{"id":578,"date":"2013-09-25T13:58:20","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T17:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=578"},"modified":"2023-12-13T01:44:43","modified_gmt":"2023-12-13T06:44:43","slug":"stay-secure-with-up-to-date-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/?p=578","title":{"rendered":"Stay Secure with Up-To-Date Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/app_update.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-573\" alt=\"app_update\" src=\"http:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/app_update.png\" width=\"196\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a>A\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/bits.blogs.nytimes.com\/2013\/08\/26\/malicious-software-poses-as-video-from-a-facebook-friend\/?_r=0\">recent article<\/a>\u00a0in The New York Times covered a widespread malware attack conducted through a web browser plug-in that hijacked people\u2019s social media accounts and used those accounts to send spam on their behalf.<\/p>\n<p>While attacks like these are unfortunate, they serve as useful reminders that the proliferation of apps, plug-ins, and add-ons, created by thousands of developers throughout the world, opens new channels for malware, viruses, and phishing attempts. Most apps and plug-ins available through trusted sources such as the iTunes Store or Google\u2019s Chrome Web Store are free from harmful code, but it\u2019s worthwhile to be cognizant of what you\u2019re downloading and installing. You can do this by reading reviews from other customers and being mindful of what access you grant when installing software that integrates with your web browser or social media accounts.<\/p>\n<p>Another important step is to keep your browser and apps up-to-date. While it\u2019s easy to ignore those little app store reminders that updates are available, you should make an effort to install updates as often as possible. Frequently, updates include enhanced security features or fixes for recently discovered vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n<p>Staying up-to-date will minimize your exposure to malicious software and help to keep your data safe.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0recent article\u00a0in The New York Times covered a widespread malware attack conducted through a web browser plug-in that hijacked people\u2019s social media accounts and used those accounts to send spam on their behalf. While attacks like these are unfortunate, they serve as useful reminders that the proliferation of apps, plug-ins, and add-ons, created by thousands [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[264,283],"class_list":["post-578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-technews","tag-264","tag-283"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=578"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1563,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/578\/revisions\/1563"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=578"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=578"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/technews.simmons.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=578"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}