This week, Nick, Nick and Ken review some of the top Apple security stories of 2016.
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On Checklist 016 - Five ways websites track you
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This week, a look at the SF MUNI hack. Not only was a public transportation system for a major city hacked, the hacker who hacked it was hacked as well. And it all could have been avoided with some of the best practices covered here each week on The Checklist.
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On the Checklist: Five Tips for Secure Browsing
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This week, we are answering listener questions covering:
iCloud Calendar Spam
Anti-Malware Software for Macs
iCloud Security
Routers, switches, and modems
Online banking
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On the Checklist: Safe Shopping Online
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On the Checklist: Safe Digital Travels
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On the Checklist: Demystifying Malware Types and Terminology - Part 2
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On the Checklist: Demystifying Malware Types and Terminology - Part 1
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Passwords Dos Don'ts: Simple steps you can take to keep your online life locked up.
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This week, five security features in Apple's latest desktop operating system - macOS Sierra.
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This week, five ways to spot and stop security scams.
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This week, five steps to securely selling, donating, or passing along your Mac.
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This week, securing your new (or new to you) Mac - Part Two
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- Automating File Backups
- Turn on Find My Mac
- Turn on FileVault
- Review your privacy settings
- Disable Spotlight Suggestions
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This week, securing your new (or new to you) Mac - Part One
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- Multiple user accounts for multiple users
- Require password on startup and waking your Mac from sleep
- Enable automatic updates
- Enable the built-in Firewall
- Use Gatekeeper to limit the apps that are allowed to run your Mac
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On this week's Checklist: Starting your new (or new to you) iPhone securely.
- Be prepared
- Unboxing and setting up your new iPhone
- Starting services and security features
- Pairing your Apple Watch - if you have an Apple Watch
- Updating your apps
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This week's Checklist: Selling Your Old iOS Device
- Unpair your Apple Watch from your iPhone
- Make a backup of your iOS device
- Wipe your device and remove it from Apple services
- Contact your carrier to unlock your device
- Maximize your iPhone’s resale value
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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!