SecurityChecklist 322: Safety and Security in the March 2023 Apple OS Updates
Apple issues important safety and security updates for all OSes. Plus, WWDC 2023 is announced! Get ready!
March 30, 2023 • 3 min read •
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Checklist 154: Should you put a Ring on it?
On this edition of The Checklist we discuss Warnings from Facebook about warnings about Facebook, ‘Amazon, your neighbours, and the police wanna put a Ring on it’, and When smart things turn dumb.
Checklist 134: Many Things, Revisited!
On this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: Worried about your internet of things things? Princeton has a tool for that!, Worried about hotels and data security? You should be!, Apple’s new steps against scammy subscriptions,and Facebook: amiright…?
Checklist 115: A Cornucopia of Security Stuffing
We’re stuffed on security news this week, with a cornucopia of subjects to sort through in our discussion. We’ll be chatting about a major online retailer fumbling with some of your data just before the biggest shopping season of the year, as well as crypto-miners…
Checklist 109: The Weakness is Wetware
Social engineering strikes again, the intersection of the digital world and constitutional law, and more — that’s the gist of the tour we’re taking around the headlines in today’s discussion. On our list for this week, we’ve got: The Weakness is Wetware Your Face and…
October 4, 2018 • 11 min read •
Checklist 104: Guess Again! And Again! And Again!
It might seem like we have a thousand new security issues to talk about each week — but if you’ve been listening for a while, you know that’s pretty much par for the course these days. This week we have a plethora of stories about…
August 30, 2018 • 13 min read •
Checklist 94: Facebook & Friends: More Privacy Concerns
Facebook quietly funneled private user data to device-makers like Apple via hidden partnerships. The New York Times exposes how this sharing bypassed privacy settings and extended third-party access well beyond Facebook’s platform.
June 21, 2018 • 15 min read •
Checklist 66: The Latest Security Features in iOS 11: Part One
Have we ever talked about the security features built into iOS itself? Of course — we’ve covered that subject in many previous episodes, but things change. When The Checklist began, users were still walking around with iOS 9. Now we’re up to iOS 11, and Apple continues to make things more secure as they go. Even before iOS 11, Apple’s mobile system had some serious security protections and features, but they’ve added some new ones and refined others, so it’s time to revisit the topic.
December 7, 2017 • 11 min read •
Checklist 64: Safely Shopping for Technology This Holiday Season
The holiday shopping season has arrived again — and with this episode, we’re turning our attention to some security issues specific to this time of year. With Christmas coming up, you might be looking at all kinds of electronic gadgets for your friends and family….
November 23, 2017 • 17 min read •
Checklist 60: Safety in the App Store
Our lives are on our computers and our phones: there’s no getting around that fact. One day, we might look back on that and view it as a mistake, but for now, our finances, health records, communications, family photos, videos, and more all live on…
October 28, 2017 • 11 min read •
Checklist 04: 10 things to do when setting up your new Mac (Part 2)
In today’s episode, we’re covering the remaining five items on our list of 10 things to do when setting up a new Mac. We’ll be covering specifics when it comes to protecting your data, and discuss the best ways to safeguard your privacy.
September 29, 2016 • 5 min read •
SecureMac to Debut “The Checklist” Podcast Series
Apple Security Experts Teaming Up with Popular Radio Host, Ken Ray Las Vegas, NV, September 8, 2016 – SecureMac, one of the key contributors in the Mac security world, today announced the debut episode of “The Checklist – presented by SecureMac,” a security-themed podcast series…
September 8, 2016 • 4 min read •