• WordPress Update 3.1.1

    Posted April 5, 2011 By in Blog With | Comments Off WordPress Update 3.1.1

    If you’re a We Can Do That client, you’re already updated!

    WordPress released an update to its framework which includes bug fixes and increased security – something we can all appreciate, right?

    Thanks to the ease of a WordPress update, WCDT clients were quickly brought to the current version.

    • Some security hardening to media uploads
    • Performance improvements
    • Fixes for IIS6 support
    • Fixes for taxonomy and PATHINFO (/index.php/) permalinks
    • Fixes for various query and taxonomy edge cases that caused some plugin compatibility issues
    wordpress.org

  • Sophos: Free Anti Virus for Mac OS

    Posted November 9, 2010 By in Blog With | Comments Off Sophos: Free Anti Virus for Mac OS

    Free Anti-Virus Protection For Your Mac

    For years, the Mac community has been relatively ignored by the malware community thanks to Windows’ market share, but that era is starting to fade as a result of Apple’s new appeal in the computing market.

    Sophos anti-virus app

    Sophos

    Now security company Sophos has released a Mac anti-virus/anti-malware product for download free of charge.

    As I’ve long said, the only thing that made Macs more ‘secure’ is there were only a fraction of the users and even less hackers dedicating their time to finding exploits. That era is coming to a close.

    As the popularity of Apple’s other products has brought huge surges of demand in computing products, the malware community can no longer ignore the potential of co-opting our Macs for their botnets.

    Microsoft Security Essentials

    Microsoft already upset the apple cart in the PC security market by releasing a free anti-virus application for home and small business (10 user limit for businesses) in the form of Microsoft Security Essentials, providing an excellent alternative to other free anti-virus software which is often very limited or has annoying restrictions.

    Personally, I’ve never found any one single application that will catch everything – a sentiment most IT professionals will agree to, but having even one installed is better than none and for users who take proper security precautions and keep their systems up to date, one tool might be fine.

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  • Google Baits Hackers

    Posted August 24, 2010 By in Blog With | Comments Off

    Thanks, Google, for making Mac OS a much bigger target for hackers and botnets.

    Google is phasing out the use of Windows company-wide due to security concerns. The move comes after news in January that Google was hacked in an attack originating in China. Those attacks used a security vulnerability in Internet Explorer for Windows. News of the report comes from FT.com who cites several Google employees.

    “We’re not doing any more Windows. It is a security effort,” said one Google employee.

    The majority of those moving away from Windows PCs are moving to Mac OS according to another Google employee. New hires are given the option to run Mac OS or a Linux-based machine.

    Google employs over 10,000 individuals worldwide.

    via Google Switches Away from Windows (Mostly to Mac) Due to Security Concerns – Mac Rumors.

    There might be  some short term gain from this move, but the only reason Mac OS is any safer than a Windows machine is simply because of its lower market saturation which provides decreased incentive to develop attacks against it. Now, thanks to Google, hackers, especially those with an axe to grind for Google, will gladly move platforms as well.

    I don’t think think this was part of the ‘Switch to Mac’ campaign that Apple had in mind.

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