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On Checklist 252 by SecureMac - Visiting a new danger around stalkerware - Governments want to use tech similar to Apple's CSAM detection to peek into other parts of our lives - Kids get clever with Live Text in iOS 15 This is Checklist 252 - brought to you by Secure   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

Remember "illusionofchaos," that security researcher Apple spent the summer ignoring? They're doing it again - failing to give credit where credit is due. A look at that, plus the bad guys at mSpy are worse than we thought! Problems, Revisited on Checklist no. 251, brought to you by SecureMac.   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist...

On Checklist No. 250 by SecureMac: Still more privacy and security moves from Apple A lack of cybersecurity awareness kicks off Cybersecurity Awareness Month   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

On Checklist No. 249 - A security researcher has found a vulnerability tied, not to using Apple's AirTag, but to finding one. Plus, another researcher revealing three zero-days has revealed a whole other security issue for Apple. Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securema...

iPads, iPhones, watches, TVs - aside from the Mac, just about everything Apple makes got updates this week. While we touched last week on some of what was coming. It's here now (except for what isn't) and it just works (except for what doesn't). Privacy, security, and so many updates on Checklist No. 248 - brought to you by SecureMac.   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show!   D...

This week, The Checklist looks at software updates for every bit of Apple gear aimed at plugging the vulnerability exploited by NSO Group's Pegasus spyware. Plus - Apple's 80-minute media event features about one-minute on Privacy and Security. We'll ponder why on Checklist No. 247, brought to you by SecureMac.   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show!   Don't forget to check out...

Apple shook the privacy minded world last month with its expanded protections for children plans. Now, it plans to take those plans more slowly. News from Apple and reaction to it, plus a country's caught elbow-deep in spyware. We'll talk who and where on Checklist No. 246 - brought to you by SecureMac. Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show no...

The folks at jamf are out with a report - "An Analysis of iOS App Permissions." Working largely from that, Checklist No. 245 by SecureMac looks at: What sorts of apps seek what sorts of access Reasons we should care about those permissions What businesses and individuals can do about controlling permissions   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our s...

A couple of tech sites have run ads that look like articles advertising spyware that looks like a child protection app. We'll look at the latest from mSpy, plus an article that says Apple does not protect children from people who didn't turn on Parental Controls. All of that on Checklist 244, brought to you by SecureMac.   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to c...

On Checklist No. 243 by SecureMac: - Explanations and pushback continue around Apple's Extended Protections for Children - T-Mobile USA has lost info on over 40-million people - And kids aren't great at the password thing   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show!   Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.co...

Apple made some huge announcements last week aimed at protecting kids. While that is laudable, Apple's plans raised more than a few privacy concerns. We'll look at Expanded Protections and Pushback on this edition of The Checklist, 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.com/Checklist And get in...

On this short Checklist, we look at the new Spyware Detector from iMazing, covering: - Why iMazing versus the Amnesty International tool - How to use it - What it'll work on and what it won't     Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

This week on Checklist 241 - Israel is investigating NSO Group, the outfit behind the spyware "Pegasus." We'll hear about that, plus the scary state of affairs, as told by The Next Web. Plus - one week after updates for Apple gear, more updates for Apple gear. And how do you AirDrop? We'll look at a story that may have you reconsidering settings.   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about th...

This week on Checklist 240 - Apple releases updates for everything, then updates for everything else. We'll look at new features and security fixes. We'll also look at a world-girding spyware story as Pegasus takes flight.   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

While online ads may anonymize your data, there's a whole industry working to put that data and your identity back together. We'll talk about that, plus stopping spam calls and stolen passwords from stolen iPhones. It's all on Checklist No. 239, 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.com/Checklist...

In the movies, bad guys are often taken down by a tech vulnerability. This week, we revisit our look at how best practices could make bad guys better at being bad.  - Where Khan went wrong - Some of the Empire's greatest mistakes - And who are these aliens messing up our Independence Day?   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show notes:   Secure...

Is it a data leak, or data lake? We'll talk about the personal info of LinkedIn users that's up for sale. Also - what's going on with who's health records? And revisiting ID in Apple Wallet - all of that on Checklist No. 237 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.com/Checklist And get in touch w...

Apple has a plan to put government IDs in the Wallet App on iPhone. Convenient? Sure! But, as with anything new in technology, there are concerns. We'll look at those from the technical side and the philosophical side with SecureMac's Nick Leon on Checklist No. 236, 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:  ...

On Checklist No. 235 by SecureMac: - The problem with buying tech from the blacklist - Apple tightens security on AirTag - A surprising security change coming for iOS   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

Developer extraordinaire and blast from the past August Trometer joins us this week to discuss privacy and security announcements from WWDC21.   Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Checklist@Securemac.com

Text scams target the stay-at-homes, phishing scams target folks headed back to the office, and Venmo manages to be less social, more private, and still annoy the privacy minded. Check it out on Checklist No. 233 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.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Chec...

Do you know what Venmo is? President Biden does. For a while at least, we knew what he was doing with it. SecureMac's Nick Leon joins us to talk Venmo and security. Then - a look at a huge security issue fixed in this week's macOS 11.4 update. Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our show notes:   SecureMac.com/Checklist And get in touch with us: Chec...

Three topics this week: We'll check Craig Federighi's comments about malware on the Mac, we'll look at why the gas stopped in the southeastern US, and Apple seems to be fixing (?) an ATT issue. We'll hit it all on Checklist 231, 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.com/Checklist And get in t...

Have you heard? The Google Play Store's doing privacy labels just like Apple. Except one site says, no they aren't. We'll dive into that. Plus - AirTag's been out for a couple of weeks. We'll tackle a physical safety concern and some fun that hackers are having on Checklist No. 230, brought to you by SecureMac. Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show! Don't forget to check out our...

A week after a slew of updates from Apple, a smaller slew of updates from Apple. Apple issued updates this week meant to tackle two zero-day vulnerabilities tied to WebKit. So… what are those things again? August Trometer joins us to talk it over on Checklist 229, 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:  ...