If you are a user of Apple’s MobileMe services, please be sure to read this announcement. As part of Apple’s rollout of iCloud — which replaces the long-standing MobileMe suite of services — all MobileMe content will be going permanently offline on Saturday, June 30, 2012. If you wish to continue to have access to … Continued
Update (4/19/2012): Apple has released a Flashback malware removal tool which, according to Apple, “removes the most common variants of the Flashback malware” — for details, see Apple’s Knowledge Base article here: http://support.apple.com/kb/DL1517 ### A Trojan Horse attack known as “Flashback” has infected more than half a million Macs around the world according to Russian … Continued
Late last month, Microsoft released Security Bulletin MS12-020, a “Critical” level system patch which resolves a Windows system vulnerability through which remote attackers could gain access to affected computers. The vulnerability, which concerns Microsoft’s Remote Desktop service (“RDP”), affects all versions of Windows; unpatched systems that have RDP turned on are at risk of remote … Continued
Here at Island Technologies, we take a lighthearted approach to life — as we hope you find evident in the general tone of our blog posts. However, today’s topic is no laughing matter: Your employees could be making unauthorized use of your business network in ways that not only reduce productivity — they could be … Continued
Question: Do you have good coverage for your iPhone 4? No, not cellular coverage (this isn’t an AT&T joke)…we’re talking about physical and financial protection for the world’s favorite smartphone. Considering the cost to repair or replace an iPhone 4, an ounce of protection is worth at least a pound of cure! Let’s start with … Continued
