Cybersecurity spending worldwide is estimated to reach well over $120 billion in 2019—and most analysts predict steady growth after that. There’s a reason why companies are investing so heavily in security…
September 12, 2019 • 8 min read
Over the last couple of weeks, both on the Checklist and on the news section of our site, we’ve been talking about the story of the big iOS jailbreak that was announced in August. This jailbreak was unusual in that it affected the most up-to-date…
September 11, 2019 • 3 min read
This Tuesday, Apple held its much-anticipated media event. Here are a few key takeaways from the big day. New iPhones! The big news on Tuesday was, as expected, the announcement of the next generation of iPhones. Apple is rolling out three new models: the iPhone…
September 10, 2019 • 3 min read
Spending a semester or a year abroad can be a life-changing experience for college students. But while living in a strange new place is undoubtedly exciting, it can mean new safety challenges as well—and this includes cybersecurity.
September 8, 2019 • 5 min readSpending a semester or a year abroad can be a life-changing experience for college students. But while living in a strange new place is undoubtedly exciting, it can mean new safety challenges as well—and this includes cybersecurity.
September 5, 2019 • 6 min read
On this edition of The Checklist: Grading the Siri “grading” situation, Project Zero’s “iPhone Hack”, and Making the case for shoes that aren’t that smart
September 5, 2019 • 10 min readAs we talked about in part 1 of this piece, the issue of cybersecurity in schools is significant—and doesn’t seem to be getting better. So what steps can individual parents and concerned adults take to address such a huge problem? Here are 5 things you…
September 4, 2019 • 4 min readIt seems like cybersecurity issues are in the news all the time. From data breaches at major financial institutions to ransomware attacks on city governments, scarcely a week goes by without another disturbing story of digital disaster.
August 31, 2019 • 6 min read
On this edition of The Checklist: Convenience versus privacy on Yelp, Tips for staying digitally safe on campus, and Everybody needs to update their everything!
August 29, 2019 • 10 min read
We often think of financial institutions, corporations, and governments as the primary targets of cyberattacks. But are schools at risk as well? The answer, unfortunately, is yes—and the problem is growing. In this two-part article, we’ll provide you with an overview of the problem, as…
August 28, 2019 • 4 min read
Each fall, millions of college freshmen hit the nation’s campuses to begin some of the most important years of their lives.
August 26, 2019 • 5 min readApple has just released a patch to fix the issue discussed below. If you don’t have automatic updates enabled, take a second to update to iOS 12.4.1 now.
August 26, 2019 • 4 min read