Your Mac is Not Immune to Hacking

My wife and daughter use Macs, so I need to be at least somewhat aware of Mac security. The general consensus is that Mac security is better than Microsoft… but that’s a pretty low bar. How vulnerable are Macs?

I’m tired of hearing from Mac people how secure Mac OS X is. Apparently, I’m not […]

October 5th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Hacking, Security | 5 comments

How to Implement Security Sandboxes

You may not know it, but ALL your programs can access your Quicken data. Not good. So, what can you do?

One solution to this nasty problem is to run all programs in a security sandbox. Unfortunately, the sandboxes in Windows 8 and Mac OS X Mountain Lion (10.8) are voluntary. Programmers can choose to […]

September 29th, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , | Category: Security Sandboxes, How To, Quicken, Security | Leave a comment

All Your Programs Can Access Your Quicken Data

Note: The issue discussed on this page affects you if you use Windows or Mac OS X, unless you have taken the following precautions:

For Windows: You are running Windows 8 or later, and only purchase and run programs from the Windows App store. For Mac OS X: You are running Mountain Lion (10.8) or […]

September 22nd, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Security Sandboxes, Software, Quicken, Security | Leave a comment

Security Sandboxes: A Great Reason to Upgrade

The main reason to upgrade is that the newer versions of Windows and Mac OS X implement something called a security sandbox.

Suppose you get hungry, and want a recipe for a sandwich. So, you download some recipe software, install it, download a recipe for a sandwich, and make yourself a sandwich. If you accidentally […]

September 21st, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Security Sandboxes, Software, Isolation, Quicken, Security | Leave a comment

Why Upgrading is a Security Strategy

One way to improve your computer security is to ditch your old computer and buy a new one with new software. Why? Because computer security is like the arms race. Hackers are working to discover new software vulnerabilities all the time. If they find a good one, they may exploit it, or sell it to […]

September 21st, 2013 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Security Sandboxes, Software, Isolation, Security | Leave a comment