Intego Mac Podcast

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  • It’s World Password Day; Why do we still use passwords?

    Passwords are easy to implement, but keeping them secure is not that simple. On World Password Day, Josh and Kirk discuss how passwords might be replaced by other means of authentication. And they discuss the UK's covid-19 contact tracing app which raises privacy concerns, a Facebook bug that caused lots of apps to fail, why you should always check that auto-completed email address, and more.

    Show Notes:

    • UK finds itself almost alone with centralized virus contact-tracing app that probably won't work well, asks for your location, may be illegal
    • Facebook fixes bug that crashed major iOS apps like TikTok, Spotify, and Tinder
    • Justice Dept. scrutinizes White House-connected doctor linked to disputed coronavirus treatment
    • Manage Your Previous Recipients in Apple’s Mail
    • Psychic Paper
    • Zoom Admins Can Now Disable PMIs; Additional Security Updates for Basic Accounts Coming May 9
    • Zoom Acquires Keybase and Announces Goal of Developing the Most Broadly Used Enterprise End-to-End Encryption Offering
    • The History of Clarus the Dogcow

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      31 min
    • Don’t Share Your Apple ID (so a Friend Can Watch Apple TV+)

      Getting a text message on an iOS device can crash your iPhone or iPad; but it can't do any more harm than that. Apple has released a beta version of iOS with its coronavirus notification API, but Americans don't trust tech companies. And we talk about Apple TV+, and how you should never share your Apple ID so friends can watch shows with your account.

      Show Notes:

      • A viral text string with an Italian flag and Sindhi characters will crash your iPhone
      • Apple Finds No Evidence Hackers Exploited IPhone, IPad Mail Flaw
      • Apple releases iOS 13.5 beta with first version of its COVID-19 exposure notification API
      • Americans are wary of the coronavirus tracking apps being produced by big tech
      • Financial Times reporter accessed private calls at Independent and Evening Standard
      • Zoom admits it doesn’t have 300 million users, corrects misleading claims
      • Apple TV+ faces coronavirus crunch as Disney+ moves theatrical releases

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        32 min
      • Zero Day, Compromised Ad Servers, and the New iPad Magic Keyboard

        Every day is zero day in the security world. Researchers have found some serious vulnerabilities in iOS that affect the Mail app, and a fix is coming. Compromised ad servers allow cybercriminals to serve malware on respected websites. And we discuss the new Magic Keyboard for iPad, which turns the iPad into a new computing device.

        Show Notes:

        • Researchers Say They Caught an iPhone Zero-Day Hack in the Wild
        • You’ve Got (0-click) Mail!
        • Zoom’s Security Woes Were No Secret to Business Partners Like Dropbox
        • Zoom Hits Milestone on 90-Day Security Plan, Releases Zoom 5.0
        • Comment: Why hasn’t Apple released a dedicated app for iCloud Keychain?
        • Mac and iOS Keychain Tutorial: How Apple’s iCloud Keychain Works
        • Hackers have breached 60 ad servers to load their own malicious ads
        • Ad-Blockers: The Good, the Bad, the Ethics
        • The Magic Keyboard Turns the iPad into a New Computing Device
        • Everything you can do with the Apple Pencil

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          33 min
        • Contact Tracing, Phishing, and a New iPhone

          Apple has announced a new iPhone SE, a low-priced phone that's really the iPhone for everyone. Google and Apple are working on a contract tracing app, to help stem the spread of the coronavirus. And Apple users are among those most targeted by phishing. And we inaugurate our new segment, Zoom Zinger, where we highlight security and privacy issues with the Zoom videoconferencing software. (Sorry about the audio; Josh's recording software crashed, and we had to fall back on our backup Skype recording.)

          Show Notes:

          • iPhone SE
          • Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
          • Apple and Google Partner for Privacy-Preserving COVID-19 Contact Tracing and Notification
          • Apple responds to the U.S. government re: COVID-19 tracking app
          • Protecting Lives & Liberty: How Contact Tracing Can Foil COVID-19 & Big Brother (comic)
          • Over 500,000 Zoom accounts sold on the Dark Web
          • Apple is Most Imitated Brand for Phishing in Q1 2020
          • Cleaning your iPhone

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            29 min
          • How Not to Get Phone Scammed

            A good friend of Kirk's, a very tech savvy guy, got scammed on the phone by someone pretending to be from his bank. We discuss how this happened, and all the red flags you need to be aware of. We also discuss how Apple is helping health care workers, and we look at the latest Zoom security and privacy issues.

            Show Notes:

            • Tim Cook's tweet about masks and face shields
            • Apple face shield instructions
            • Boeing 787s must be turned off and on every 51 days to prevent 'misleading data' being shown to pilots
            • Facebook Wanted NSO Spyware to Monitor Users, NSO CEO Claims
            • iOS Vulnerability Prevents VPNs From Encrypting All Traffic
            • New attack on home routers sends users to spoofed sites that push malware
            • ‘War Dialing’ Tool Exposes Zoom’s Password Problems
            • Thousands of Zoom video calls have been exposed online, highlighting the privacy risks
            • Move Fast & Roll Your Own Crypto: A Quick Look at the Confidentiality of Zoom Meetings
            • Security and Privacy Implications of Zoom
            • How I lost control of our bank accounts to a phone scammer
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              38 min
            • Zoom Is a Security and Privacy Nightmare (Zoomenfreude)

              Lots of people have turned to Zoom to stay in touch with friends and family, and to work from home, but this software has had a huge number of security issues. We discuss these and how this trend shows poor attention to security and privacy in this software.

              Show Notes:

              • Episode 92: Zoom Zero-Day, and Unmasking Mac Malware Makers
              • Apple pushed a silent MRT update to remove hidden Zoom web server
              • “Zoom Stock” Confusion Causes Investors to Put Stock in Wrong Company
              • Zoom iOS App Sends Data to Facebook Even if You Don’t Have a Facebook Account
              • Zoom Updates iOS App to Stop Sending Data to Facebook
              • Zoom Removes Code That Sends Data to Facebook
              • Zoom Meetings Do Not Support End-to-End Encryption
              • Zoom is Leaking Peoples' Email Addresses and Photos to Strangers
              • Intruders are hijacking Zoom calls with noise and gross images — here’s how to avoid becoming a victim of ‘zoombombing’
              • The 'S' in Zoom, Stands for Security: uncovering (local) security flaws in Zoom's latest macOS client
              • Ex-NSA hacker drops new zero-day doom for Zoom
              • Ex-NSA hacker finds new Zoom flaws to takeover Macs again, including webcam, mic, and root access
              • Zoom announces 90-day feature freeze to fix privacy and security issues
              • A Message to Our Users

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                32 min
              • Medical ID, Apple Updates, Intel Vulnerabilities, and More

                Josh and Kirk discuss how to set up a medical ID on an iPhone and Apple Watch, we cover this week's Apple updates, we look at a new Intel CPU bug, and more.

                Show Notes:

                • How to Set Up Medical ID on Your iPhone and Apple Watch
                • Cybercriminals are preying on coronavirus fears
                • Safari will now block third-party cookies by default, delete a site's local storage after seven days
                • How to Manage and Remove Browser Cookies on Mac and iOS
                • Legacy System Extension Message
                • Deprecated Kernel Extensions and System Extension Alternatives
                • Firefox Browser releases 'Facebook Container' for those who like it but don't trust it
                • Intel CSME bug is worse than previously thought
                • Apple T2 Security Chip Security Overview
                • Popular VPN And Ad-Blocking Apps Are Secretly Harvesting User Data

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                  33 min
                • How to Adapt to Working From Home

                  Many people are required to work from home for the foreseeable future, so Josh and Kirk have decided to give some tips about working from home, something they both do.

                  Show Notes:

                  • Objective by the Sea
                  • Take Control of Working from Home Temporarily
                  • Dyson air purifier
                  • Netatmo weather station
                  • Is Conference Room Air Making You Dumber?
                  • Pomodoro Technique (Wikipedia)
                  • MultiTimer (iOS and Apple Watch)
                  • Episode 92: Zoom Zero-Day, and Unmasking Mac Malware Makers
                  • Episode 15: What's a VPN, and Why Should You Use One?
                  • The Next Track
                  • Grammar Girl
                  • Cats and Dominos

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                    32 min
                  • The History of Apple Malware, with Guest John McAfee

                    Malware has affected Apple computers since even before the release of the Macintosh. In fact, the very first computer virus that spread in the wild affected the Apple II. We discus the history of Apple malware, and we talk with John McAfee, creator of the first commercial antivirus, about how he created the software.

                    Show Notes:

                    • Key Moments in the History of Mac Malware
                    • John McAfee
                    • Elk Cloner
                    • Apple DOS
                    • nVIR
                    • HyperCard
                    • A Silly Noisy House
                    • Disinfectant
                    • Frequently asked questions about Word macro viruses
                    • Mac OS X
                    • Renepo/Opener
                    • Leap.A / Oompa-Loompa
                    • WireLurker Malware Infects Macs, Attacks Non-Jailbroken iPhones
                    • How Flashback Malware Infects Macs
                    • MAC Defender Fake Antivirus Program Targets Mac Users
                    • OSX/Shlayer: New Mac malware comes out of its shell
                    • Episode 28: Beware of Trustjacking (discussion of Shlayer)
                    • OSX/Linker: New Mac malware attempts zero-day Gatekeeper bypass
                    • Episode 88: Flash, Incognito Mode, Porn, and a Malware Extravaganza (discussion of Linker)
                    • OSX/CrescentCore: Mac malware designed to evade antivirus
                    • Episode 89: New Mac Malware, Apple Public Betas, and More (discussion of CrescentCore)
                    • Objective by the Sea v3.0

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                      34 min
                    • RSA Conference 2020 Highlights

                      Josh attended this year's RSA Conference, one of the big meet-ups about computer security, and discusses what he learned there. We also cover news about smart speakers listening to your conversations (again), a copy/paste issue that Apple says isn't a big deal, and a new limitation by Safari for HTTPS certificates, that will affect some websites.

                      Show Notes:

                      • Your smart speaker could be listening in on your conversations by accident
                      • Mister Mxyzptlk (Wikipedia)
                      • Apple drops a bomb on long-life HTTPS certificates: Safari to snub new security certs valid for more than 13 months
                      • Precise Location Information Leaking Through System Pasteboard
                      • How to remove GPS location data from photos on iPhone or Mac
                      • RSA Conference
                      • Speakers and panels
                      • RSA Conference videos
                      • Repurposed Malware: A Dark Side of Recycling
                      • Complete transcript of episode 125

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                        35 min

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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…