The strange Chinese Apple email may actually have been part of a recent phishing attempt going on. When it comes to passwords, try to change your password every 3 months for sensitive information and once a year for other accounts, preferably a combination of at least 8 letters (upper and lower) numbers, and special characters. If possible, turn on 2-factor authentication when vendors offer it.

If you do get a phishing email, do not follow the link the email, just delete it.

We’ll cover phishing emails in the future…

This week I was notified by Apple in an email written in Chinese that someone was trying to sign into an account. It's a good time to remind everyone that passwords should be changed periodically. We’ll cover strong passwords in another blog soon….

I'd like to use the blog to recap my important security related tweets once a week. If you have topics you'd like to see covered, let me know. Stay tuned :)