AppleApple held a special event this week to introduce several new devices and features. Here are some of the highlights:
Apple Watch Series 6
As expected, Apple used the special event to introduce the Apple Watch Series 6. Although a number of cosmetic and design changes were mentioned (including a new (PRODUCT)RED case, seamless watch bands, and more faces than ever before), the Apple Watch Series 6 was presented first and foremost as a next-gen health and wellness device.
The Apple Watch Series 6 has a number of new health features, but perhaps …
September 20, 2020 •
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SecurityWith iOS 14 out for less than 24-hours, now is an excellent time to look at some of its privacy improvements. Nick Leon joins us to address them.
September 17, 2020 •
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SecurityDid you know that some podcasts actually track their listeners? Rob joins us today to talk about how the tracking occurs and about a new tool on the way to fight it.
September 10, 2020 •
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BlogSecurity researchers have discovered a variant of Shlayer malware — an extremely common macOS threat — that appears to have circumvented Apple’s App Notarization process.
September 9, 2020 •
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BlogFederal judges in the United States are starting to push back against police requests for “geofence warrants”, citing constitutional concerns. In this short article, we’ll introduce you to the issue, tell you what it means for your privacy, and explain how you can limit the ability of the government (and others) to track you.
What is geofencing?
Broadly speaking, geofencing refers to the practice of creating a virtual boundary around a real-world physical area. The technique is often used by marketers and advertisers who want to show more relevant ads or offer …
September 8, 2020 •
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SecurityOn this Checklist, we talk with cloud security expert Dominique West. The conversation covers career paths in infosec, today’s changing threat landscape, common misconceptions about cloud security, and the importance of community to the industry.
September 3, 2020 •
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SecurityApple will soon release iOS 14 to the public, and it has a number of important privacy enhancements that you should know about. In this guide, we’ll walk you through iOS 14’s privacy features, and give you tips and how-tos to help you make the most of them.
Data Sharing Controls
First up, we’ll take a look at some new features that let you control how (or if) you share your data with apps.
App tracking controls
This one is a real game-changer. Apps track us in a variety of ways, mostly so …
August 31, 2020 •
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BlogThreat researchers are reporting that low-skilled Iranian hackers carried out a number of successful attacks against enterprise targets in June. The incident highlights the growing threat of off-the-shelf malware to businesses and individuals.
In this short article, we’ll tell you what happened, give you some background to the issue, and let you know what you can do to stay safe.
The incident
According to researchers at Singapore-based Group-IB, newbie hackers in Iran managed to penetrate the networks of a number of companies across the globe and infect their systems with Dharma ransomware. The …
August 31, 2020 •
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SecuritySecurity pro Patrick Wardle is writing a book, and he may just want your help. We’ll cover some Mac malware basics, talk about the book he’s writing, and how the security and Mac communities can help on episode 196 of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.
August 27, 2020 •
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SecurityThe 2020 U.S. election is under attack. Who’s doing it? Why? How? And what can we do stop it? SecureMac’s Nick Leon joins us to talk it over.
August 20, 2020 •
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BlogSecurity researchers have discovered an interesting new variety of macOS malware that spreads by attacking Xcode projects. It’s called XCSSET, and in this article, we’ll tell you what you need to know about this unusual threat in order to stay safe.
What is XCSSET?
XCSSET is a suite of malicious components that spreads through infected Xcode projects.
Xcode is a tool used by app developers to write software for Apple platforms. An Xcode “project” simply refers to the repository of files, information, and resources that are used to build an app for deployment.
If …
August 18, 2020 •
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BlogDEF CON, a major annual event in the world of cybersecurity, was held just last week. This year, the organizers decided to go virtual, calling the event “DEF CON Safe Mode”.
There were a number of great talks and panels at the conference, and while some of them were quite technical, many also focused on topics likely to be of interest to a wide audience.
In what follows, we’ll offer some curated highlights from DEF CON Safe Mode that you may want to check out, along with links to the full video …
August 14, 2020 •
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