The Checklist by SecureMac

As had been anticipated, Apple let fly with a ton of updates this week, and they did not skimp on the security. We'll look at a way to open your phone with your masked face, App Tracking Transparency and fallout from App Tracking Transparency, and some important security updates for the Mac.   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show!   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   S...

AirTag, Apple's long awaited device tracker, was finally announced this week. It should be great for keeping track of your stuff, but what's to stop it from tracking you? We'll look at the product, some pushback, and privacy issues on Checklist 227 - brought to you by SecureMac.     Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show!   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.co...

Facebook data on over half-a-billion users has been found on a public hacker site. The good news: The data's been out there since 2019. Wait… why is that good news? Facebook didn't tell anyone about the data. How'd we find out? And what's happening now? Find out now on Checklist 226 - brought to you by SecureMac.     Give it a listen, and please tell friends about this show! Don't forget to check...

From cyberbullying to misinformation to leaving a digital footprint - things that didn't even exist when a lot of us were kids are things today's children deal with every day. We'll talk with educator Robert Speciale about raising better digital citizens on Checklist no. 225 - brought to you by SecureMac. Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show...

Reports say a misconfigured AWS cloud server left the info of hundreds   of thousands of Hobby Lobby customers exposed. We'll look at that and a few takes on how best to secure the cloud. Plus - revisiting a checklist on cloud misconceptions with "Security in Color" host Dominique West. All of that on Checklist 224 brought to you by SecureMac.   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this...

If you spend any time on the socials, you've heard people talk about Clubhouse. It's been around for close to a year, though it's really taken off over the past few months. We'll look at its safety, then look at Privacy Labels with Clubhouse as a sort of yardstick on Checklist 223 brought to you by SecureMac. Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our s...

Tax time is upon us in the U.S. Between changes in filing dates last year and COVID-related tumult, bad guys are out in force this year, trying to scam the unsuspecting out of personal info and money. SecureMac's Nick Leon joins us to talk over a few tax scams and how to avoid them.

Apple has three great checklists that we're featuring on this week's Checklist by SecureMac: - If you want to see if anyone else has access to your device or accounts - If you want to stop sharing with someone whom you previously shared with - If you want to make sure no one else can see your location   Give it a listen, and please tell friends about this show!   Don't forget to check out our show...

The first two pieces of malware for the first Apple Silicon processor - the M1 - have been spotted. The first, GoSearch22, was found by Mac security expert Patrick Wardle. He stops by to talk about that one, about the other piece of malware - Silver Sparrow, and the future of malware on Apple Silicon. All of that on episode 220 of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.   Keep up with Patrick...

The folks protecting the networks of tomorrow are in high school today. And they're learning how to protect the networks of tomorrow… today. Robert Speciale is the CT Cybersecurity teacher at Indian Springs High School outside of Las Vegas, Nevada. He was an IT guy who became a teacher, who's now teaching high school kids how to be pros in cybersecurity. What are they learning? How'd that happen?...

Privacy Labels have landed in the App Store for a number of apps. We'll cover what those are, what they cover, why some apps don't have them, and what you can do with the information on them.   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

Last week was Data Privacy Day, and Apple tackled it in big ways. Checklist 217 by SecureMac looks at Apple's App Tracking Transparency push, as well as its war of words with Facebook.     Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

Zoom went from being an easy to use video calling service to a privacy nightmare to a ubiquitous utility serving a locked down COVID-19 world. But did we ever take care of the privacy problems? iMore's Stephen Warwick joins us to talk about Zoom, what it's done to make itself safer, and what we can do, too.     Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch wi...

When's the last time you completely powered down your iPhone? Whenever it was, that's the safest your iPhone's been in a while. We'll look at various states of data, what we have to worry about, and what we can do to mitigate that worry. Plus - A followup to Apple flouting the firewall.     Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Secu...

With a new year just underway, we thought we'd look back at five big Mac malware stories for 2020. SecureMac's Nick Leon joins us to talk about FinSpy, GravityRAT, XCSSET, ThiefQuest, and Shlayer.   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

The start of a new year is a great time to start strengthen your digital security. Today, we hit two security resolution:   - Get and Use a Password Manager - Turn on Two-Factor Authentication Find out more on the first Checklist of 2021 - brought to you by SecureMac. Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

An 11 year-old wreaks havoc...  A game that is not worth playing... And putting a blind guy behind the wheel…    Voices of Checklists passed tell us about their favorite hacker movies, including Hackers, WarGames, Sneakers, and Superman III. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what can we learn from them? Snuggle up for The Hacky Holidays Special - brought to you by SecureMac.  ...

The holidays! A time of love, warmth, and good cheer. Also, prime time for scammers. We'll look at some delivery scams and how to avoid them with SecureMac's Nick Leon. Plus - news of the COVID-19 vaccines brings - you guessed it - more scams. Avoiding a Scammy New Year on Checklist 211, brought to you by SecureMac.   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in t...

With time ticking down, you may be ordering IoT things for holiday gifts. Be sure what you're buying is safe! We've got a Checklist for that. Plus - 33 vulnerabilities pose a threat to "millions" of IoT devices. We'll talk AMNESIA: 33 on Checklist 210, brought to you by SecureMac.   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.co...

You trust Apple. You trust the firewall you've set up on your Mac. But - do you trust Apple to decide what your firewall should stop and what it shouldn't? Patrick Wardle joins us to discuss the issue on Checklist 209 - brought to you by SecureMac.   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

Heading into Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we've got two checklists on this week's Checklist - The first is sort of a basic guide to online shopping, while the second covers how to safely use browser extensions for shopping securely.     Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

macOS Big Sur has arrived. Or, we've gotten to Big Sur. Whatever the case, there's a host of new privacy and security features in the Mac's latest operating system. We're talking over some of them with SecureMac's Nick Leon on Checklist 207.     Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

Some say Apple is building a search engine. Others say Apple's strengthening search in Siri. Whatever it's doing, Apple is up to something in search that could have privacy implications. We're talking over the possibilities with SecureMac's Nick Leon on Checklist 206.     Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

US officials say there are credible threats of ransomeware attacks aimed at hospitals, clinics, and other medical facilities across the country. Plus - It's too late to mail in your mail-in ballot for next Tuesday's general election. We'll hear what experts say you should do if you failed to get yours in the mail.     Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in t...

Someone is trying to undermine this year's election and someone is trying to steal your money. The good news: There are steps you can take to fight both voter intimidation and election-centered phishing attempts. We'll tackle those topics on episode 204 of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac. Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checkl...