AppleOver the last couple of weeks, both on the Checklist and on the news section of our site, we’ve been talking about the story of the big iOS jailbreak that was announced in August. This jailbreak was unusual in that it affected the most up-to-date version of iOS available—something we hadn’t seen in quite a while.
Jailbreaking, as you’ll recall, is the process of removing Apple’s built-in safeguards and limitations on what users and software can do in iOS, essentially allowing them high-level administrative privileges that Apple never intended them to …
September 11, 2019 •
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AppleThis Tuesday, Apple held its much-anticipated media event. Here are a few key takeaways from the big day.
New iPhones!
The big news on Tuesday was, as expected, the announcement of the next generation of iPhones.
Apple is rolling out three new models: the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max. The phones are priced at $699, $999, and $1099, respectively. The new devices will be available for pre-order on Friday and for purchase in Apple Stores by 20 September.
So what’s new?
Not all that much (with a couple of important …
September 10, 2019 •
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BlogSpending a semester or a year abroad can be a life-changing experience for college students. But while living in a strange new place is undoubtedly exciting, it can mean new safety challenges as well—and this includes cybersecurity.
September 8, 2019 •
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BlogSpending a semester or a year abroad can be a life-changing experience for college students. But while living in a strange new place is undoubtedly exciting, it can mean new safety challenges as well—and this includes cybersecurity.
September 5, 2019 •
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SecurityOn this edition of The Checklist: Grading the Siri “grading” situation, Project Zero’s “iPhone Hack”, and Making the case for shoes that aren’t that smart
September 5, 2019 •
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BlogAs we talked about in part 1 of this piece, the issue of cybersecurity in schools is significant—and doesn’t seem to be getting better.
So what steps can individual parents and concerned adults take to address such a huge problem?
Here are 5 things you can do to help make schools more secure:
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September 4, 2019 •
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BlogIt seems like cybersecurity issues are in the news all the time. From data breaches at major financial institutions to ransomware attacks on city governments, scarcely a week goes by without another disturbing story of digital disaster.
August 31, 2019 •
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SecurityOn this edition of The Checklist: Convenience versus privacy on Yelp, Tips for staying digitally safe on campus, and Everybody needs to update their everything!
August 29, 2019 •
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BlogWe often think of financial institutions, corporations, and governments as the primary targets of cyberattacks. But are schools at risk as well?
The answer, unfortunately, is yes—and the problem is growing.
In this two-part article, we’ll provide you with an overview of the problem, as well as some actionable ideas for dealing with it.
The changing face of education
With state and local education budgets stretched thin, and faced with the challenges of preparing students for an increasingly tech-centric job market, school districts across the country have embraced technological solutions that promise to do …
August 28, 2019 •
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BlogEach fall, millions of college freshmen hit the nation’s campuses to begin some of the most important years of their lives.
August 26, 2019 •
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AppleApple has just released a patch to fix the issue discussed below. If you don’t have automatic updates enabled, take a second to update to iOS 12.4.1 now.
August 26, 2019 •
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AppleiPhone users who frequently use the AirDrop feature to share images, videos, or other files may unwittingly be broadcasting their phone numbers to people nearby. According to a recent Ars Technica report, a hacker would need to have a laptop and a “wireless packet sniffer” dongle to exploit the vulnerability. Armed with those components, a security researcher testing the proof-of-concept software designed to exploit the vulnerability was able to see “details of more than a dozen iPhones and Apple Watches that were within radio range” and use this information to …
August 24, 2019 •
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