Hi Alan, > On 1 Jun 2015, at 9:51 am, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote: > > Three questions re security: > 1. Is there a user test for malware that may be present on my iMac?
Apple states, security was “the first thought. Not an afterthought.” Which is very pleasing... Keep your Apple software up to date, especially Security Updates install Security Updates immediately they are available. Gatekeeper - It’s an old feature (presented in OS X Mountain Lion 10.8) that protects a Mac from malware and “misbehaving apps downloaded from the internet.” Privacy Controls, Sandboxing and Core-level Protection all these tools are in OS X Yosemite. Use Common sense - don't click on links in emails - keep away from suspect websites... <http://www.apple.com/osx/what-is/security/> > 2. Does Yosemite initiate a logon process to gmail (or Hangouts) when a Mac > wakes up? I guess it depends on your Login and Settings at Google. > 3. Is Google forcing customers to move from password access to their own > cloud verification system? <http://googleblog.blogspot.com.au/2015/06/privacy-security-tools-improvements.html> > > On 24 May I upgraded my Late 2012 iMac to Yosemite. > > On 25 May Google advised “We recently blocked a sign-in attempt to your > Google Account … at 1:23 AM from Perth Australia. Whoever tried to sign in to > your account knows your password …" I was asleep at the time - but the iMac > was doing its 2-hourly test sequence(?) around this time. Google website > details showed my 2 iMacs as recognised users, with an unauthorised login > from a third “unidentified device”. I changed the password. > > Today, 1 June, Google sent me another email advising “We recently blocked a > sign-in attempt to your Google Account … at 8:34 AM from Perth Australia. > Whoever tried to sign in to your account knows your password …”. Google > website account details advised logon attempt came from a “less secure app”. > I had just woken my iMac from sleep around this time. I did not change the > password or take up Google’s offer for two-step validation. Follow the link and simply enable "Access for less secure apps". Sounds like Google is using fear tactics to get people to use their Gmail client. Your Gmail is still secure with SSL in Apple Mail. Cheers, Ronni > > There are a large number of Console log messages. Some look alarming, but as > the Apple Services and log vocabulary is completely different to Mavericks, > it probably means there is no problem - just working harder. I note log > messages include frequent multiple entries from Google Software Update > Daemon, iTunes, coreaudio Airplay and Mail. > > Regards, > Alan > > Alan Smith > Late 2012 iMac 27" Intel Quad Core i5 Fusion 3.2GHz 8G RAM - OSX 10.10.3 > Yosemite > Late 2009 iMac 21.5" Intel Core 2 Duo 3.06GHz 12G RAM - OSX 10.10.3 Yosemite > iPhone5; iPad2; ATV2
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