An 11 year-old wreaks havoc, a game that is not worth playing, and putting a blind guy behind the wheel - Voices of Checklists passed tell us about their favorite hacker movies, including Hackers, WarGames, Sneakers, and Superman III. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what can we learn from them? Snuggle up for The Hacky Holidays Special - brought to you by SecureMac.
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Security researchers have found the biggest bug in the world and it is apparently everywhere. We’ll learn about Log4j, talk about Log4Shell, and figure out what the SHELL we can do about it.Plus - a plethora of updates from Apple this week. We'll hit those on Checklist No. 259, brought to you by SecureMac.
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If you’re a Verizon iPhone user, Verizon may be tracking what you do online. We’ll talk about that and how to stop it. Plus - Using AirTag to steal cars, and Apple warns Pegasus targets. Lots to hear on Checklist no. 258, brought to you by SecureMac
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Apple is looking to tie Pegasus down. We’ll look at the Cupertino-company’s legal moves against Pegasus creator NSO Group. Plus - Avoiding cryptocurrency scams, and the Messaging apps the FBI doesn’t want you to know about. We tell all on Checklist No. 257, brought to you by SecureMac
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The folks from The Checklist and SecureMac are spending time with family this week, and yet - we’d still like to be of service. So, we’ve gone back and gathered a few shows that seem ripe for these traveling/shopping/spending time with family days. Find them all in the notes for this week’s show:
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If you’ve got Apple’s Mail Privacy Protection set up and you’ve got an Apple Watch you may not have as much protection as you think. Plus - Apple gives a little insight back to advertisers, and an interesting story of iPhone scams in India on Checklist No. 256 brought to you by SecureMac.
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Scammers are using real ads for fake jobs to steal people’s personal data. We’ll look at how and how to avoid being taken. Plus - those fun quizzes telling you which Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle you are could actually be bad for your digital health. Find out why on Checklist No. 255 brought to you by SecureMac.
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It is too early to say “Happy Holidays,” but it’s never too early for safe holidays. Supply chain and shipping worries have pushed the holiday shopping season earlier than ever. WIth that in mind, we are talking safe holiday shopping on Checklist 254, brought to you by SecureMac.
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Just about everything Apple makes got an update this week, and all of those updates came with security fixes. We’ll look at those in the second part of the show, but first - just when you think Facebook couldn’t be more Facebook, they do it and they do it again. Find out how on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac.
On Checklist 252 by SecureMac
- Visiting a new danger around stalkerware
- Governments want to use tech similar to Apple’s CSAM detection to peek into other parts of our lives
- Kids get clever with Live Text in iOS 15
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Remember “illusionofchaos,” that security researcher Apple spent the summer ignoring? They’re doing it again - failing to give credit where credit is due. A look at that, plus the bad guys at mSpy are worse than we thought! Problems, Revisited on Checklist no. 251, brought to you by SecureMac.
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On Checklist No. 250 by SecureMac:
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On Checklist No. 249 - A security researcher has found a vulnerability tied, not to using Apple’s AirTag, but to finding one. Plus, another researcher revealing three zero-days has revealed a whole other security issue for Apple. Give it a listen, and please tell friend about this show!
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iPads, iPhones, watches, TVs - aside from the Mac, just about everything Apple makes got updates this week. While we touched last week on some of what was coming. It’s here now (except for what isn’t) and it just works (except for what doesn’t). Privacy, security, and so many updates on Checklist No. 248 - brought to you by SecureMac.
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This week, The Checklist looks at software updates for every bit of Apple gear aimed at plugging the vulnerability exploited by NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware. Plus - Apple’s 80-minute media event features about one-minute on Privacy and Security. We’ll ponder why on Checklist No. 247, brought to you by SecureMac.
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Apple shook the privacy minded world last month with its expanded protections for children plans. Now, it plans to take those plans more slowly. News from Apple and reaction to it, plus a country’s caught elbow-deep in spyware. We’ll talk who and where on Checklist No. 246 - brought to you by SecureMac.
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The folks at jamf are out with a report - “An Analysis of iOS App Permissions.” Working largely from that, Checklist No. 245 by SecureMac looks at:
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A couple of tech sites have run ads that look like articles advertising spyware that looks like a child protection app. We’ll look at the latest from mSpy, plus an article that says Apple does not protect children from people who didn’t turn on Parental Controls. All of that on Checklist 244, brought to you by SecureMac.
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On Checklist No. 243 by SecureMac:
- Explanations and pushback continue around Apple’s Extended Protections for Children
- T-Mobile USA has lost info on over 40-million people
- And kids aren’t great at the password thing
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Apple made some huge announcements last week aimed at protecting kids. While that is laudable, Apple’s plans raised more than a few privacy concerns. We’ll look at Expanded Protections and Pushback on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.
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On this short Checklist, we look at the new Spyware Detector from iMazing, covering:
- Why iMazing versus the Amnesty International tool
- How to use it
- What it’ll work on and what it won’t
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This week on Checklist 241 - Israel is investigating NSO Group, the outfit behind the spyware “Pegasus.” We’ll hear about that, plus the scary state of affairs, as told by The Next Web. Plus - one week after updates for Apple gear, more updates for Apple gear. And how do you AirDrop? We’ll look at a story that may have you reconsidering settings.
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This week on Checklist 240 - Apple releases updates for everything, then updates for everything else. We’ll look at new features and security fixes. We’ll also look at a world-girding spyware story as Pegasus takes flight.
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While online ads may anonymize your data, there’s a whole industry working to put that data and your identity back together. We’ll talk about that, plus stopping spam calls and stolen passwords from stolen iPhones. It’s all on Checklist No. 239, brought to you by SecureMac.
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In the movies, bad guys are often taken down by a tech vulnerability. This week, we revisit our look at how best practices could make bad guys better at being bad.
- Where Khan went wrong
- Some of the Empire’s greatest mistakes
- And who are these aliens messing up our Independence Day?
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