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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 85: Facebook Follies

When you log on to Facebook, do you still feel like you're having fun? The social network used to be an awesome place to reconnect with old friends and keep in...

Checklist 84: Machine learning. Deep learning. Neural networks....

Machine learning. Deep learning. Neural networks. Artificial intelligence... it's starting to feel like we're in an Isaac Asimov novel! For this week's episode...

Latest Round of Apple Security Updates Includes iOS 11.3

After more than a month since the last big "patch day" for Apple products, the Cupertino company has now released to the public a new slew of updates that...

Checklist 83: More Security Fails

It's that time again — time for us to pull back for a "big picture" look at some of the big missteps in computer security over the recent weeks and months....

Checklist 82: Security threats targeting macOS and iOS

In every respect, 2018 has hit the ground running at a breakneck pace when it comes to new security threats targeting macOS and iOS — and it shows no signs...

SecureMac Tackles Tough Privacy Concerns with PrivacyScan 1.9.4

SecureMac Tackles Tough Privacy Concerns with PrivacyScan 1.9.4

Las Vegas, Nevada — Concern for personal privacy in the digital world is at an all-time high, and with prominent stories about data breaches and leaks on the...

Police Can Now Access iPhone Data Using a Secretive Piece of Hardware

Police Can Now Access iPhone Data Using a Secretive Piece of Hardware

For several years now, a fierce debate has raged over how much access law enforcement organizations (LEOs) should be able to have to the mobile devices of...

Checklist 81: Facebook’s Privacy Failures Leave You in the Cold

If you've been listening to the news recently, you've probably heard the name "Cambridge Analytica" come up — and all kinds of stories about the data firm's...

Some Apps on the Mac App Store Are Mining Cryptocurrency

The wave of cryptocurrency miners taking the place of common malware continues in 2018 unabated, and it appears every week we encounter another story about a...

The Checklist 80: Digital Legacies

For all our listeners of The Checklist, it is no secret that we are strong advocates for security. Usually, we come on this show to talk about how to secure...

Checklist 79: Cryptocurrency and Your Web Browser

Last year, we visited the subject of Bitcoin and the technology behind it, the blockchain, in Episode 59 of The Checklist. In just a few short months since...

The Checklist 78: The Perils and Pitfalls of Old Software and

In the time since we started The Checklist, we've reported on and discussed a variety of stories that, time and time again, come back to the same foundation:...

Apple Patches Yet Another Phone-Crashing Text Bug

Apple Patches Yet Another Phone-Crashing Text Bug

February 26, 2018

We've recently seen a series of bugs on iOS and macOS devices that all follow a similar pattern: maliciously-formed links or simple emojis and text strings...

The Checklist 77: Mix and Match Part II

February 22, 2018

As 2018 continues, so does the flood of new stories, threats, and developments in the security world. Just recently, we reached into the grab bag to take a...

iPhone Source Code Leak Could Open the Floodgates for Hackers

February 20, 2018

A key piece of Apple’s iPhone source code may be out in the wild. On February 7, someone posted something called “iBoot” on GitHub. GitHub is a popular...

The Checklist 76: Apple Watch and Security

February 15, 2018

Way back in 2007, Apple released the iPhone and changed the world overnight by putting the power of an iPod, a phone, and the Internet right in our pockets....

Popular MacUpdate Website Hacked to Distribute Crypto Miner

February 12, 2018

Keeping the software on your Mac up to date is essential, particularly because it can help to keep you safe from new threats and vulnerabilities. We’ve seen...

The Checklist 75: Mix and Match

February 8, 2018

Spectres, Meltdowns, and an endless parade of patches — 2018's already off to quite a start, and it can all be just a little overwhelming. This week, we're...

Apple Pushes Range of Updates for Quality of Life and Security

Apple Pushes Range of Updates for Quality of Life and Security

February 2, 2018

Alongside Apple's recent updates to macOS Sierra and OS X El Capitan to address the Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities, the final week of January also saw...

Checklist 73: Meltdown, Spectre and You!

January 25, 2018

Have you recently seen tech headlines "melting down" about a major bug in computer processors? Do all the headlines about "Spectre" make you wonder if a ghost...

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