The Checklist by SecureMac

On Checklist 111, Nicholas Raba and Nicholas Ptacek ride again! The principals of SecureMac are back to talk about changes in the latest macOS update, including specific permission requests and notarization for third-party apps. That and more on this edition of The Checklist.

On Checklist 110 by SecureMac, Nicholas Raba and Nicholas Ptacek are back to talk about security and privacy changes in iOS 12. What’s new with 2FA? How’s Apple guarding against tracking? And why is Siri asking for permission to access my phone? That and more on this edition of The Checklist. Don't forget to check out our show notes:  SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us like John did:...

On Checklist 109 by SecureMac: - Social Engineering Steals the Show - Your Face and the Fifth Amendment - Follow Up Questions on How to Hotel Wifi Don't forget to check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us like John did: Checklist@Securemac.com

Checklist listener John write in a few weeks ago with a ton of questions about using hotel wifi: Should you? What’s the best way? And what’s exposed when “all network traffic is exposed?” These questions and many more answered, on Checklist 108 by SecureMac. Don't forget to check out our show notes: SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us like John did: Checklist@Securemac.com

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - Security concerns break for Newegg - California considers laws for Internet of Things things - And using your phone calls to protect your iPhone Don't forget to check out our show notes:  SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac, Nicholas Ptacek joins us to discuss issues in the Mac App Store with Trend Micro, Adware Doctor, and exfiltration of data. Plus - No, the Apple Store is not calling you for your iCloud login (even if caller ID says it is). Apple tells users how to avoid a relatively unknown scam.

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - Even if you’re paying, you’re still the product - Your kids are a byproduct - How things are going with DuckDuckGo

On episode 104 of The Checklist by SecureMac: - Dial V for Vulnerability... - Turns out Facebook may NOT have been the best VPN... - Spyfone secrets left open...

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - USBHarpooning - The Endless War on End-to-End Encryption - Google’s game of Hide-and-Seek, Revisited Don't forget to check out our show notes:  SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - Google’s game of Hide-and-Seek - A look at behavioral biometrics - And Comcast tells 26.5 million people to relax

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - A case of typosquatting spreading adware - The importance of really wiping a device you’re selling - Ken’s tale of a data leak standing in line Don't forget to check out our show notes:  SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - Who exactly is Exactis - and what do they have on you? - News of a Bluetooth vulnerability - LifeLock makes a return appearance

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - China and India and Apple User Data - Putting “Restricted” Back in USB Restricted Mode - And an Old Con with a New Twist: Your Password!

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - Chrome fights Spectre Attacks with Site Isolation - Developers Reach Into Customer Gmail Bags - USB Restricted Mode: Unrestricted

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: - A fake hacker lands in real trouble - Zerodium offers big money for the right zero-day - The fine line between being the “friendly skies” and the creepy skies Don't forget to check out our show notes:  SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

News of Note on this week’s Checklist by SecureMac. Topics include: Quick Look’s long look flaw An Apple code signing flaw A host of Apple updates Some fraeky Facebook patents La Liga is listening

It’s summertime! Time to think about security (see also fall, winter, and spring). This week on The Checklist by SecureMac, new stories and follow-ups. Items on the list:  - An update on eFail and Apple Mail  - Apple changes the game for iOS forensics - More Mac Cryptomining Malware - Major security/privacy improvements in macOS Mojave - Leaks at MyHeritage and TicketFly

Facebook: The security story that keeps on giving. News hit recently that the social network was sharing user info with a host of hardware and software partners without users knowing. We drive into that today, hitting:  - How Facebook gave away your data - What data and who’s data was involved - Who got the data and why - Facebook’s response - Some of the implications

Sometimes security is handled well. Other times, it’s handled weakly. Most of today’s list concerns the latter, including: - The Zipperdown vulnerability  - Puppy Pictures Preempt Privacy  - The returning spectre of Spectre  - eFail - What does Apple know about you? 

There’s a whole lotta leakin’ goin’ on! On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac: - The Not Sure Securus Story - Mobile Providers Selling Your Location - LocationSmart Giving Away Location Data - The Unsafe Story of TeenSafe - A Comcast Security SNAFU

It’s like Garanimals up in here: We’re mixing and matching! On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac: - The Twitter Password List - The Apparent Fall of Cambridge Analytica - Another Facebook Folly - An Update on Equifax - The Disappearing/Reappearing Signals

Big privacy rules changes are upon us. While the new rules will only affect EU citizens, they will change the way online business is done all around the world. On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac: What is GDPR? What is WHOIS? How does GDPR affect WHOIS? Can ICANN find a solution? Upsides and downsides of the new rules

Routers. You've got 'em, but how much do you really know about them? Is it's password secure? Do you know what the Russians are up to with routers? This episode of the Checklist by SecureMac covers some router basics, some current threats, and what you can do to protect yourself.

This week, The Checklist looks at GrayKey. What is it? How does it work? Is it a good idea? And what is Apple doing about it? Part primer, part philosophical discussion - it’s GrayKey’s Anatomy on this episode of The Checklist by SecureMac.

This week, part two of the Checklist look at an Anatomy of a Data Breach. Topics covered include: - How not to handle a data breach - What companies are doing to protect against data breaches - What companies could do doing better