Re: Mac Sleep Mode Vulnerability ?

2015-06-07 Thread Stephen Chape
Hi Ronni … and thank you once again, I have not used the sleep function since I discovered that was ejecting my Backup Drive. I recall yourself or someone else at WAMUG suggesting that later iMacs sleep using so little power that USB Hard Drives tend to eject because of this. The suggestion

Mac Sleep Mode Vulnerability ?

2015-06-07 Thread Stephen Chape
Should we be worried about this ? http://www.cnet.com/news/symantec-confirms-existence-of-unpatched-rootkit-mac-security-flaw/?tag=nl.e703s_cid=e703ttag=e703ftag=CAD090e536

Re: Mac Sleep Mode Vulnerability ?

2015-06-07 Thread Ronda Brown
Hello Stephen, I don't think you need to unduly worry about this report, the original mention of this came out over a week ago, and I'm sure Apple are aware of this 'Report' and if necessary they would release a firmware and/or security update. If you feel more comfortable don't let your Mac