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Securing your IoT home

Securing your IoT home

The Internet of Things (IoT) continues to grow at a remarkable pace—with analysts predicting the global IoT market to be worth a staggering half a trillion...

Checklist 146: Just Because You Can…

Should you always run the latest software, even if it means being a bit of a beta tester? Some concerns with early, pre-release versions of iOS have us asking...

Apple Switches Off Apple Watch Walkie-Talkies to Nix Eavesdropping Bug

Apple Switches Off Apple Watch Walkie-Talkies to Nix Eavesdropping

In response to the discovery of a new critical bug in one of Apple's own apps, the company has disabled some functionality in Apple Watches to protect...

7 Cybersecurity Tips for the Family Vacation

7 Cybersecurity Tips for the Family Vacation

Summer’s here! The kids are out of school, the weather is gorgeous, and for many of us that means sun, fun, and family vacations. But digital...

Checklist 145: Zooming on Through

This week, a video calling bug dials up up a host of excuses before a fix finally appears, the OpenID Foundation has a bone to pick with Apple, and we start...

Zoom security flaw puts you at risk (even after you uninstall)

Update: As of 10 July, Apple has released a silent update to resolve the persistent web server issue described in this article. The update does not require...

New Mac Malware Knows When You’re Watching

Security researchers at Intego have discovered a new form of Mac malware—one that shows some surprisingly sneaky behaviour aimed at evading detection by...

Checklist 144: Summer Security Blockbusters

This week, we're going to the movies! It's our special summer security blockbusters edition of The Checklist, where we take a fun and whimsical look at some...

Sneaky Gatekeeper Flaw Could Let Hackers Run Malware on Macs

Sneaky Gatekeeper Flaw Could Let Hackers Run Malware on Macs

Among the most fundamental security features on Macs, Gatekeeper is near the top of the list. A first line of defense against malicious software, Gatekeeper's...

Checklist 143: Whole Lotta Listenin’ Goin’ ON

On this week’s episode: Samsung takes heat for advising SmartTV security, La Liga: Revisited, and An app hears taps and guesses passwords. How safe is...

Checklist 142: Panic! at the Drive-Thru

Is your data safe anywhere these days? That's the question we're asking at the top of today's show with news of a new fast food breach — then we're moving...

Introducing MacScan 3.2 from SecureMac

Introducing MacScan 3.2 from SecureMac

New version improves privacy in Safari, offers significant UI/UX upgrades Las Vegas, Nevada — SecureMac is pleased to announce the latest version of its...

AirPort Base Stations Receive Important Firmware Upgrade

AirPort Base Stations Receive Important Firmware Upgrade

Do you rely on an Apple AirPort for your home Wi-Fi needs, or an AirPort Time Capsule to keep your Mac always backed up? If so, you'll want to make sure...

Checklist 141: Security Privacy and WWDC

This week, we aren't tackling an organized list as such — more like a rundown of a ton of events in a free-ranging discussion! We're talking about WWDC, of...

Highlights from the 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference

On Monday morning, Apple’s 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference kicked off in San Jose. As is tradition, WWDC began with a keynote presentation from Apple...

Objective by the Sea 2.0

Mention the name Monaco and most people think roulette, racecars, and royalty. But this weekend the glamourous Mediterranean enclave was all about...

macOS Receives Critical Supplemental Update for MacBook Pro

macOS Receives Critical Supplemental Update for MacBook Pro

Following on the heels of Apple's most recent raft of updates, which included macOS Mojave 10.14.5, the company has released another smaller update targeting...

Checklist 140: To Track or Not to Track?

On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: Apps are talking in your sleep, A case against tracking software for kids, A followup on ZombieLoad, and...

Checklist 139: 2FA 101

Two-factor authentication, or 2FA — we mention it a lot, but do you ever find yourself wondering what it's all about, what you should know, and what you...

Apple Releases iOS 12.3 and Security Updates to Its Products

Apple Releases iOS 12.3 and Security Updates to Its Products

The newest array of updates from Apple has arrived, with an array of updates for a variety of products addressing numerous security concerns, some of them...

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