ICloud Keychain - Concerned about security

I received a text message this morning that read 'Your iCloud Keychain verification code is: ******'
I had never heard of iCloud Keychain up until this point and I certainly didn't request a verification code for it. Does this mean that somebody else has requested it? I have since changed the Apple ID password. Should I be concerned for my account's security? Cheers.

I would suggest you change that AppleID password then. If you got that message, someone using your iCloud account ID tried to set up iCloud keychain, and the message was sent to the primary number associated with that AppleID.
go to https://appleid.apple.com and change the password.
As an aside, just check your iPhone and iPad, under your iCloud account's settings, and make sure that iCloud keychain has not been somehow inadvertently enabled?

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Problem description:
Wondering if I should upgrade to Yosemite from Mac pro 10.6.8 as search engines are not always responding well - Fan comes on with firefox/safari is not always responding on some sites - also concerned about security issues as my system is older and not able to receive ? I have used etrecheck and copied results here - Any help/suggestions much appreciated - Thanks kindly!
EtreCheck version: 2.1.8 (121)
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HT5193 I want to use Apple TV in a hospital classroom setting and IT is concerned about security (patient information). Is this an issue and how can I put them at ease?

I want to use the Apple TV to create an interactive white board type setting in the classroom. I appreciate the help.

My first reply was probably a bit vague but it's not clear exactly what you're planning to do.
Anyhow first off, remember this is simply a user to user forum and is not an Apple staffed technical advice area so no one here can accept any responsibility for the implementation you attempt.
If you intend to do anything that could potentially compromise patient confidentiality you must get appropriate advice from suitable agencies including your IT dept and probably Apple itself. Depending which country you are in you will be subject to local healthcare laws aimed at protecting patient confidentiality.
As users we know next to nothing about AppleTV under the hood security.
AppleTV runs a version of iOS just like iPhones and iPads.
There is no antivirus/firewall software for iOS as it's already pretty locked down.
That does not mean it is 100% secure as nothing is, and all these devices can potentially be hacked.
AppleTV itself does not store any content permanently, losing data when it's unplugged, so that is probably not an issue unless someone was going to attempt a forensic style data rescue from the internal components.
If your IT dept allows iPhones or iPads on the network then in principle it's the same, and in many ways less of an issue as it doesn't support 3rd party apps, only a small selection of features from Apple and selected partners.
I assume for your whiteboard plan this would entail using a touch screen like an iPad for mirroring. Be aware that fullscreen mirroring will send a 4:3 image to the display as the iPad screen is 4:3 not 16:9 (widescreen).
You need to work with your IT dept to assess the feasibility of what you want to do - unless you need internet access, to me it would seem a standalone local network without internet connectivity might remove some concerns about devices connecting to the main hospital network. Maybe their concern is simply wifi and possible interecption of data sent to the AppleTV - this would likely be a proprietary screen sharing format for Airplay but it could still potentially be intercepted on wifi though I can't really see why anyone would want to as the data would probably be pretty useless to them unless this was a specific attempt to capture Airplay streams and people knew what they were doing and had compromised your wifi security.
Good luck.
AC

Concerned About Security and Privacy

Fine. Call me a conspiracy theorist, or whatever you want, but I'm concerned about online privacy and security in today's world. Government, media and big business want our personal and financial information (and viewing habits) to track, store, sell and use. I understand that's the world we live in but I refuse to "get used to it." It's MY information and I don't just give it away. They sure don't give us their's. We can't even get unbiased truth out of any of them. Now, I'm learning that it's possible for software, and other people, to access our cameras and microphones on the computer. C'mon. Enough is enough!
I don't sign up or register for much of anything online. When I do, it's 100% fake information. I especially hate Google. Don't get me wrong, I don't do anything online I wouldn't do in front of my mother, spouse or pastor. It's the principle of the thing. When you start giving up the little things, they start taking the big things. (As we're already well aware of.)
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ICloud Keychain reset without security code

I set yo iCloud Keychain without problems but did not set up a security code. Later,I disabled iCloud Keychain but now want to enable it again. My contact phone is a landline without SMS capability. How can I recover and start over from scratch?

After continued research, I finally found what I think is the best article in Apple Support on this issue. It explains how to reset the iCloud Keychain. The two lessons that I learned from this were:
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If you need to change the phone number associated with your account (from http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5834):
Devices using iOS 7.0.3 or later: Tap Settings > iCloud > Account, then tap Keychain. Check that the phone number listed under Verification Number is correct. If not, enter another phone number.
Macs using OS X Mavericks v10.9 or later: Choose Apple () menu > System Preferences. Click iCloud, then click Account Details. Check that the phone number listed under Verification number is correct. If not, enter another phone number.

After clicking "close" X, a message appears then disappears too quickly to read. It begins "Firefox will close now..." The word "security" appears in the next line. What is the rest of this message and should I be concerned about "security"?

none further

The full message that was almost impossible for me to read was: “'''Firefox will close now. Please standby while BetterPrivacy checks your hard disk for LSO cookies…'''”
To see if your message is the same or different:
1. Open Firefox
2. Press and hold the Shift key with your left hand
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4. Then, as soon as the message appears, press the Print Screen key with your right hand
5. Open the Microsoft Paint program, go to the Edit Menu and press Paste
6. A box with the full message should appear. If not, continue to open and close Firefox and hit Shift/Print Screen until you time it just right and the message will appear when you paste it into Paint
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There may be security concerns if your message is different.

Is there a plugin for magicJack? I am concerned about security.

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Check the "Use File Links" option on Phoshare, as it lets you modify the metadata of photos in your iPhoto library.
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My computer is a personal one, so I do not have any daemon server installed, but from a clean 0.7 install the following accounts do not define a shell: bin, daemon, mail, ftp, nobody.
Other services like apache, mysql, bind and others may include the same problem on its accounts, maybe not.
Again, dunno if Arch includes another way of security, but since everyone else (I mean distro) already made those changes to its daemon accounts long time ago, It will not harm to us do the same.
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Very concerned about Security

Today I pulled up my RealPlayer Downloader, a component of RealPlayer that allows me to download flash videos from websites, and had a very unpleasant surprise. At some point between last night and now someone used my computer to go to the MLB website for the Brewers, ESPN.com and YouTube where they watched videos of that Olympic sport where they throw that metal ball on the end of a chain.
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There is no record of any of the site visits in Safari or Firefox histories, and a spotlight search didn't turn up anything. I'm a student at the University of Wisconsin, so someone else going to the Brewers site would not be unusual. I am/was already running Symantec Antivirus and I have/had the firewall set to stealth mode and essential services only.
How did someone do this? How can I find out if they did anything else? How can I stop them form doing it, or something worse, again?

{quote}Is there any way to tighten my MacBook's security? Because apparently I need to do so.
{quote}
You have not provided any evidence that your macbook was hacked at all. I don't think a stand alone mac has been hacked. There was a contest not too long ago where someone hacked in through luring someone to a site using Safari, but not a stand alone machine. Now, you have this amazing hacker, that has done something that so far has not yet been done, and all he has done was visit a couple of sporting sites.... I'm not buying what you're selling buddy.
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I game online and have problems with games working after updating firefox. I use an older version but am concerned about security. Two questions: can I be sure that Firefox 4 will work on my system (vista) and where do I save the file at?

I have had a problem with the compatibility of Firefox running with the games I play online. I don't want to attempt an upgrade again, only to have to turn around and degrade so my activities can work. Furthermore, I'm not sure where to save the Firefox file in my system, since for some reason it doesn't take me right to where it should save.

This issue can be caused by the Yahoo! Toolbar extension
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How can I update my Mac OS X v 10.4 Tiger as because it is out of date I am not able to update Safari or Mozilla and am concerned about security

How can I update my Mac OS X v 10.4 Tiger as apple have no more updates and yet I am no longer able to update my Safari or Mozilla applications please advise me.

Crocosmia wrote:
Thank you for advise, will try apple store another thing how can I increase my ramm and memory
Check your machine's actual specifications here.
It looks like you can support up to 3 MByte in a 17" iMac and up to 4 Mbyte in a 20" iMac, if your cache size coordinates with the specs on the linked page.
OWC says you should be able to put 4 Gbyte into your machine here. Wherever you get the memory, it would be a good addition. This is the Apple Store listing for your machine, as near as I can figure it.

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No need to worry. OS X isn’t Windows. It won’t run any embedded code in the email.
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When i try update firefox i am told - incompatible add on found- and assoon as they are made compatible firefox will update & re enable these add ons what do ihave to do to install this latest update?-ia getting concerned about security

the info supplied civers current situation - info appears in window when asked to install update

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I sudo to Oracle after login as myself.
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