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How to buy safe IoT gifts

How to buy safe IoT gifts

November 23, 2020

Internet of Things (IoT) devices can make great gifts, but the IoT in general is notoriously insecure — and with IoT threats on the rise, that’s a real...

Checklist 208: Safe Shopping Online in 2020

November 19, 2020

The holiday season is here again...but this year, of course, is a little bit different. With more of us shopping from home than ever before, we’ll show you...

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Hackers at 25 with Renoly Santiago

November 13, 2020

Renoly Santiago has starred in such box office hits as Dangerous Minds and Con Air — but to his fans in the infosec community, he’s best known for playing...

Checklist 207: Privacy and Security in macOS Big Sur

November 12, 2020

The big day has finally arrived! macOS Big Sur is now available to the general public. On this episode of the Checklist, we run down what the new OS means for...

Shopping extensions and your security

The holiday shopping season is almost here, and more of us than ever will do our gift buying online this year. In this “new normal”, web browser...

Apple introduces M1 chip and more at “One More Thing”...

November 11, 2020

Apple just held its final Special Event of the year, aptly called “One More Thing”. This fall’s previous events had focused on the new 5G iPhones and...

Apple releases high-priority security patches

November 6, 2020

Apple has just updated all of its OSes. These updates include critical security patches for vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild. Please...

Checklist 206: Apple’s Search for a Google Alternative with Nick...

November 5, 2020

This week on the Checklist, we’ll look at why some analysts think Apple could be gearing up to challenge Google’s search supremacy. We’ll...

Is Apple building a search engine?

October 30, 2020

The web is abuzz with rumors that Apple is poised to challenge Google’s search supremacy. In this short article, we’ll tell you why people think Cupertino...

Checklist 205: Staying Out of the Hospital and Getting Out the Vote

October 29, 2020

This week on the Checklist, we’ll cover two timely topics: cyberattacks on hospitalsa voting contingency plan Ransomware and healthcare COVID-19 is...

U.S. officials say Iran was behind voter intimidation emails

U.S. officials say Iran was behind voter intimidation emails

October 23, 2020

Voters in several U.S. states have received threatening emails telling them to vote for incumbent presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vowing to “come...

Checklist 204: Cybercrime and the 2020 Election

October 22, 2020

The 2020 U.S. elections are just days away, and cybercriminals — some motivated by politics, others by financial gain — are stepping up their attacks....

GravityRAT Windows malware has new macOS variant

October 20, 2020

Security researchers have just announced the discovery of Android and macOS variants of GravityRAT, a Windows spyware threat that’s been around since at...

Checklist 203: T2, Revisited Plus an Actual Checklist

October 15, 2020

On this week’s Checklist, we’ll cover: How Macs are perceived in the enterpriseAn addendum to last week’s T2 storyA checklist of security tips from...

5G iPhones and more at Apple’s October Event

5G iPhones and more at Apple’s October Event

October 14, 2020

Tuesday’s Apple Special Event introduced the iPhone 12 line and some cool new accessories as well. Here’s an overview of the new and upcoming product...

U.S. Cyber Command attacks hackers

U.S. Cyber Command attacks hackers

October 12, 2020

Amid growing concern about foreign interference in the November elections, military hackers at the United States Cyber Command have started attacking the...

Notes from VB2020 localhost

October 8, 2020

The annual Virus Bulletin security conference was held last week; as has been the case with so many other events this year, the proceedings were fully remote,...

Checklist 202: The T2 Vulnerability with Patrick Wardle

This week’s big news: an “unpatchable” hardware vulnerability affecting Apple’s T2 security chip! But how serious is it, really? We spoke with Mac...

Russian APT Fancy Bear may have compromised federal agency

October 6, 2020

An unnamed U.S. federal agency has been breached, according to a recent report by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and third-party...

Is mobile sensor data the future of tracking?

October 5, 2020

You’ve probably heard about apps that access your location information and your web activity for marketing purposes. But recently, a new privacy concern has...

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