Apple apparently shipped about 1% of the latest iPods with a computer virus installed. Apple is far from the first vendor to do this, but with all the vendors it has happened to lately, it makes you wonder how strong their other security policies are enforced at third party manufacturing plants? Click here for the story. Here's a link to McAfee's site on the virus. On a completely different, but slightly related Apple apparently shipped about 1% of the latest iPods with a computer virus installed.Apple is far from the first vendor to do this, but with all the vendors it has happened to lately, it makes you wonder how strong their other security policies are enforced at third party manufacturing plants?Click here for the story.Here’s a link to McAfee’s site on the virus. On a completely different, but slightly related note, I’m in love with the CopyPod program. When I upgraded iTunes from 7.0x to the latest version last week, all my music and podcast library disappeared. When I tried to re-import my exported library, iTunes said the file format was not recognized. With 688 songs (it’s only a 4GB version), I didn’t relish re-installing all that music, most of it from my own physical CDs. CopyPod ($20) recovered the music from my iPod and re-sync’d it with iTunes. Best $20 I’ve spent this week. Related content analysis The 5 types of cyber attack you're most likely to face Don't be distracted by the exploit of the week. Invest your time and money defending against the threats you're apt to confront By Roger Grimes Aug 21, 2017 7 mins Phishing Malware Social Engineering analysis 'Jump boxes' and SAWs improve security, if you set them up right Organizations consistently and reliably using one or both of these approaches have far less risk than those that do not. By Roger Grimes Jul 26, 2017 13 mins Authentication Access Control Data and Information Security analysis Attention, 'red team' hackers: Stay on target You hire elite hackers to break your defenses and expose vulnerabilities -- not to be distracted by the pursuit of obscure flaws By Roger Grimes Dec 08, 2015 4 mins Hacking Data and Information Security Network Security analysis 4 do's and don'ts for safer holiday computing It's the season for scams, hacks, and malware attacks. But contrary to what you've heard, you can avoid being a victim pretty easily By Roger Grimes Dec 01, 2015 4 mins Phishing Malware Patch Management Software Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe