SecureMac presents The Checklist. Hosted by Ken Ray, each week The Checklist hits security topics for your Mac and iOS devices. From how-to's and safety tips, to security news of the day, The Checklist by SecureMac takes a conversational, solutions oriented approach to security for the average user. Check in each Thursday for a new Checklist!
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 6 days 11 hours 55 minutes
Checklist 364 - Tech Tackles Technical Difficulties
We are experiencing technical difficulties - like… the planet is. It’s not AI run amok yet. More - people running amok with AI. Good news though - parties somewhat responsible for the mess are making noise about mitigation. We’ll tell you more....
Checklist 363 - The Imaginary Toothbrush Botnet
On this edition of The Checklist, we’re following up on the real call from a fake President Biden to voters in New Hampshire. First though - while a DDoS attack from a toothbrush powered botnet did not actually happen, there’s still al lot to...
Checklist 362 - Voices, Lords, and Passkeys
On Checklist No. 362: We know which tech was used for the presidential deepfakes - you'll never guess what they get The UK may stop everyone from getting software updates… And a couple of communications apps get added login protection… ...
Checklist 361 - OS Updates and A.I. Presidents
On this week’s episode: Turning on Stollen Device Protection in iOS 17.3 A slew of security fixes from Apple Warnings and calls from AI synthesized US presidents That’s all on Checklist No. 361, brought to you by SecureMac. Check out...
Checklist 360 - A.I. and 23andMe Follow Ups
On this week’s episode: A game to see whether you can tell who’s a bot or not An A.I. tool to fight A.I. synthesized voices in deepfakes The Weaksauce Play of the Week (It might be a thing!) That’s all on Checklist No. 360, brought to...
Checklist 359 - In an Election Year?!?
2024 is an election year - in the U.S. and around the world. Some say it will also be the first A.I. election. We’ll look at concerns around A.I.-generated misinformation and ways to avoid falling victim on Checklist No. 359, brought to you by...
Checklist 358 - New Year, New Stuff!
On this New Year’s edition of The Checklist by SecureMac: Using new tech safely Disposing of old tech safely Resolutions to make for a cyber-safe 2024 Check out our show notes: And get in touch with us:
Checklist 357 - The Hacky Holidays Special
An 11 year-old wreaks havoc, a game that is not worth playing, and putting a blind guy behind the wheel - Voices of Checklists passed tell us about their favorite hacker movies, including Hackers, WarGames, Sneakers, and Superman III. What did they...
Checklist 356 - Security Updates in Apple’s Latest OS Updates
Apple dropped a slew of OS updates this week - nearly all of which came with security tweaks and fixes. We’ll take a look at some of those. Then - there’s a big set of security protections planned for a near future update. We’ll look at that as...
Checklist 355 - 23andMe and 7 Million Others
A bad story gets worse - We’ll talk about the growing number of victims in the 23andMe breach. First though - an interesting story about what might happen when one goes into Lockdown Mode late. That’s all on Checklist No. 355, brought to you by...