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- Beware Drive-By Downloads in Safari
The popular fitness tracking app Strava can assist stalkers; Facebook is irked about European regulators; a new Bluetooth vulnerability takes a new tack on attacks; and we look at some disturbing drive-by downloads that are coming from rogue Google ads.
Show Notes:
- Strava and stalkers
- Facebook Says it Will Stop Operating in Europe If Regulators Don’t Back Down
- Shortly after we recorded, Facebook said they have "no desire" to pull out of Europe
- Facebook user statistics by country
- BLESA Bluetooth vulnerability
- Firefox Send has been discontinued
- How to Send Files Securely
- Websites asking you to allow downloads? Here’s the solution…
- Save Safari settings for websites you visit often
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27 min - New, New, New from Apple!
Apple announced new Apple Watch models, updated iPads, a new fitness subscription service, and a subscription bundle, Apple One. While iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 were released this week, there's still no news on macOS. Josh and Kirk look at all the new stuff, and try to figure out what's best for most users.
Show Notes:
- Apple Introduces New Apple Watch, iPad Air, and AppleOne Services Bundle
- Which iPad Is Best for You?
- Everything you can do with the Apple Pencil and Logitech Crayon on Your iPad
- Apple releases iOS 14, watchOS 7 and more with security updates
- Change Activity Goals on the Apple Watch in watchOS 7
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
32 min - What if Apple Built a Search Engine?
With Apple holding a new product event next week, we discuss recent speculation that Apple might be building a search engine. The discuss the implications of this, especially if Apple's own search engine replaced Google as the default search engine on macOS and iOS.
Show Notes:
- Could an Apple VPN or search engine be launching soon?
- How to switch search engines on macOS and iOS (and why you should)
- About Applebot
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
32 min - Apple Authorized Mac Malware
iOS 13.7 is out, with support for COVID-19 exposure notifications. Apple's clever new privacy ad highlights the way people give up personal data. Criminals are using Ring doorbells to know when the cops are coming. And Apple approved, through their "notarization" system, dozens of malicious apps.
Show Notes:
- iOS 13.7 Now Available With Support for Exposure Notifications Express
- Apple Shares Humorous Privacy-Focused iPhone Ad Where People Overshare Personal Info With Strangers
- Web browsing histories are private personal data - now what
- Doorbell Cameras Like Ring Give Early Warning Of Police Searches, FBI Warned
- The Confused Mailman: Sending SPF and DMARC passing mail as any Gmail or G Suite customer
- Stealing Local Files Using Safari Web Share API
- Apple notarizes dozens of Mac malware samples
- Notarizing macOS Software Before Distribution
- OSX/Shlayer: New Mac malware comes out of its shell
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
29 min - A Six-Digit Passcode Isn’t Strong Enough
A Lightroom update has wiped user photos, and there's no way to get them back; malicious Chinese code in 1,200 iOS apps is collecting data and simulating clicks to make money; and a chilling story shows why a six-digit passcode isn't enough to protect your data on an iOS device.
Show Notes:
- Lightroom App Update Wipes Users’ Photos and Presets, Adobe Says they are ‘Not Recoverable’
- Malicious Chinese SDK In 1,200 iOS Apps With Billions Of Installs Causing ‘Major Privacy Concerns To Hundreds Of Millions Of Consumers’
- “Meitu” Mobile App Has Privacy Risks
- Can Thieves Crack 6-Digit iPhone Passcodes?
- If Hackers Crack a Six-Digit iPhone Passcode, They Can Get All Your Passwords
- Twitter thread describing the passcode hack and its consequences
- How to ensure your Mac and iOS devices are secure
- How to Steal an iPhone’s Passcode (from up to 150 feet away!)
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
32 min - Back That Mac Up
New Mac malware targets the Xcode development environment, and Apple has know about it for more than a month, but didn't share the information with security specialists. Epic vs. Apple: who will win the Fortnite battle royale? And we discuss backing up your Mac using Time Machine, Intego Personal Backup, and using a NAS for backups and other file storage.
Show Notes:
- What if Apple was forced to allow app sales outside of the iOS store?
- Epic used its playbook for Fortnite events against Apple and Google
- How Fortnite’s epic battle with Apple could reshape the antitrust fight
- Epic Games v. Apple - Wikipedia
- How to Back Up Your Mac’s Data with Time Machine
- How to back up your Mac to a NAS
- Intego Personal Backup Compared with Apple’s Time Machine
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
30 min - How to Send Files Securely, and Why You Shouldn’t Use Tor
Apple is planning on offering a bundle of services called Apple One, and we discuss how useful it might be. We mention new iOS and macOS updates, talk about the Have I Been Pwned website going open source, look into an Amazon Alexa abomination, and explain why Tor isn't as safe as you might have thought. We then take a look at the many ways you can send files securely to someone; and explain how sending files by email can be secure.
Show Notes:
- Apple releases iOS 13.6.1
- Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.6 Supplemental Update
- Accounting rules change could end iPod touch update fee
- Apple Readies ‘Apple One’ Subscription Bundles to Boost Services
- Have I Been Pwned is going open source (eventually)
- Malicious party hijacks 24% of Tor network
- Keeping the gate locked on your IoT devices: Vulnerabilities found on Amazon’s Alexa
- How to Send Files Securely
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
34 min - A New iMac, a Google Gotcha, and a Zoom Zinger
Apple updated the 27" iMac this week, and it may be the last new desktop Mac running Intel processors, but should you buy this one or wait for Apple's own chips? Google accidentally enabled some of its speakers to listen in on sounds in people's homes, and we update recent stories about Garmin getting hit by ransomware, and the Great Twitter Hack of 2020.
Show Notes:
- New 27" iMac
- Garmin reportedly paid the $10 million ransom to obtain the decryption key
- 3 young men age 17–22 charged with July 15 Twitter hack
- Accused Twitter hacker’s first court appearance Zoombombed by Bitcoin pranksters
- Google accidentally enables Home smart speakers to listen in to everyday house sounds
- A Day Without Business
- iOS 14 adds domain-bound codes to make SMS one-time passcodes more secure
- New ‘unpatchable’ exploit allegedly found on Apple’s Secure Enclave chip, here’s what it could mean
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
30 min - How computer security is depicted in movies
We talk about an update on the Great Twitter Hack of 2020, discuss a ransomware attack on Garmin that shut down the company's services, and even its assembly lines, and warn listeners about some Netgear devices that have vulnerabilities and can't be updated. We then discuss the often ridiculous way hacking is portrayed in movies and TV.
Show Notes:
- More than 1,000 people at Twitter had ability to aid hack of accounts
- Garmin services and production go down after ransomware attack
- Garmin staggers back online after ransomware attack
- If you own one of these 45 Netgear devices, replace it: Kit maker won't patch vulnerable gear despite live proof-of-concept code
- Surprise! Fujitsu Releases 64-Bit ScanSnap Manager for Older Scanners
- How computer security is depicted in movies
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
33 min - Are smart locks really that smart?
We follow up on the great Twitter hack of 2020, we discuss how a Cloudflare outage brought down many major websites, and Kirk tells a story of a suspicious email from his local government. We then examine whether smart locks are really safe.
Show Notes:
- Cloudflare had a (non-security) outage
- IsItDownRightNow?
- Hackers Tell the Story of the Twitter Attack From the Inside
- Twitter Hacking for Profit and the LoLs
- Zoom to Sell 27-Inch Dedicated Appliance for $600
- Are smart locks really that smart?
Intego Mac Premium Bundle X9 is the ultimate protection and utility suite for your Mac. Download a free trial now at intego.com. First-time buyers can save 40% by using coupon code PODCAST20 at checkout.
Intego Antivirus for Windows keeps your Boot Camp, VM, or PC protected from the latest malware threats. Download a free trial now, and use this link for a special discount when you're ready to buy.
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About Intego Mac Podcast
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Join the Intego Mac security experts for the latest Apple news, industry opinions, and a splash of security advice in our easy-to-digest, entertaining, and informative podcast series. Hosted by Kirk…
McElhearn and Josh Long.