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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 203 - T2, Revisited Plus an Actual Checklist Oct 15, 2020

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On this edition of The Checklist by SecureMac:

The Enterprise likes the safety of the Mac
The T2 story evolves
A Cybersecurity Awareness Month checklist

Don't forget to check out our show notes:

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Checklist 202 - The T2 Vulnerability with Patrick Wardle Oct 08, 2020

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Apple news sites were rife this week with news of an unpatchable vulnerability in the Cupertino-company's T2 security processor. Not great, but probably not the "sky is falling" moment headlines would have us believe. Security researcher Patrick Wardle joins us to explain

What the T2 is supposed to do
How the vulnerability works
Ways to protect ourselves and more

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Checklist 201 - Cybersecurity Awareness Month Oct 01, 2020

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The pumpkin patch! The fall leaves! They can only mean one thing! It's Cybersecurity Awareness Month! On Checklist 201:

- Avoiding COVID related scams

- Staying safe while working from home

- How to spot and avoid smishing attempts

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Checklist 200 - TikTok, TV, and Time for a Checklist Sep 24, 2020

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On today's Checklist by SecureMac:

A look at the looming TikTok and WeChat bans
The Mozilla Foundation's streaming ad study
A friend's harrowing phishing tale

200 and counting - this is The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 199 - iOS 14 Privacy Features with Nick Leon Sep 17, 2020

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With iOS 14 out for less than 24-hours, now is an excellent time to look at some of its privacy improvements. Nick Leon joins us to address those on Checklist No. 199.

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Checklist 198 - Listener Tracking in Podcasts with Rob Walch Sep 10, 2020

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Did you know that some podcasts actually track their listeners? "Today in iOS" host Rob Walch might be okay with that - IF listeners could opt-in or opt-out. Rob joins us today to talk about how the tracking occurs and about a new tool on the way to fight it.

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Checklist 197 - Staring at the Cloud with Dominique West Sep 03, 2020

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This week, we're joined by Dominique West, senior cloud security consultant and host of the "Security in Color" podcast. She'll tell us how and why security became her calling and how she's giving back to the community. Plus - an actual checklist for The Checklist: Common Misconceptions in Cloud Adoption Security. All of that and more on Checklist No.197

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Checklist 196 - "The Art of Mac Malware: Analysis" with Patrick Wardle Aug 27, 2020

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Security pro Patrick Wardle is writing a book, and he may just want your help. We'll cover some Mac malware basics, talk about the book he's writing, and how the security and Mac communities can help on episode 196 of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist@Securemac.com

Checklist 195 - Attacks on the 2020 Election with Nick Leon Aug 20, 2020

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The 2020 U.S. election is under attack. Who's doing it? Why? How? And what can we do stop it? SecureMac's Nick Leon joins us to talk it over on Checklist No. 195

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Checklist 194 - YouTube Hijacking Bitcoin Blues with Stephen Warwick Aug 13, 2020

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Big accounts have been hijacked as part of a bitcoin scam. You may think we're doing the Twitter story again, but this is not that. Something similar has happened on YouTube. iMore writer Stephen Warwick joins us to share the story - plus a look at how it might have happened, and how it might have been avoided.

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