BlogThe Covid-19 pandemic has created an enormous amount of stress and uncertainty. It’s understandable: We’re worried about our relatives, nervous about the state of the economy, and concerned for our own health. We all want to know when things will return to normal, but there is no clear answer to that question.
There’s a lot that is out of our control. At times like this, many people find that doing something to help others — taking positive action to bring some good into the world — can actually help to alleviate …
April 8, 2020 •
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BlogMany of us will be stuck inside for the foreseeable future. But while we won’t be heading to the movies any time soon, that doesn’t mean we have to go without entertainment!
April 7, 2020 •
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SecurityApple has released updates for a number of apps and OSes over the past couple of weeks. In this Checklist, we’ll take you through the most important of these — covering new features as well as security fixes.
April 3, 2020 •
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BlogSecurity researchers have discovered a new form of iOS malware that they’ve dubbed LightSpy affecting both iOS and Android.
March 30, 2020 •
3 min read
SecurityThe 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 point you to some resources that can help keep you safe and happy.
March 27, 2020 •
4 min read
AppleApple 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 the key points from Cupertino’s release notes and explain their significance. Then (in a sign of the times) we’ll offer a special addendum to our update guidance.
macOS 10.15.4
Version 10.15.4 of macOS patches a number of serious vulnerabilities. Related security patches were also issued to support older versions of the operating system; these were named Security Update 2020-002 Mojave and Security Update 2020-002 High Sierra.
One …
March 26, 2020 •
6 min read
BlogIn 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 payments are expected sometime in April 2020, though the specifics are still undetermined. However, due to the high potential for fraudsters to take advantage of the situation, the United States Federal Trade Commission has already issued an alert to the public to be on the lookout for scams.
In what follows, we’ll talk about several scams you may encounter, and tell you what you should …
March 23, 2020 •
4 min read
SecurityThe 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 weeks and months ahead — and what you can do to stay safe, productive … and happy.
Security and privacy in a pandemicCybersecurity for remote workersTips from two decades of working at homeWorst-case scenario preparedness
Keeping your data locked down
The current Covid-19 pandemic is a global crisis, and public and private sector organizations are responding accordingly. In the United …
March 20, 2020 •
11 min read
MacScanCybersecurity firm SecureMac has released the latest version of its macOS malware detection and removal tool: MacScan 3.3.
March 19, 2020 •
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BlogThe 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 a few days of learning, training, information sharing, and tool demos.
The conference is a truly one-of-a-kind event, and not only strengthens the Mac security community but also allows students and younger researchers to network with some of the top experts in their field. For this reason, SecureMac was proud to help sponsor the conference for yet another year.
The speakers at OBTS 3.0 touched …
March 19, 2020 •
18 min read
BlogSIM swapping is a serious cybersecurity threat — and it’s on the rise, affecting everyone from ordinary people to tech titans like Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. In this short piece, we’ll explain what SIM swapping is, how it works, and how to protect yourself.
What is SIM swapping?
SIM swapping can be thought of as part social engineering scam, part identity theft. A SIM swap takes place when a bad actor convinces (or bribes) a cellular carrier to transfer a victim’s mobile number to a SIM card that they own.
How does SIM …
March 17, 2020 •
7 min read
SecurityThis Checklist is all about Covid-19, the severe new form of coronavirus which has recently reached pandemic status. We’ll cover several safety issues related to the virus — both digital and physical
March 12, 2020 •
7 min read