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Episode: Checklist 285: Keeping Your Health Data Private

Checklist 285: Keeping Your Health Data Private

Health app data and your privacy. How to keep your health data private. How to check who you’ve shared Health data with.

How do Apple’s passkeys work?

How do passkeys work? Are they a replacement for passwords? You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers!

What is iOS Hermit spyware?

iOS Hermit spyware is a commercial-grade surveillance tool derived from a known Android surveillance tool. Learn more + how to stay safe.

Senate bill to ban sale of location data in the US

Senate location data bill would ban sale and transfer of user location and health data in the United States. What’s in the law? Will it pass?

Checklist 284: New Breaches, New Protections

The Flagstar Bank data breach, yet another insecure IoT product, and forthcoming changes in iOS and macOS that make comms more secure.

Checklist 283: Edit the Edit and Unsend Plans

Problems with edit and unsend in iOS 16, a data breach at a healthcare company, and a beer-based scam for Father’s Day.

WWDC 2022 Keynote Security and Privacy Highlights

WWDC 2022 Security and Privacy highlights. Covers Passkeys, Safety Check, changes to iOS, changes to macOS, and more.

How to keep your health data private

A discussion of sources of risk and strategies for mitigation to keep your health data safe.

Highlights from Verizon’s 2022 Data Breach Investigation Report

Verizon’s data breach report annual report is a good way to see how the data breach landscape is changing.

Checklist 280: A Checklist of Shame

The GM data breach; are e-learning platforms spying on our kids; Apple boosts user privacy with new “easy delete” rule.

Checklist 279: Updates, Updates, and Ads

Checking an AirTag’s battery life and firmware version, Apple’s latest updates, two ads on privacy from DuckDuckGo and Apple.

4 things to talk about before turning off Parental Controls

What to do after you turn parental controls off on your child’s Apple device. 4 conversations you need to have with your child.

Checklist 278: Getting to Know FIDO

FIDO standards for passwordless login: Is this the end of passwords? An interview with Megan Shamas of the FIDO Alliance.

Checklist 277: World Password Day 2022

It’s World Password Day 2022, and we’re talking password security. We’ll cover common password mistakes + a list of best practices to follow!

Checklist 276: Bad Guys Imitating Good Guys and Revisiting Internet of Things...

The problem with fake electronic data requests; plus, IoT security tips as attacks on smart devices rise to nearly 1 billion per year.

Lessons learned from the Mailchimp breach

The 2022 Mailchimp breach: What happened, impact on Trezor customers, and cybersecurity takeaways for everyday users.

Best of the Checklist: April 21, 2022

Best of The Checklist: Google finds more 0-days; NSO Group spyware is back; and educating future cybersecurity pros!

Checklist 275: Tim Cook’s Case Against Sideloading

We’ll talk about sideloading on iOS and how it might impact user privacy. Plus: Why AirTag stalking may be a more serious problem than everyone thought.

Protecting yourself from fraudulent EDR requests

Cybercriminals are using fraudulent Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) to convince tech companies to give them sensitive user data. Read on for more information about the problem and some tips to help you stay safe.

US takes down Russian botnet, launches new cybersecurity bureau

The US acts on cybersecurity. The FBI disables a Russian botnet called Cyclops Blink, and a new cybersecurity bureau is born.

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