The Checklist by SecureMac Podcast
1) Checklist 451 - Safe Holiday Shopping 2025
We're going a day early this week because Friday might be too late. The holiday shopping season kicks off in earnest this Friday. We're looking at tips for safe shopping both online and in lines this ...Show More
2) Checklist 450 - Weak Passwords and Deepfake Celebrities 2025
It is that time of year. Time to reflect… to look back… to realize how little we've learned, and shake our heads in sadness. 123456 is still the most used password according to a new study - and peopl...Show More
3) Checklist 449 - Background Improvements and a Meta Warning
Apple's brought back an old safety feature. We'll look at Background Security Improvements, what happened to the thing it replaced, and who should have it turned on. Plus - reasons to avoid shopping o...Show More
4) Checklist 448 - OS Updates and App Store Accountability
We're looking at a child safety feature and the over 400 security fixes in this week's 26.1 OS updates from Apple. Plus - Texas is exerting control over smartphone parental controls. We'll talk about ...Show More
5) Checklist 447 - iPhone Protections and Ghost Accounts
It's Halloween! There's a guy with an axe who wants to get into your iPhone! We'll talk about keeping him out. Plus - ghosts may not be real, but ghost accounts are. We'll tell you how to be a ghost a...Show More
6) Checklist 446 - Meta Warnings and Merit Badges
Meta’s WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are taking proactive steps to warn users of scammers on those services. We’ll tell you more. Plus - Scouting America has new merit badges for A.I. and cybersecur...Show More
7) Checklist 445 - Ransomware Revisited and a Bigger Bug Bounty
Apple is increasing bug bounties for good guys, in theory. We’ll talk about how much white hats might be able to get outta Cupertino. First though, Japan’s beer bungle was a ransomware attack. An upda...Show More
8) Checklist 444 - Spoofing the FBI and Doctors without Manners
A bit of a boo-hiss story about a medical imaging group losing personally identifiable information on tens of thousands of patients. That’s not the boo-hiss part. We’ll tell you what is. First though ...Show More
9) Checklist 443 - Why Anti-Phishing Training Isn’t Working
We’re doing the ransomware thing again - checking on the folks at Jaguar Land Rover, plus what may be a ransomware attack at Japanese brewery Asahi. Then - why isn’t the anti-phishing training at your...Show More
10) Checklist 442 - Ransomware Rodeo
Whether trying to hit the road or soar through the skies - ransomware is providing speed bumps and delays. We’ll talk about a couple of huge ongoing ransomware attacks. Plus - how does ransomware happ...Show More