Re: Mac Sleep Mode Vulnerability ?

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 was

Re: Mac Sleep Mode Vulnerability ?

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 go

Mac Sleep Mode Vulnerability ?

Should we be worried about this ? http://www.cnet.com/news/symantec-confirms-existence-of-unpatched-rootkit-mac-security-flaw/?tag=nl.e703&s_cid=e703&ttag=e703&ftag=CAD090e536