Intego Mac Podcast

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Intego Mac Podcast episodes

  • Spoiler Alert

    Josh tells us about the RSA security conference, and there are some new vulnerabilities that affect processors; one even has its own website. We also bring you some news about Facebook using phone numbers when they said they wouldn't, and Firefox's new secure file-transfer service.

    • RSA Conference
    • Josh's article, RSA Conference 2019 Highlights: A Mac Perspective
    • "I Am Root": A Retrospective on a Severe Mac Vulnerability
    • If you want online privacy, change your phone number immediately
    • Two-Factor Authorization Apps for iOS
    • Mozilla launches its free, encrypted file-sharing service, Firefox Send
    • Apple's Mail Drop (sorry, I said AirDrop in the podcast)
    • You. Shall. Not. Pass... word: Soon, you may be logging into websites using just your phone, face, fingerprint or token
    • Why 'ji32k7au4a83' Is a Remarkably Common Password
    • Thunderclap
    • Thunderbolt 3 'Thunderclap' vulnerabilities let malicious peripherals attack a Mac's memory
    • SPOILER alert, literally: Intel CPUs afflicted with simple data-spewing spec-exec vulnerability
    • All Intel chips open to new Spoiler non-Spectre attack: Don't expect a quick fix
    • SPOILER: Speculative Load Hazards Boost Rowhammer and Cache Attacks (PDF)

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      34 min
    • Maintain Your Privacy When Browsing the Web

      All modern web browsers provide the capability to use "private browsing," a way of maintaining your privacy when using the web. We discuss how to use this feature, as well as some browser extensions that will also mask some of your personal information.

      • HTTPS Everywhere
      • uBlock Origin: for Chrome, Safari, Firefox
      • Ghostery
      • Use Private Browsing to Maintain Your Privacy on the Web
      • Brave web browser
      • ProtonMail
      • Google Cloud Security and Compliance Whitepaper
      • The Advantages of Using a VPN, with CyberGhost

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        34 min
      • Marzipan and the iOSification of macOS

        After some news about Facebook and user data (again), and a look at Apple's plan for securely managing health records, we look at Marzipan, Apple's framework for allowing iOS apps to easily run on macOS. What will the future look like? Will macOS become similar to iOS? And will we see touch-screen Macs in the future?

        • Some iOS Apps Sending an Alarming Amount of Data to Facebook and Most Users Are Unaware
        • Meitu
        • Tim Cook on Health Records Privacy: "People Will Look at This and Feel That They Can Trust Apple"
        • Marzipan
        • Apple Plans on Combining iPhone, iPad, Mac Apps by 2021

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          29 min
        • How to Securely Dispose of Hard Drives

          A Messages prank, Google getting caught with a hidden mic, and password managers have flaws. And we discuss destroying hard drives creatively.

          • iOS Safari Flaw Allows Deceptive Web Page Previews in Messages
          • Google backtracks on Chrome modifications that would have crippled ad blockers
          • Google says the built-in microphone it never told Nest users about was 'never supposed to be a secret'
          • Password managers have a security flaw. But you should still use one.
          • How Apple Is Changing from a Hardware Company to a Services and Media Company
          • Apple, Goldman Sachs Team Up on Credit Card Paired With iPhone
          • How to Securely Dispose of Old Hard Drives and SSDs
          • iFixit Pro Tech Toolkit

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            32 min
          • How to Avoid Getting Hacked After Data Breaches

            Data breaches are common, and when this happens, and your data is included, you need to know what to do to protect yourself. We take a deep dive into data breaches and the things you can do to keep yourself safe.

            • The biggest ever data dump just hit a colossal 2.2 billion accounts
            • HaveIBeenPwned
            • HaveIBeenPwned password check
            • 1Password Watchtower
            • Password Checkup
            • Hasso-Platner Institut
            • How to Avoid Getting Hacked After Data Breaches
            • 8 Things to Do Right Now if You’ve Been Hacked
            • Two-Factor Authorization Apps for iOS

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              32 min
            • Why Doesn't Apple Have a Mac Bug Bounty Program?

              We discuss a new macOS Keychain vulnerability, which raises the question of why Apple still doesn't have a Mac bug bounty program. We also discuss shortcomings of two-factor authentication, the removal of the Do Not Track feature from Safari, whether or not Google Chrome's lookalike URL warnings are actually a good thing, and more (including why Apple still hadn't fixed the Group FaceTime spying bug; they finally did after we recorded the episode).

              • Apple Patches Group FaceTime, Shortcuts Vulnerabilities
              • Apple's bug bounty program, launched in 2016
              • Apple might pay teenager who found Group FaceTime surveillance bug
              • Apple to Remove “Do Not Track” Feature from Safari
              • Google Chrome to get warnings for 'lookalike URLs'
              • Typosquatting (Wikipedia)
              • Josh's tweet from 2012 about AdBlock Plus
              • Chrome Canary
              • Security researcher demos macOS exploit to access Keychain passwords, but won’t share details with Apple out of protest
              • Mr. Steal Yo Keychain (Patrick Wardle's keychain discovery of 2017)
              • Market for zero-day exploits (Wikipedia)
              • Two-Factor Authentication Might Not Keep You Safe
              • Two-Factor Authorization Apps for iOS
              • Kevin Mitnick (Wikipedia)

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                33 min
              • FaceTime, Facebook, Google, Shortcuts, Steganography, and More

                Apple had a mean FaceTime bug; then they slapped down Facebook, and Google, for some underhanded app distribution. There are security risks using iOS Shortcuts, and there's new malware using steganography.

                • VeryMal Mac Attack Hides Data Within a Picture
                • Steganography (Wikipedia)
                • Are iOS Shortcuts Safe? Reports of Risks Surface
                • Use iOS Shortcuts to Automate Tasks on Your iPhone or iPad
                • Everything You Need To Know About the FaceTime Spying Bug
                • Apple faces lawsuit over FaceTime bug as lawyer says someone eavesdropped on a sworn testimony
                • Facebook, Google Caught Deploying Invasive Apps; Apple Shuts Them Down (After we recorded this episode on Thursday, Apple revoked Google's enterprise certificate. Apple later said that the company had reinstated Facebook's certificate, and was working with Google to reinstate the certificate.)
                • Google disables app that monitored iPhone usage in violation of Apple’s rules
                • Apple just became the tech industry's de facto privacy cop

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                  29 min
                • The Biggest Data Breach Ever; Is Your Data Included?

                  Google is blocking ad blockers, but not their own ads. Apple has released a slew of updates. And the biggest data breach ever has been discovered, with 2.7 billion records. Is your data included?

                  • Wow, fancy that. Web ad giant Google to block ad-blockers in Chrome. For safety, apparently
                  • uBlock Origin
                  • NoScript
                  • Apple Releases iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, and More Security Updates
                  • Wrest control from a snooping smart speaker with this teachable "parasite"
                  • Raspberry Pi
                  • You Deserve Privacy Online. Here's How You Could Actually Get It
                  • Steve Jobs: Thoughts on Music (2007, not 2004 as said in the podcast)
                  • Steve Jobs: Thoughts on Flash (2010)
                  • Did Australia Hurt Phone Security Around the World?
                  • Collection #1 (And #2–5) Are the Latest Massive Password Dumps
                  • How to Avoid Getting Hacked After Data Breaches
                  • have i been pwned?
                  • How to Choose and Answer Security Questions

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                      • 38 min
                    • Routers, Tweets, Bugs, and More

                      This week we focus on a wide range of security news. From router vulnerabilities to tweets storing precise location data; from $2 million bug bounties to Face ID issues; and lots more.

                      • Cyber researcher pulls public talk on hacking Apple's Face ID
                      • Face ID Fooled By Hackers… and a 10-Year-Old Boy?
                      • Google Chrome’s ad-blocking feature will roll out worldwide in July
                      • Your Old Tweets Give Away More Location Data Than You Think
                      • How to Easily Remove Old Tweets and Facebook Posts
                      • NetGear Orbi mesh wifi system
                      • GoDaddy removes JavaScript injection which tracks website performance, but might break it too
                      • Zerodium's Exploit Acquisition Program

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                          • 31 min
                        • It's the Ecosystem, Stupid

                          We discuss Apple's trolling of other companies at the Consumer Electronics Show this week, a delivery tracking app that sends and receives data in a strange way, and we then look at how Apple's ecosystem may be "under-appreciated," according to Tim Cook.

                          • Ahead of CES, Apple touts ‘what happens on your iPhone, stays on your iPhone’ with privacy billboard in Las Vegas
                          • Package tracking app turns users’ devices into a bot farm, violates user privacy
                          • Deliveries
                          • Security researchers find over a dozen iPhone apps linked to Golduck malware
                          • Tim Cook interview on CNBC
                          • It’s the Ecosystem, Stupid*
                          • How Apple Is Changing from a Hardware Company to a Services and Media Company
                          • The iPhone Is No Longer “Magical”

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                              • 29 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…