come up with various clients. The quick and dirty basics are that you have at least 2 different pieces of software running at all times and that you are backing up […]
Read MoreOk, first this will probably have to be a series of articles but I’m going to start with the big one. Now that Google has forced the rest of the internet service providers (ISP) in Austin to start upgrading their networks, everyone is going to start seeing the weaknesses in their networks. ***The biggest issue […]
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