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Checklist 411 - Virtual Dates and Zero-Day Updates Feb 14, 2025

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Valentine's Day comes once a year, but romance scams are constant. We'll look at some of those and ways to avoid them. Plus - a look at Apple's OS updates from earlier this week. That's all on Checklist No. 411, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 410 - OCR Malware in the App Store Feb 07, 2025

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News of troubling malware in apps in Apple's App Store. We'll tell the tale of SparkCat, what it's trying to steal, and how to stay protected. Also - If you use, drive for, or work with Grubhub, your info may have been stolen. We'll tell you more on Checklist No. 410 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 409 - Change Healthcare's Strange and Changing Story Jan 31, 2025

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Have you heard the latest on the Change Healthcare hack? Checklist 409's got it. Plus - a lot of Apple operating systems got updates this week. Most of those got a fix for a vulnerability under active exploit - but what about the ones that didn't? We'll look into that on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 408 - Family Passwords and Smishing, Revisited Jan 24, 2025

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We're talking about family passwords. What are they? Why are they important? What should you consider when considering one? Plus - we'll revisit the toll road smishing scams and why they're so prevalent today. That's all on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 407 - Scams Sparked by SoCal Fires Jan 17, 2025

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The destructive fires in Southern California are sparking activity from scammers. We'll look at who's being targeted and how to stay protected. Plus - How many scam text messages do you get in a week? If you've got an iPhone, Apple's built in a protection against some of them - but it's pretty easy to break. We'll tell you more on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 406 - Less Salt, More Logos Jan 10, 2025

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This week, we'll look at a new initiative by the U.S. Government to raise awareness around security and IoT devices. First though - the carriers that didn't know for months that their networks had been pwned by Chinese hackers say they now see no signs of Chinese hackers on their networks! It is news you can feel about on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 405 - Neo-el: Hacky Holidays Reloaded Dec 20, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence - creator of super-users and (in fiction at least) destroyer of worlds. A.I. is the greatest thing since sliced bread, according to Silicon Valley. In the movies though, it's a source of soulless control that will eventually kill us all.

Speaking of killing - you may have some time to kill this holiday season. So we decided to fill it with films! We'll look at three of our favorite A.I. films, what they got right, and what we should learn from them on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 404 - Safe Digital Travel and OS Updates Dec 13, 2024

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Public wifi is everywhere when we're traveling, but is it safe? We're looking at ways to make sure. Plus - security updates in Apple's OS updates on Checklist No. 404, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 403 - The FBI, Salt Typhoon, and Encryption Dec 06, 2024

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The FBI is suggesting that people use communications tools that employ end-to-end-encryption. That's due to hackers from China accessing major telecoms in the U.S., using a backdoor built for "good guys." We'll look at the Salt Typhoon attack, the FBI's change of heart on encryption, and consider a few end-to-end-encrypted communication options on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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Checklist 402 - Avoiding Shopping Scams 2024 Nov 27, 2024

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Bad guys and A.I. may try to wreck our holiday shopping. From deepfake celebrity endorsements to more convincing phishing messages to imitation sites that look like the real thing - there are tons of scams out there, aided by A.I. Good news though - they can be thwarted using the same practices we've used for years. We'll revisit those on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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