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Mac Malware in 2020

Mac Malware in 2020

January 4, 2021

There were lots of big Apple news stories in 2020, but last year was also noteworthy in terms of macOS malware. We’ll look back at 5 of the most...

The 10 biggest Apple news stories of 2020

The 10 biggest Apple news stories of 2020

December 29, 2020

2020 was a difficult and painful year for just about everyone, but in the midst of all of the chaos and upheaval, it was also a very important year for Apple....

Episode: Checklist 212: The Hacky Holidays Special

Checklist 212: The Hacky Holidays Special

December 24, 2020

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...

Zero-click iMessage exploit used to hack journalists

December 23, 2020

Security researchers have uncovered a surveillance campaign aimed at journalists in the Middle East, claiming that a zero-click iMessage exploit was used to...

SolarWinds hack impacts U.S. government and military, exposes most of...

December 18, 2020

In mid-December, security analysts announced a serious data breach at two U.S. government departments. The SolarWinds hack has turned out to be one of the...

Checklist 211: Avoiding a Scammy New Year

December 17, 2020

The holidays! A time of love, warmth, and good cheer. Also, prime time for scammers. This week, we’ll take a look at: Different kinds of delivery...

Apple releases security updates for all OSes

December 15, 2020

Apple has just released security updates for all of its operating systems. In this short article, we’ll tell you about the most essential patches and help...

Apple and Cloudflare develop a more private Internet protocol

December 14, 2020

Apple and Cloudflare have teamed up to build a better Internet protocol. Known as ODoH, the new protocol is designed to enhance privacy by making it harder...

How to avoid package delivery scams

December 11, 2020

For record numbers of people, holiday gift buying was done online this year — and now everyone is waiting around for those presents to be delivered, hoping...

Checklist 210: Shopping for Internet of Things Things

December 10, 2020

This week on the Checklist, we have some tips and updates to help folks who are shopping for an Internet of Things (IoT) gift. How to buy safe IoT...

5 tips to help you avoid scam Facebook ads

December 8, 2020

People are reporting an increase in suspicious Facebook ads — suspicious because the prices seem unreasonably low, or because they claim to have...

New iOS exploit can hack iPhones wirelessly

December 7, 2020

A researcher at Google’s Project Zero has just announced a zero-click iOS exploit capable of wirelessly hacking nearby iPhones. As iOS exploits go, this one...

5 things to know about Apple’s iCloud Keychain in 2021

December 3, 2020

iCloud Keychain is Apple’s native password management solution for iOS and macOS, but it does more than just remember passwords! Keychain can be used to...

Checklist 209: Apple Flouts the Firewall

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...

How to protect yourself from e-skimmers

December 1, 2020

The holiday shopping season is prime time for bad guys, and phishing emails, Black Friday and Cyber Monday scams, and identity theft are recurring threats...

Adobe Flash support will end on December 31, 2020

November 30, 2020

It’s the end of an era: the long-awaited end-of-life (EOL) for Adobe Flash will arrive on December 31, 2020. After that, Adobe and its partners will no...

How to buy safe IoT gifts

How to buy safe IoT gifts

November 23, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) devices can make great gifts, but the IoT in general is notoriously insecure — and with IoT threats on the rise, that’s a real...

Checklist 208: Safe Shopping Online in 2020

November 19, 2020

The holiday season is here again...but this year, of course, is a little bit different. With more of us shopping from home than ever before, we’ll show you...

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Hackers at 25 with Renoly Santiago

November 13, 2020

Renoly Santiago has starred in such box office hits as Dangerous Minds and Con Air — but to his fans in the infosec community, he’s best known for playing...

Checklist 207: Privacy and Security in macOS Big Sur

November 12, 2020

The big day has finally arrived! macOS Big Sur is now available to the general public. On this episode of the Checklist, we run down what the new OS means for...

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