Interesting Links for 08-08-2012

[wwhyte]

• How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
  "At 4:33 p.m., according to Apple’s tech support records, someone called AppleCare claiming to be me. At 4:50 p.m., a password reset confirmation arrived in my inbox. ... the hackers immediately sent it to the trash. ... At 4:52 p.m., a Gmail password recovery e-

Comments

[andrewducker]

It is a bit of a pain - particularly setting up unique passwords for IMAP, SMTP, IM, etc. But once I'd done that, I only have to think about it a few times a month.

[wwhyte]

So far it's been fairly smooth for me, but I'm only one day in. Expect massive whining in 30 days.

[mylescorcoran]

I used to use Mozy for online backup but got pissed off at them when they jacked up their rates and limited the size of my backup set (or rather priced it out of my reach). Luckily as backup admin at my work place I have other options.

I've switched on 2-step authentication and it's a bit of hassle but not so bad so far. Once I hit a speedbump (or a wall) I may change my mind.

[wwhyte]

Do you know anything about CrashPlan, which Farhad Manjoo recommends in the link above? I'm likely to sign up for it on the basis of his recommendation.

[mylescorcoran]

From a brief examination after i dropped mozy, crashplan would have been my preferred choice. (Capitalization on mobile LJ seems erratic.)