Some institutions do require changes so you will just have to deal with that. So keep doing the usual good security things don't click on email links from unknown sources, always have a strong password and secure your home router.Īnd speaking of passwords, there is no need to (in fact the security literature discourages) changing you password every x number of days.
If the bad guys have the device in their hands there is almost nothing they can't do.
The thing that is not being reported along with the hype is the modifier 'could' or 'might' are attached to almost all of the hacking tools.įor the hacks that 'might' work the hacker has to be in the physical access to the device (Mac or iPhone.) This is just like hacks back in the dawn of time. There has been much published regarding the Wikileaks and hacking software, both here and elsewhere.