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Apple has updated their privacy label portal for all of Apple's apps. The privacy labels help you understand what Apple is collecting from each app, if they are trying it back to your identity and provides insight in to their privacy posture.
Source - https://www.apple.com/privacy/labels/
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Apple will be releasing iOS 14.5 very soon. This update delivers a huge improvement to user's privacy by allowing users to directly restrict apps from collecting data on you and forcing apps to show you exactly what they are collecting. Facebook hates this. This episode talks about why and why you should update and block data collection the day it's released.
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This week's tools, tips and tricks talks about a secure way to transfer files, Lockbin.com. As we get into tax time there will be a need to send highly sensitive files around, using regular email is not a valid secure option. This episode talks about Lockbin and how it's one of the easier solutions to transfer files securely.
Source: https://lockbin.com/
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Password reuse is still a big problem and an analysis of breached data proves that statement. This episode talks about password resuse, how hackers thrive on it and why you should never, ever use the same password on two sites.
Source: https://spycloud.com/2021-annual-credential-exposure-report/
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The National Cyber Security Alliance in conjunction with the IRS has released an easy-to-understand resource with tips on how to stay safe during tax time. This episode goes through some of the tips and reminds you the things you can do to maximize your privacy protection.
Stay Safe Online Website - https://staysafeonline.org/
Stay Safe During Tax Time Resource - https://staysafeonline.org/resource/tax-time-2021/
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Cloud services have helped developers create applications faster and more efficiently. However, there still security responsibilities that fall on the developers and their teams. This episode talks about cloud storage and how it's still being overlooked and putting data at risk.
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As predicted phishing attacks using Coivd vaccine as the theme has risen greatly in the last three months. This episode goes into the details of the types of emails being seen and what you can do to help you and your employees avoid these pitfalls.
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This week's tools, tips and tricks talk about a Windows Active Directory password auditing tool. Specops Password Auditor is a free analyzer to give you insight into your password policies and the security posture of your accounts.
Source: https://specopssoft.com/product/specops-password-auditor/
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Open source has changed the way application are created. However, this episode talks about how open source can turn around and embarrass you.
Source - https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/rookie-coding-mistake-prior-to-gab-hack-came-from-sites-cto/
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It's tax season and if you use a tax preparer to do your taxes you need to get your information to them. There are many ways to do this but this episode talks about why regular email shouldn't be one of them.
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