Checklist 185: Real Looking Scams and Fake Looking Help

Checklist 185: Real Looking Scams and Fake Looking Help

This week on the Checklist, we cover: Deeper analysis of Covid-19 scam domainsBank whose letters set off alarm bellsPossible GDPR problem for Germany’s Apple Stores Coronavirus scam sites: a taxonomy For the past couple of months, we’ve covered stories related to Covid-19 scams and security…

May 14, 2020 • 8 min read
Checklist 184: Safe Passwords with Bart Busschots

Checklist 184: Safe Passwords with Bart Busschots

This week on the Checklist, we sit down with a special guest to talk about passwords — plus we’ll update you on Google’s efforts to build a safer smart home. Passwords for humans If you’ve listened to the Checklist before, you know that the importance…

May 7, 2020 • 16 min read
Checklist 183: Tracing the Contact Tracing Story

Checklist 183: Tracing the Contact Tracing Story

This week, we’ll highlight some big decisions about mobile contact tracing from around the world — and we’ll also let you know what’s going on over at Apple (spoiler: get ready to update iOS).

April 30, 2020 • 7 min read
Checklist 181: Tech Takes on Coronavirus

Checklist 181: Tech Takes on Coronavirus

This week, Ken looks at the Apple/Google team-up on contact tracing, Apple’s use of Maps data to fight the spread of COVID-19, and a story about brand phishing that’s not coronavirus related. Mostly.

April 16, 2020 • 11 min read
Checklist 179: An Updates Update

Checklist 179: An Updates Update

Apple has released updates for a number of apps and OSes over the past couple of weeks. In this Checklist, we’ll take you through the most important of these — covering new features as well as security fixes.

April 3, 2020 • 8 min read
A Checklist of Checklists Around Covid-19

A Checklist of Checklists Around Covid-19

The Checklist is taking a break this week, but with all that’s going on in the world, and with so many new changes to the way we live and work, we wanted to point you to some resources that can help keep you safe and happy.

March 27, 2020 • 4 min read
Checklist 178: Another Coronavirus Checklist

Checklist 178: Another Coronavirus Checklist

The world is changing so fast that it can be hard to keep up. This week on the Checklist, we’ll take a look at how life is going to be different in the weeks and months ahead — and what you can do to stay…

March 20, 2020 • 11 min read
Checklist 177: The Coronavirus Checklist

Checklist 177: The Coronavirus Checklist

This Checklist is all about Covid-19, the severe new form of coronavirus which has recently reached pandemic status. We’ll cover several safety issues related to the virus — both digital and physical

March 12, 2020 • 7 min read
The Checklist 175: Certified Good for a Limited Time

The Checklist 175: Certified Good for a Limited Time

On this week’s Checklist, we’ll talk about Apple’s moves to improve web security. We’ll look at what Google is doing to make downloads safer. And last but not least, we’ll give you a quick intro to data breach prevention.

February 27, 2020 • 8 min read