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**The Checklist by SecureMac**

SecureMac presents The Checklist. Hosted by Ken Ray, each week The Checklist hits security topics for your Mac and iOS devices. From how-to’s and safety tips, to security news of the day, The Checklist by SecureMac takes a conversational, solutions oriented approach to security for the average user. Check in each Thursday for a new Checklist!

Latest Episodes:

Checklist 291 - Taking Advantage of Your Good Nature Aug 11, 2022

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On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac:

7 Apps to Remove from Your Mac Immediately
"Twitter Support" Scams: How They Work and How to Avoid Them
Identifying and Avoiding Charity Scams

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Checklist 290 - When and When Not to Be "That Person" Aug 04, 2022

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On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac - From being the lone security soldier to knowing when to call for backup. We're looking at communication breakdowns between corporate security and everyone else, and a scary story of tracking down an AirTag on Checklist No. 290 brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 289 - Breaches, Edits, and Heat Jul 28, 2022

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On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac - We're assessing the impact of data breaches. Plus important changes to editing and un-sending in iMessage in iOS 16, and paying a visit to heat.gov on Checklist No. 289, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 288 - Everything Old Is News Again Jul 21, 2022

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On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac - Email scams, revisited, and old Apple software gets updated. Spinning the oldies on Checklist No. 288, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 287 - Taking a Look at Lockdown Mode Jul 14, 2022

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On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac:

- Apple previews Lockdown Mode, meant to fight state-sponsored spyware

- What a data breach can teach us about vigilance

- Getting to know the various beeps of AirTag

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Checklist 286 - The Annual Summer Blockbuster Special Jul 07, 2022

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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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Checklist 285 - Keeping Your Health Data Private Jul 01, 2022

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The ability to communicate instantly via computer or smartphones is great. The ability to store, access, and transmit our health info is great. But those two things together offer so many points of weakness in controlling our medical info. We'll talk keeping your health data private on Checklist 285 brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 284 - New Breaches, New Protections Jun 23, 2022

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A bad old-fashioned data breach with a good old-fashioned response, an Internet-of-Things thing in seriously hot water, and two protections coming to communications in Apple software updates - we'll hit it all on Checklist 284 brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 283 - Edit the Edit and Unsend Plans Jun 16, 2022

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A call for Apple to edit its plans for editing and unsending messages in iMessage in defense of victims of abuse. Plus a healthcare provider is hit with a data breach and Heineken is NOT giving away beer on WhatsApp. Happy Father's Day from The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 282 - Privacy, Security, and WWDC22 Jun 09, 2022

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Some say the WWDC22 keynote felt disjointed. While there was no BIG section on privacy and security improvements, such announcements were sprinkled throughout. We'll hit a few upcoming changes in iOS 16, macOS 13, and across Apple's ecosystem on Checklist no. 282, brought to you by SecureMac.

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