Checklist 152: Sharing is Scaring
On 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 • 10 min readSearch
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Do schools have a cybersecurity problem?
We 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…
August 28, 2019 • 4 min read
7 Cybersecurity Tips for College Freshmen
Each fall, millions of college freshmen hit the nation’s campuses to begin some of the most important years of their lives.
August 26, 2019 • 5 min read
The Great iOS Jailbreak of 2019—and why you should update to 12.4.1 right now!
Apple 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 • 4 min readApple AirDrop Vulnerability Broadcasts User Phone Numbers to Potential Attackers
iPhone 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”…
August 24, 2019 • 3 min read
Checklist 151: Too Close for Security Comfort
This week on the Checklist podcast, we’ll talk about how to deal with security risks that come from those closest to you (literally). We’ll take you through some bad iOS news from the past week, and also discuss how it relates to a larger issue…
August 22, 2019 • 12 min readCareers In Cybersecurity
In the first part of this two-part series, we made the case for cybersecurity as a career path with excellent short and long-term growth prospects. But what, exactly, do folks who work in cybersecurity do all day? That’s what we’ll cover in this article. While…
August 19, 2019 • 4 min read
Checklist 150: Trust Issues
On this edition of The Checklist: The Siri Sessions, O.MG: A Cable Hack, and 15 Apps to Watch for on Kids’ Phones.
August 15, 2019 • 9 min read
Should you post pictures of your kids on social media?
Parents are proud of their kids, and it’s natural to want to share special moments from their lives with friends and family on social media. But a growing chorus of experts is warning that sharing too much of our children’s private lives can do real…
August 14, 2019 • 5 min readSign in with Apple: Digital privacy at last?
At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced several forthcoming changes aimed at improving privacy and security for its users. Perhaps the most important of these was “Sign in with Apple”, slated for widespread release later this year. In this post, we’ll talk about what…
August 14, 2019 • 4 min readAre Cybersecurity Skills In Demand?
As millions of students head back to university this fall, a substantial chunk of them will do so without knowing what they’re actually going to end up studying. For most undeclared majors, the final decision is going to come down to career prospects: whether or…
August 12, 2019 • 3 min readBlack Hat 2019: Apple’s $1 million prize, new vulnerabilities revealed, and a keynote to remember
The 22nd annual Black Hat USA conference was held this week in Las Vegas. Black Hat is one of the most important events in cybersecurity, bringing together researchers, developers, and hackers from all over the world for a week of training sessions and briefings. As…
August 9, 2019 • 4 min read
Checklist 149: Security Tripping with The Checklist
This week, we say hello to August with a groan as news of more big data breaches that could affect our financial lives comes out. Then we’ll pivot to talk about how you can stay safe when you squeeze in one last summer vacation before…
August 8, 2019 • 10 min readThe DataSpii Privacy Disaster: How Browser Extensions Resulted in a Huge Sensitive Data Leak
If you use Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as your go-to web browser, and you regularly make use of browser extensions, then some of your browsing data may have been compromised. According to a detailed Ars Technica report on the matter—which is being referred to…
August 3, 2019 • 3 min readFlaw in Bluetooth Protocols Could Allow Tracking of iPhone, MacBook Users
Bluetooth is one of the most common wireless protocols in the world, allowing a vast range of devices to connect together for shared functionality. From playing music in your car to controlling the temperature of your flatiron, Bluetooth enables us to do many things —…
August 2, 2019 • 3 min read
Digital Privacy and Relationships
From sneaking a peek at a partner’s texts to logging into their Facebook account while they’re sleeping, people will go to surprising lengths to see what their significant others are doing online.
August 1, 2019 • 4 min read
Checklist 148: Playing Games with Security
On this edition of The Checklist: Games as security threat, August answers a listener email, and Turning on auto-updates, revisited.
August 1, 2019 • 12 min read
Checklist 147: Bill Barr and the Magic Door
On this edition of The Checklist: The AG Asks the Usual Impossible ,Keeping Kids Off of Dating Apps, and Security Fixes in the Latest Apple Updates.
July 25, 2019 • 12 min readPlanning your digital legacy
Estate planning is a sensitive subject. Yet making arrangements for what happens to your estate after you’re gone is important, as it ensures that your loved ones will receive what you intend to leave them without paying burdensome taxes or going through a lengthy legal…
July 24, 2019 • 4 min read
Five ways to keep your kids off dating apps
Being a mom or dad is hard. And these days, it seems like it’s harder than ever. In addition to all the old challenges of raising happy and healthy kids, we have a host of new things to worry about as well. And one of…
July 23, 2019 • 5 min read