On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
> //An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
> to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have
> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
> cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that
> I am trying to do here.
>
> Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also
> vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically
> assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
> happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
> Trojan that you installed last night!
>
> If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
> firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
> your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
> offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
> is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
> performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
>
> May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
> safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can
> ever be complete.//
>
> https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware-
> and-intrusion/
>
> -
>
> Are YOU able to "Comment" on this article (Wordpress)?

Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?

Ideas welcomed!

On 10/08/2024 11:35, David Brooks wrote:

<snip>

>> https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware- and-intrusion/
>
> Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?
>
> Ideas welcomed!

By 'so few' you mean 'only one', you?

I can hazards some guesses such as:

Very few people look at that site

(because)

Very few people are interested in the subject

(Because)

It's the sort of thing that would attract you so likely to not interest
many others.

It's like asking 'why are so few people really bothered about
unnecessary animal suffering' when the picture is very big and complicated.

In many cases the apathy is a form of self preservation, at least of
what they consider to be 'the norm', simply because they have never
thought about it to any depth and know they will have to become more
logical, more caring, less selfish if they were to consider it seriously.

You see this very often by those who refuse to eat 'vegan food' (in
spite of them eating vegan food (nuts, beans, fruit vegetables) all
their lives) because if they did and liked it, that one be one less
reason to not eat more of it.

WE have been invited to a buffet and they asked if we were going to
attend because they would have to cater for us especially.

I reminded them that anyone can eat vegan food (or food as we call it)
so there should be no reason it should go to waste.

In fact, a common issue with vegans attending company buffets and the
like is that if they are catered for, the food provided for them is
eaten before they get to it by the carnists who could eat everything else.

Cheers, T i m

On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
<lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:

> On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
>> //An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
>> to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have
>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
>> cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that
>> I am trying to do here.
>>
>> Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also
>> vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically
>> assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
>> happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
>> Trojan that you installed last night!
>>
>> If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
>> firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
>> your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
>> offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
>> is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
>> performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
>>
>> May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
>> safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can
>> ever be complete.//
>>
>> https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware-
>> and-intrusion/
>>
>> -
>>
>> Are YOU able to "Comment" on this article (Wordpress)?
>
>
> Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?
>
> Ideas welcomed!

How many likes is common on that site?

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They cling to their attacks and ignore the message time and time again.

On Aug 10, 2024 at 7:37:21 AM PDT, "Snit" <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
> <lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:
>
>> On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
>>> //An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
>>> to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have
>>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
>>> cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that
>>> I am trying to do here.
>>>
>>> Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also
>>> vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically
>>> assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
>>> happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
>>> Trojan that you installed last night!
>>>
>>> If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
>>> firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
>>> your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
>>> offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
>>> is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
>>> performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
>>>
>>> May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
>>> safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can
>>> ever be complete.//
>>>
>>> https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware-
>>> and-intrusion/
>>>
>>> -
>>>
>>> Are YOU able to "Comment" on this article (Wordpress)?
>>
>>
>> Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?
>>
>> Ideas welcomed!
>
> How many likes is common on that site?

I read the site daily. His MacOS articles are quite informative, covering the
current release, his testing of the next release on a bunch of VMs, and
historical discussions of the evolution of MacOS.

He also posts an art blog that creates a calm gap in my day.

If he had a Patreon or Ko-Fi account, I'd stuff money in his tip jar.
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On 10/08/2024 21:24, Percival John Hackworth wrote:
> On Aug 10, 2024 at 7:37:21 AM PDT, "Snit" <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
>> <lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:
>>
>>> On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
>>>> //An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
>>>> to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have
>>>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
>>>> cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that
>>>> I am trying to do here.
>>>>
>>>> Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also
>>>> vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically
>>>> assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
>>>> happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
>>>> Trojan that you installed last night!
>>>>
>>>> If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
>>>> firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
>>>> your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
>>>> offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
>>>> is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
>>>> performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
>>>>
>>>> May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
>>>> safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can
>>>> ever be complete.//
>>>>
>>>> https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware-
>>>> and-intrusion/
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> Are YOU able to "Comment" on this article (Wordpress)?
>>>
>>>
>>> Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?
>>>
>>> Ideas welcomed!
>>
>> How many likes is common on that site?
>
> I read the site daily. His MacOS articles are quite informative, covering the
> current release, his testing of the next release on a bunch of VMs, and
> historical discussions of the evolution of MacOS.
>
> He also posts an art blog that creates a calm gap in my day.
>
> If he had a Patreon or Ko-Fi account, I'd stuff money in his tip jar.

That's really good to hear, PJH 🙂

At this link
https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware-and-intrusion/

Can YOU make a comment on the post? Now?

Usually he sys "Comments Closed" when he, Howard Oakley, makes a post.
I suspect that the one I've shown you is a spoof. Would you care to ask him?

--
David

On 2024-08-10 20:24:23 +0000, Percival John Hackworth said:
> On Aug 10, 2024 at 7:37:21 AM PDT, "Snit" <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
>> <lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:
>>> On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
>>>> //An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
>>>> to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have
>>>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
>>>> cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that
>>>> I am trying to do here.
>>>>
>>>> Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also
>>>> vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically
>>>> assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
>>>> happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
>>>> Trojan that you installed last night!
>>>>
>>>> If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
>>>> firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
>>>> your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
>>>> offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
>>>> is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
>>>> performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
>>>>
>>>> May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
>>>> safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can
>>>> ever be complete.//
>>>>
>>>> https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware-
>>>> and-intrusion/
>>>>
>>>> -
>>>>
>>>> Are YOU able to "Comment" on this article (Wordpress)?
>>>
>>> Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?
>>>
>>> Ideas welcomed!
>>
>> How many likes is common on that site?
>
> I read the site daily. His MacOS articles are quite informative, covering the
> current release, his testing of the next release on a bunch of VMs, and
> historical discussions of the evolution of MacOS.
>
> He also posts an art blog that creates a calm gap in my day.
>
> If he had a Patreon or Ko-Fi account, I'd stuff money in his tip jar.

Howard Oakley also answers the "problem letters" from readers in the UK
magazine MacFormat and used to write for MacUser magazine. He is a
developer of many small Mac OS utility apps.

On 10/08/2024 15:37, Snit wrote:
> On Aug 10, 2024 at 3:35:44 AM MST, "David Brooks" wrote
> <lhou40FnsacU2@mid.individual.net>:
>
>> On 10/08/2024 08:39, David Brooks wrote:
>>> //An important task, linked with the need to keep critical software up
>>> to date, is keeping a watchful eye on the threat landscape. I would have
>>> loved to recommend that you read news items in MacUser, as we used to
>>> cover significant changes in threat and risk, and that is something that
>>> I am trying to do here.
>>>
>>> Remaining alert and suspicious – but not paranoid, please – is also
>>> vital. If odd things start happening to your Mac, don’t automatically
>>> assume that it was a recent OS X update, but think about what is
>>> happening, and whether it could be the result of an intrusion, or that
>>> Trojan that you installed last night!
>>>
>>> If you are not completely certain about the effectiveness of your
>>> firewall or other barriers to the outside world, then try getting into
>>> your network from outside, perhaps using your iPhone or iPad. If you do
>>> offer any way of connecting to your systems from the Internet, then it
>>> is very important that you (or, better, a security professional)
>>> performs proper ‘pen testing’ (penetration testing).
>>>
>>> May all your potential intruders fail miserably, and your Macs stay
>>> safe. And please add to the above in your comments: no short article can
>>> ever be complete.//
>>>
>>> https://eclecticlight.co/2015/02/24/protecting-your-mac-against-malware-
>>> and-intrusion/
>>>
>>> -
>>>
>>> Are YOU able to "Comment" on this article (Wordpress)?
>>
>>
>> Why did so few folk 'Like' this article?
>>
>> Ideas welcomed!
>
> How many likes is common on that site?

Here's similar page, but THIS one has a 'Comments' section:-

https://eclecticlight.co/2022/08/07/last-week-on-my-mac-is-your-mac-still-secure-from-malware/

There are just 9 likes (including one from me!).

Do you think the first link I posted could have been to a 'spoof' page?
(No 'Comments' area)