http://www.miles-assoc.com Jim Miles - Information Technology & IT Security Consultant Sat, 28 Jan 2012 13:08:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/bad-siri/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/bad-siri/#comments Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:04:52 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=531 The voice-activated feature on the new iPhone 4S will let anyone use the phone to send e-mails and text messages and make calls even if it is passcode locked….. There is an easy fix for this situation… In the Passcode … Continue reading →

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]]> http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/phishers-use-html-attachments-to-evade-browser-blacklists/feed/ 0 http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/report-hackers-penetrated-nasdaq-computers/ http://www.miles-assoc.com/2011/report-hackers-penetrated-nasdaq-computers/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:11:22 +0000 jmiles http://www.miles-assoc.com/?p=459 Federal authorities are investigating repeated intrusions into the computer network that runs the Nasdaq stock exchange, according to a Wall Street Journal report that cited people familiar with the matter. The intrusions did not compromise the tech-heavy exchanges trading platform, … Continue reading →

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