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Only you should 0wn your data, Part 1: 1Password and Flashback
by Jeffrey Goldberg Apr 30, 2012
Over the last couple weeks, a topic in tech news has been Flashback, malware that seems to have gotten itself installed on (at least) about 600,000 Macs running OS X. Although there has been malware for Mac OS X for a long while, Flashback is the first to reportedly affect a substantial number of users. In at least one respect, it does represent an …
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SECURITY
OAuth, Dropbox, and your 1Password data
by Jeffrey Goldberg Apr 6, 2012
A number of iOS apps, including 1Password, have a security problem in how they handle OAuth tokens. 1Password 3.6.5, which was submitted to Apple several days ago, fixes this. This will be a free update for all owners of 1Password for iPhone, 1Password for iPad, and 1Password Pro (for iPhone and iPad). We can’t predict how long Apple’s approval …
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SECURITY
Cipher of Advanced Encryption Substitution and Rotation
by Jeffrey Goldberg Apr 1, 2012
In the rapidly changing world of eternal mathematical truths, we need to innovativize for the sustanation of our competitive advantage. So instead of serving our customer base with the same old encryption algorithms that are used by governments, military, and most of the Internet, we want to provide the world with new, proprietary systems that …
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SECURITY
The ABCs of XRY: Not so simple passcodes
by Jeffrey Goldberg Mar 30, 2012
When talking about reports of tools that break into iPhones, it is very important to remember that the seller may be inclined to overemphasize its capabilities. It is also wise to keep in mind that the more sensational claims are the ones that tend to be picked up, and perhaps amplified, by the press. In this light, let’s talk about Micro …
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IOS
Already protected against new iOS phishing threat
by Jeffrey Goldberg Mar 25, 2012
The easiest way to discover someone’s password is to ask them for it. There are many ways to trick people into revealing their passwords, but one of the most commonly attempted is phishing. If you can lure people to a website that looks like Paypal’s, but is actually under your control, then you can often steal their usernames and password to …
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MAC
1Password final touch OS X Mountain Lion
by Jeffrey Goldberg Mar 19, 2012
1Password 3.8.19 for Mac is now available and it contains a number of improvements, and I’d like to provide a brief run down of those before getting into the meat of this article.
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