With a new year just underway, we thought we’d look back at five big Mac malware stories for 2020. We’ll talk about FinSpy, GravityRAT, XCSSET, ThiefQuest, and Shlayer.
January 14, 2021 • 7 min read
Adobe Flash reached its end-of-life (EOL) on December 31, 2020, and as of January 12, 2021, any remaining Flash Player installations will be blocked from playing content.
January 11, 2021 • 3 min read
It’s the perfect time to make positive changes, so this week we’re bringing you two cybersecurity-themed New Year’s resolutions that will help keep you safe through 2021 and beyond.
January 7, 2021 • 11 min read
We’ll look back at 5 of the most significant Mac malware finds of 2020.
January 4, 2021 • 10 min readIn something of a reversal of the general trend for last year, a lot of that Apple news was actually good news as well!
December 29, 2020 • 7 min read
Voices of Checklists passed tell us about their favorite hacker movies, including Hackers, WarGames, Sneakers, and Superman III. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what can we learn from them? Snuggle up for The Hacky Holidays Special.
December 24, 2020 • 1 min read
Security researchers have uncovered a surveillance campaign aimed at journalists in the Middle East, claiming that a zero-click iMessage exploit was used to hack their iPhones.stock
December 23, 2020 • 3 min read
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 most far-reaching and sophisticated cyberattacks ever carried out against the U.S. government — the full impact of which now appears…
December 18, 2020 • 5 min read
The holidays! A time of love, warmth, and good cheer. Also, prime time for scammers. We’ll look at some delivery scams and how to avoid them.
December 17, 2020 • 9 min read
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 parse some of the language used in Cupertino’s release notes. iOS and iPadOS Apple has updated iOS and iPadOS…
December 15, 2020 • 5 min read
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 for third parties to see what users are doing online.
December 14, 2020 • 5 min read
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. The bad guys know this, and are using package delivery scams to take advantage of the situation.
December 11, 2020 • 6 min read
With time ticking down, you may be ordering IoT things for holiday gifts. Be sure what you’re buying is safe! We’ve got a Checklist for that. Plus – 33 vulnerabilities pose a threat to “millions” of IoT devices.
December 10, 2020 • 6 min read
If you’re going to be doing some online holiday shopping in the next week or two, here are 5 things you can do to protect yourself from the kind of scam ads you may encounter on Facebook and other social platforms.
December 8, 2020 • 5 min read
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 is a pretty big deal!
December 7, 2020 • 7 min read
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 store credit card details to make online payments, remember Wi-Fi network passwords for faster logins when you’re on the go,…
December 3, 2020 • 5 min read
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 shouldn’t? Patrick Wardle joins us to discuss the issue on Checklist 209 – brought to you by SecureMac.
December 3, 2020 • 10 min read
E-skimmers are an increasingly common cyberthreat that everyone should be aware of, as these malicious tools can be used to steal credit card details and more.
December 1, 2020 • 6 min readIt’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 longer support Flash, and the software will receive no additional updates. In this short article, we’ll answer some…
November 30, 2020 • 4 min read