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SecureMac presents The Checklist. Each week, Nicholas Raba, Nicholas Ptacek, and Ken Ray hit security topics for your Mac and iOS devices. From getting an old iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, and other Apple gear ready to sell to the first steps to take to secure new hardware, each show contains a set of easy to follow steps meant to keep you safe from identity thieves, hackers, malware, and other digital downfalls. Check in each Thursday for a new Checklist!

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Checklist 100: It’s Episode 100!

It has been a long time coming, but we are proud to celebrate the milestone achievement of 100 episodes of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac! We'd...

1Password Implements New Feature to Keep Travelers’ Passwords...

Over the past several years, international travel has become fraught with more privacy and security concerns than ever before. At many borders, including those...

Episode: Checklist 99: I Saw What You Did!

Checklist 99: I Saw What You Did!

It's time for another look into the world of security news, where we’ll talk about where Apple stores your sensitive data, the latest and strangest anti-spam...

Apple’s July Security Updates Correct a Host of Problems

Apple’s July Security Updates Correct a Host of Problems

It's that time again: Apple has pushed out a variety of updates for practically all its products, from iTunes for Windows to multiple flavors of macOS, plus...

Checklist 97: Privacy Nightmare at 30,000 Feet

In the past, we've spent a substantial amount of time talking about the business of security flaws. Usually, it centers around things such as selling personal...

Episode 96: The Latest Bugs, Flaws, and Privacy Worries

The summer keeps on heating up, so why not stay inside where it's cool, and relax with the newest edition of The Checklist? As the temperatures outside climb,...

Researcher Discloses Potential Brute Force Attack on iPhone; Apple Says It’s Not Real

Researcher Discloses Potential Brute Force Attack on iPhone; Apple...

A strong passcode is one of the most important elements of personal security on iOS devices. While it has been some time since Apple introduced the stronger...

Apple Patches Bug in Swift Programming Language

Apple's Swift programming language is a useful tool for developers on Mac and iOS platforms due to its versatility and wide-reaching application. Occasionally,...

Checklist 95: Summer Security News

It seems like it was just yesterday that we were kicking off the new year and wondering what the months ahead would have in store for us. As we head into the...

Hackers Could Bypass macOS Signature Checks for A Decade

Hackers Could Bypass macOS Signature Checks for A Decade

Code signing is one of the most important lines of defense against malware. It allows a user to know that the software they intend to install or run came from...

Apple Patches Xcode to Correct Serious Git Security Flaw

How can programmers keep track of all the changes that get made to a piece of software during its development while keeping everyone else on the project in the...

Checklist 94: Facebook & Friends: More Privacy Concerns

Every week, we try to bring you the biggest news in the security world — or at least the most interesting developments that could affect us all. That's why...

Checklist 93: What’s New in Security News

Welcome to Episode 93 of The Checklist. Today, our attention turns towards security and insecurity — but we're not talking about a long-lost Jane Austen...

ElcomSoft Expands WhatsApp Extraction Capabilities to Business Platform

ElcomSoft Expands WhatsApp Extraction Capabilities to Business...

WhatsApp, the popular messaging app owned by Facebook, is arguably one of the most popular means for secure communication in the world. Facebook says that more...

Checklist 92: Is There a Plumber in the Building?

In many of our recent episodes, we've spent plenty of time talking about data breaches, a subject that often dominates security conversations these days. For...

Checklist 91 – Mix and Match 3.0

The 2018 parade of big tech and security headlines continues, and in recent episodes, we've touched on some pretty big developments. From Cambridge Analytica...

Checklist 90: WHOIS GDPR: A Primer

Imagine if whenever you went to buy something — a car, perhaps — the information you handed over in the purchasing process became public record for anyone...

Versatile Hacking Tool Ported to the Mac Could Pose Risks to Users

Versatile Hacking Tool Ported to the Mac Could Pose Risks to Users

Security researchers use many tools to conduct their work; in many cases, the best way to test a system is to try to break in, because it allows one to...

Researchers Warn of a Vulnerability in Email Encryption Standards

Researchers Warn of a Vulnerability in Email Encryption Standards

Email encryption is supposed to make the content of your emails safer, but according to a team of nine academic researchers, two of the most widely used...

New European Privacy Laws Have Ripple Effect on Online Privacy

New European Privacy Laws Have Ripple Effect on Online Privacy

The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is a new set of European Union rules that govern the ways businesses and online organizations treat user...

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