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A Checklist of Checklists Around Covid-19

The Checklist is taking a break this week, but with all that’s going on in the world, and with so many new changes to the way we live and work, we wanted to...

Apple’s March 2020 Updates

Apple has just released a raft of updates, and some of them have important security and privacy implications. In this brief article, we’ll highlight some of...

Avoiding Covid-19 Financial Relief Scams

In a bid to blunt the economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, U.S. lawmakers have proposed a program of direct relief payments to citizens. The first...

Checklist 178: Another Coronavirus Checklist

The world is changing so fast that it can be hard to keep up. This week on the Checklist, we’ll take a look at how life is going to be different in the...

SecureMac Releases MacScan 3.3

SecureMac Releases MacScan 3.3

New version enhances user protection; includes security patch LAS VEGAS, Nevada (March 19, 2020) — Cybersecurity firm SecureMac has released the latest...

Objective by the Sea 3.0

Objective by the Sea 3.0

The world’s only Mac and iOS security conference returned home to Maui last week, with some of the best minds in Apple security research coming together for...

What Is SIM Swapping?

SIM swapping is a serious cybersecurity threat — and it’s on the rise, affecting everyone from ordinary people to tech titans like Twitter CEO Jack...

Checklist 177: The Coronavirus Checklist

This Checklist is all about Covid-19, the severe new form of coronavirus which has recently reached pandemic status. We’ll cover several safety issues...

Sarah Edwards on digital forensic analysis

Sarah Edwards on digital forensic analysis

Sarah Edwards is a digital forensic analyst whose area of specialization is Mac and iOS forensics. She works as a Senior Digital Forensics Researcher for...

Are Adware and PUPs Really Harmless?

New research has found that Mac malware threats are becoming more prevalent than their Windows counterparts. But there is one important qualification: The...

11 Ways to Make Remote Work Safer

As the Covid-19 virus continues to spread, more companies will consider remote work as a way to keep their teams healthy and safe. But for many businesses,...

Checklist 176: Cloudiness Around Clearview AI

This week on the Checklist, we’ll take a closer look at a facial recognition company that’s making headlines for all the wrong reasons. Checklist 176 is...

What is Stalkerware?

You may have heard about “stalkerware”, an insidious threat to digital privacy that all too often comes from the people closest to us. In this article,...

Security researcher Phil Stokes on the state of Mac malware

Security researcher Phil Stokes on the state of Mac malware

Phil Stokes is a malware researcher and technical writer for SentinelOne, an emerging powerhouse in the world of enterprise cybersecurity. He is also an...

The Checklist 175: Certified Good for a Limited Time

February 27, 2020

On this week’s Checklist, we’ll talk about Apple’s moves to improve web security. We’ll look at what Google is doing to make downloads safer. And last...

Is Mac malware really outpacing Windows malware?

February 21, 2020

Earlier this month, security researchers at Malwarebytes released a bombshell report which claimed that Mac malware threats were outpacing Windows threats for...

Checklist 174: Building a Safer Nest

February 20, 2020

This week on the Checklist, we'll start off with a big list of tips to keep your iPhone safe and happy … and then we’ll take a new look at Google’s Nest...

7 Cybersecurity Tips for E-Filing Taxes in 2020

February 19, 2020

With the April 15 tax filing deadline just weeks away, millions of U.S. taxpayers are getting ready to electronically file their tax returns. But electronic...

4 Tax Scams to Avoid in 2020

February 18, 2020

For U.S. residents, the annual April 15 tax filing deadline is fast approaching. Unfortunately, every year around this time, fraudsters attempt to take...

What is Doxware?

February 17, 2020

Ransomware is a major security threat which affects individuals, businesses, and governments. Over the past few years, researchers have noticed an increase in...

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