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- 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do on Your Work Computer or Phone
Your work computer or phone doesn't belong to you, and you should be careful about what you do on these devices. Your employer can track you and all your activity, and record what you do, and even, perhaps, what you type.
Show Notes:
- RSA Conference 2020
- 10 Things You Shouldn’t Do on Your Work Computer (or Phone)
- BadUSB (Wikipedia) (discussed from 20:47 to 22:02)
- O.MG Cable (discussed from 20:47 to 22:02)
- Next episode, #125: RSA Conference 2020 Highlights
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35 min - Switching Default Apps on the iPhone and iPad
Your iPhone or iPad comes with 36 default apps, including Mail, Safari, and Messages. You may want to use other apps for email, for browsing, and for messaging, in part to enhance your security and privacy. While you can't set other apps to replace the defaults, as you can on macOS, you can switch. We explain how.
Show Notes:
- Apple Weighs Letting Users Switch Default iPhone Apps to Rivals
- Switch Some Default Apps on Your iPhone or iPad for Increased Security and Privacy
- Apple’s Default iPhone Apps Give It Growing Edge Over App Store Rivals
- Is Safari the most private browser for iPhone and iPad?
- Lynx web browser
- Tutanota
- Threema
- Signal
- Telegram
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27 min - Understanding Blockchain and Cryptocurrency
A child spends a fortune on in-app purchases, the CIA has been running a fake company providing encryption services, and beware of public lockers. We then take a deep dive into blockchain technology and cryptocurrency; if you've been wondering what Bitcoin is, we explain (almost) everything.
Show Notes:
- 8-year-old spends $1,875 on Roblox in-app purchases by adding her fingerprint to TouchID
- Beware of public lockers
- The intelligence coup of the century
- Cryptocurrency 101 – Part 1: Blockchain and basic concepts
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33 min - How Security Analysts Work
We explain how to delete "off-Facebook activity," discuss a Google Photos data leak, a Twitter phone number issue, and a man who created a traffic jam with a wagon full of smartphones. We then explain how security analysts work, discussing a developer who wanted to know why his Wacom drawing tablet had a privacy policy, and worked out what data the device was sending to a server.
Show Notes:
- How to View and Edit Your Off-Facebook Activity
- Episode 31: Delete Your Social Media History (discussion of EFAIL)
- Google Admits Some Private Videos in Google Photos Were Sent to Strangers
- An Incident Impacting your Account Identity
- WhatsApp on Mac: update to stop attackers accessing files
- This Man Created Traffic Jams on Google Maps Using a Red Wagon Full of Phones
- Wacom drawing tablets track the name of every application that you open
- What type of data does Amazon collect from Kindles?
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 PODCAST19 at checkout.
35 min - If It’s Free, You’re the Product
Apple updates everything, the Ring doorbell has trackers in its app, and the Shlayer malware has infected lots of Macs. We then discussed a number of issues where free services you use monetize data collected about you and your activities.
Show Notes:
- Apple releases macOS Catalina 10.15.3, iOS 13.3.1, and more
- Apple Security Updates
- Ring Doorbell App Packed with Third-Party Trackers
- Leaked Documents Expose the Secretive Market for Your Web Browsing Data
- VirusBarrier Scanner
- Facebook agrees to pay $550 million to end facial recognition tech lawsuit
- Adobe Flash Player is dead, yet 10% of Macs infected with fake Flash malware
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32 min - iPhones Hacked and Cracked
The world's richest man's iPhone was hacked when he clicked on a video in WhatsApp. Police and the FBI are cracking iPhones to get evidence. Should we worry? Tom Cruise would know what to do.
Show Notes:
- Apple Reportedly Dropped Plans for End-to-End Encrypted iCloud Backups After FBI Objected
- iCloud security overview
- 2016 WSJ Story on Apple's Plans for E2E Encryption for iCloud Data
- iforgot.apple.com
- Reminder that SMS 2FA is better than no 2FA at all
- Apple Likely to Drop Adobe Flash Support in Next Version of Safari
- Police officer in Brazil shows off entire facade ATM skimmer
- Sonos Makes It Clear: You No Longer Own The Things You Buy
- The Next Track podcast
- How Jeff Bezos’ iPhone X Was Hacked
- Amazon boss Jeff Bezos's phone 'hacked by Saudi crown prince'
- Analysis of the Evidence of Surveillance of Mr. Bezos’ personal phone
- Inside the $10 million cyber lab trying to break Apple’s iPhone
- House Democrats Used Cellebrite to Publish Lev Parnas iPhone Messages
- FBI Took Two Months to Crack Lev Parnas’s IPhone 11, U.S. Says
- Police Scotland confirms roll-out of cyber kiosk technology
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 PODCAST19 at checkout.
30 min - Your Photos Can Tell People Where You Live
Photos you shoot with your iPhone, and with some cameras, store location data. Sharing these photos on social media may pinpoint your location: where you live, or where you work. It's easy to remove this data. In the news, we talk about listening in on Skype audio, another Apple - FBI spat about accessing data on an iPhone, Google getting rid of cookies, and more.
Show Notes:
- New rack-mounted Mac Pro available
- FBI asks Apple for help cracking Pensacola gunman’s iPhones
- IPhone Hacking Firm Updates Tool in Midst of Apple-FBI Spat
- Shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola Called ‘Act of Terrorism’ (FBI)
- Skype audio graded by workers in China with 'no security measures'
- You can now use iPhones as Google security keys for 2FA
- Chromium Blog: Building a more private web: A path towards making third party cookies obsolete
- How to Post to Instagram from Safari on a Mac
- Cable Haunt
- How to remove GPS location data from photos on iPhone or Mac
- ImageOptim
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32 min - The Year in Apple Security 2019
We look back at the eventful year 2019 in Apple security. In the news, Apple is switching to randomized serial numbers for its products, Apple sues a company over jailbreaking, Firefox has critical vulnerabilities, and more.
Show Notes:
- Apple Plans to Switch to Randomized Serial Numbers for Future Products Starting in Late 2020
- Corellium Accuses Apple of Using Lawsuit to 'Crack Down on Jailbreaking'
- Apple Is Bullying a Security Company with a Dangerous DMCA Lawsuit
- Critical Security Vulnerabilities fixed in Firefox 72.0.1 and Firefox ESR 68.4.1
- Windows 7 support will end on January 14, 2020
- Sunsetting Python 2
- The Year in Apple Security – 2019
- Episode 13: Is My Computer's CPU Secure?
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 PODCAST19 at checkout.
35 min - 9 Security and Privacy Settings to Activate on Your New iPhone or iPad
We cover some security news, such as a password breach at Zynga, a user database breach at Waze, and a new Apple patent for under-display biometric sensors. Then we discuss essential settings to keep your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch secure.
Show Notes:
- 170m passwords stolen in Zynga hack, monitor says
- Zynga (Wikipedia)
- have i been pwned?
- Wyze security camera user DB was breached
- Apple Wins Patent for Optical Imaging Sensors that could be used for Under-the-Display Biometrics in Future iPhones and Beyond
- 9 Security and Privacy Settings to Activate on Your New iPhone or iPad
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 PODCAST19 at checkout.
31 min - 8 Steps to Ensure the Security and Privacy of Your New Mac
If you got a new Mac for the holidays, there are a number of settings you can adjust to enhance its security and privacy. We discuss eight tips to make your Mac stronger. We also look at some news, with Ring's reaction to the claims that they were compromised, Apple pulling an app from the App Store for spying on users, and Apple's new bug bounty program.
Show Notes:
- Boxing Day (Wikipedia)
- Ring’s Services Have Not Been Compromised – Here’s What You Need to Know
- haveibeenpwned.com
- Top websites keep letting people use weak passwords like 111111, and it’s a major security risk
- Hash function (Wikipedia)
- Apple Pulls Emirati Chat App 'ToTok' From App Store for Allegedly Spying on Users
- Apple officially launches Apple Security Bounty program
- Apple Platform Security guide - Fall 2019
- 8 Mac security and privacy features to set up right away
- How to Encrypt and Password Protect Files on Your Mac
- Data Backup Plan: How to Implement the 3-2-1 Backup Strategy
- How to Lock Your Mac Screen and Protect It from Prying Eyes
- Open a Mac app from an unidentified developer
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 PODCAST19 at checkout.
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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.