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Jeffrey Goldberg
In Part 1 of this series I discussed how your 1Password data may (or may not) be threatened if your computer gets infected with some kind of malware, particularly Flashback. Of course, it is better for your computer to not be infected in the first place, so in this article I focus on a few tips to help keep your computer safe from malware. Part 3 …
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Jeffrey Goldberg
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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Jeffrey Goldberg
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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Jeffrey Goldberg
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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Jeffrey Goldberg
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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Jeffrey Goldberg
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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