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U.S. officials say Iran was behind voter intimidation emails

U.S. officials say Iran was behind voter intimidation emails

October 23, 2020

Voters in several U.S. states have received threatening emails telling them to vote for incumbent presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vowing to “come...

Checklist 204: Cybercrime and the 2020 Election

October 22, 2020

The 2020 U.S. elections are just days away, and cybercriminals — some motivated by politics, others by financial gain — are stepping up their attacks....

GravityRAT Windows malware has new macOS variant

October 20, 2020

Security researchers have just announced the discovery of Android and macOS variants of GravityRAT, a Windows spyware threat that’s been around since at...

Checklist 203: T2, Revisited Plus an Actual Checklist

October 15, 2020

On this week’s Checklist, we’ll cover:How Macs are perceived in the enterpriseAn addendum to last week’s T2 storyA checklist of security tips from...

5G iPhones and more at Apple’s October Event

5G iPhones and more at Apple’s October Event

October 14, 2020

Tuesday’s Apple Special Event introduced the iPhone 12 line and some cool new accessories as well. Here’s an overview of the new and upcoming product...

U.S. Cyber Command attacks hackers

U.S. Cyber Command attacks hackers

October 12, 2020

Amid growing concern about foreign interference in the November elections, military hackers at the United States Cyber Command have started attacking the...

Notes from VB2020 localhost

October 8, 2020

The annual Virus Bulletin security conference was held last week; as has been the case with so many other events this year, the proceedings were fully remote,...

Checklist 202: The T2 Vulnerability with Patrick Wardle

This week’s big news: an “unpatchable” hardware vulnerability affecting Apple’s T2 security chip! But how serious is it, really? We spoke with Mac...

Russian APT Fancy Bear may have compromised federal agency

October 6, 2020

An unnamed U.S. federal agency has been breached, according to a recent report by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and third-party...

Is mobile sensor data the future of tracking?

October 5, 2020

You’ve probably heard about apps that access your location information and your web activity for marketing purposes. But recently, a new privacy concern has...

Episode: Checklist 201: Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Checklist 201: Cybersecurity Awareness Month

October 2, 2020

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the National Cybersecurity Alliance has kicked things off by releasing some timely recommendations for...

FinSpy spyware for macOS discovered

FinSpy spyware for macOS discovered

Researchers at Amnesty International have just announced the discovery of FinSpy spyware variants that target macOS and Linux users. In this article, we’ll...

Checklist 200: TikTok, TV, and Time for a Checklist

September 28, 2020

On this week’s Checklist, we discuss a rapidly changing App Store story, we talk about streaming services and privacy, and we show you how to keep your wits...

Apple updates iOS, macOS, and more

Apple updates iOS, macOS, and more

September 25, 2020

Apple has issued its initial round of updates to iOS 14, just a little over a week after the new mobile OS was first released to the public. In addition,...

TikTok and WeChat bans on hold for now

September 23, 2020

It's been a topsy-turvy week for popular apps TikTok and WeChat, with the United States threatening to make good on its promise to pull them from U.S. app...

macOS Big Sur security and privacy guide

macOS Big Sur security and privacy guide

September 21, 2020

Apple will soon release macOS Big Sur to the public — and it looks like it will bring a number of important security and privacy enhancements. In this...

New iPads, Apple Watches, and more at the Apple Special Event

New iPads, Apple Watches, and more at the Apple Special Event

September 20, 2020

Apple held a special event this week to introduce several new devices and features. Here are some of the highlights: Apple Watch Series 6As...

Checklist 199: iOS 14 Privacy Features with Nick Leon

September 17, 2020

iOS 14 is here — and it’s going to bring a number of important user privacy enhancements. On this Checklist, we’ll run through the most significant of...

Checklist 198: Listener Tracking in Podcasts with Rob Walch

September 10, 2020

Did you know that some podcasts actually track their listeners? “Today in iOS” host Rob Walch might be okay with that - IF listeners could opt-in or...

Is App Notarization broken?

September 9, 2020

Security researchers have discovered a variant of Shlayer malware — an extremely common macOS threat — that appears to have circumvented Apple’s App...

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