Checklist 225: Raising Better Digital Citizens with Robert Speciale

Award-winning educator Robert Speciale shares strategies for communicating security and privacy concepts to today’s kids.

STIR/SHAKEN hits milestone in fight to stop caller ID spoofing

How do we stop caller ID spoofing? This article shows how spoofing works, how STIR/SHAKEN helps, and why you shouldn’t let your guard down!

XcodeSpy Mac Malware Targets Developers

XcodeSpy is macOS malware that can install a persistent backdoor on a Mac. In this article, we’ll explain what it is, how it works, and how you can detect it!

Checklist 224: Cloudburst Over Hobby Lobby

A closer look at the recent Hobby Lobby data breach; talking about common misconceptions about “the cloud” with a cloud security expert.

Is the Clubhouse iOS app safe to use?

Is the Clubhouse iOS app safe? We’ll talk about what Clubhouse is, the app’s security and privacy issues, and how to use it more safely.

Checklist 223: Visiting Clubhouse and Revisiting App Privacy Labels

If you spend any time on the socials, you’ve heard people talk about Clubhouse. It’s been around for close to a year, though it’s really taken off over the past few months. We’ll look at its safety, then look at Privacy Labels with Clubhouse as a sort of yardstick.

Trouble in the Clubhouse?

Clubhouse is a new social media platform that’s drawing all kinds of attention. At the moment, it’s still in beta testing, and is only available as an iOS app.

So what does Clubhouse do? It’s actually pretty simple. The app …

What to do before you sell your Mac: a step-by-step guide

Planning to sell your Mac? This guide shows you how to make sure you aren’t exposing your private data to the new owner!

Security camera hack exposes thousands of video feeds

A security camera hack has exposed thousands of video feeds. This article has background, analysis, and tips for home security camera safety.

Checklist 222: Avoiding Tax Scams with Nick Leon

On this podcast, we talk about avoiding tax scams both new and old. We cover “classic” tax scams as well as 2021 tax scams.

4 tax scams to watch out for in 2021

In 2021, U.S. taxpayers should be on the lookout for these 4 tax scams. This article explains how they work, and how to keep yourself safe!

Checklist 221: A Trio of Privacy Checklists from Apple

Apple has three great checklists that we’re featuring on this week’s eposide: If you want to see if anyone else has access to your device or accounts, If you want to stop sharing with someone whom you previously shared with, and If you want to make sure no one else can see your location.

Checklist 220: Malware and the M1 with Patrick Wardle

This week on the Checklist, security researcher Patrick Wardle joins us to discuss the new Silver Sparrow malware variant.