David and Katie discuss what to do when the worst things happen to your tech. We'll discuss malware, compromised passwords, stolen devices and more and what what you can do to prepare now to be ready when disaster strikes.
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Links and Show Notes:
Links for this episode:
- The Safe Mac
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- The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide
- Contact Lockscreen Info on the App Store on iTunes
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- Report a lost or stolen Apple product - Apple Support
- The Safe Mac » What to do if your Apple ID has been hacked
- Jettison
- How to make a bootable OS X 10.10 Yosemite install drive | Macworld
- OS X: About Recovery Disk Assistant - Apple Support
create a bootable OS X installer
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- OS X: About OS X Recovery - Apple Support
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- What To Do After You've Been Hacked | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
- MacBook Scuba: What To Do When Your MacBook Gets Wet — MacSparky
- Mac App Store - ClamXav
- ClamXav
- Cloud Antivirus, Endpoint, UTM, Encryption, Mobile, DLP, Server, Web, Wireless Security, Network Storage and Next-Gen Firewall Solutions | Sophos Data Protection for Business
- Little Snitch 3
- OpenDNS: Cloud-Delivered Security Enforcement and Intelligence
- ClickToFlash
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- How to make iCloud more secure by using two-factor authentication
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- Gremlins - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia