Sometimes you need to put someone in your life in timeout…digitally. These aren’t people that you can completely cut out of your life, but if you’d like a little more control over when they can burst into your life, this article is for you
Category: Digital Security
iCloudy with a Chance of Data Loss: Why You Need More Than Just iCloud (or Google Photos) for Your Photos
And with that one sentence from an Apple support technician to a friend, I knew that that nagging feeling in the back of my mind that we needed a more robust and numerous backup solution was accurate.
Making Sure Your iPhone is Your iPhone Once Again
There are few things worse that not being able to feel safe if your own home. It’s meant to be this place of comfort and safety where you can let down your guard and be at peace. When that is shattered, then it feels as though there is no place that you truly belong and…
Apple Safety Check Will Save Lives
Life jackets stored under the ferry seats.The rapid-inflating escape slides hidden under the door of a plane.The bear repellent spray sold at every gift shop in Yellowstone. All items that I hope to never need, but am thankful exist. This week, at their annual developer’s conference, Apple introduced a new item to this list: Safety…
Sometimes Multifactor Isn’t Enough
Having your Facebook “hacked” is rarely that. Most of the time, its clicking on something you know you shouldn’t.
Defense in Depth — Multi-Factor Authentication
While multi-factor authentication comes in many flavors (sms or text-based, authentication apps, physical security key, e-mailed verification codes, etc), they all have the same aim: ensuring that a single password is not all that is needed to gain access to an account.
Protecting the Mind in our Hand
The questions we have, the things we desire, the future we dream of and craft brick by mental brick, exist in our phones. You may not like that thought, but it is true.
Keeping Contacts Contained
Companies and apps are thirsty for your contacts – for with them, they can add to their map of knowledge. However, if you’re not careful, you’ll be sharing way more than you know