We browser extensions that function as digital shopping assistants are becoming increasingly popular, but like any piece of software, shopping extensions have potential security ramifications.
November 12, 2020 • 5 min read
Apple just held its final Special Event of the year, aptly called “One More Thing”. This fall’s previous events had focused on the new 5G iPhones and the latest iPad and Apple Watch models.
November 11, 2020 • 5 min read
Apple has just updated all of its OSes. These updates include critical security patches for vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.
November 6, 2020 • 3 min read
This week on the Checklist, we’ll look at why some analysts think Apple could be gearing up to challenge Google’s search supremacy. We’ll discuss: Why people think Apple is getting into search, and What an Apple search engine could mean for privacy.
November 5, 2020 • 6 min read
The web is abuzz with rumors that Apple is poised to challenge Google’s search supremacy. In this short article, we’ll tell you why people think Cupertino may be building a search engine of its own, and say what it could mean for the future of privacy.
What are the analysts seeing?
According to a report published in The Financial Times, search marketing professionals have noted a significant uptick in Applebot activity. Applebot is Apple’s proprietary web crawler, a bot that browses the web for the purpose of indexing and ranking web pages …
October 30, 2020 • 4 min read
This week on the Checklist, we’ll cover two timely topics: cyberattacks on hospitals, and a voting contingency plan.
October 29, 2020 • 4 min read
Voters in several U.S. states have received threatening emails telling them to vote for incumbent presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vowing to “come after” them if they do not comply. U.S. officials now say that Iran was behind the emails, and that their goal was to create chaos and to undermine the legitimacy of the upcoming elections.
In this short piece, we’ll tell you what we know about this threat, and give you some tips on how to protect yourself and others.
What was in the emails?
The emails targeted voters in several …
October 23, 2020 • 7 min read
The 2020 U.S. elections are just days away, and cybercriminals — some motivated by politics, others by financial gain — are stepping up their attacks. We’ll let you know what’s happening on this edition of the Checklist.
Voter intimidation emails attributed to Iran
We’ve talked before about the issue of foreign adversaries attempting to interfere with the upcoming U.S. elections, but this week a disturbing new development came to light.
According to the FBI and Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe, Russia and Iran have obtained the voter registration data of American citizens, …
October 22, 2020 • 8 min read
Security researchers have just announced the discovery of Android and macOS variants of GravityRAT, a Windows spyware threat that’s been around since at least 2016.
October 20, 2020 • 4 min read
On this week’s Checklist, we’ll cover:
How Macs are perceived in the enterpriseAn addendum to last week’s T2 storyA checklist of security tips from the NCSA
Survey says…
Do you feel like your Mac is the best choice for security? You’re not alone.
A recent survey conducted by enterprise software management platform Jamf asked businesses—both ones that used Macs and ones that didn’t—what they thought about the Mac in terms of security.
Across the board, 77% of all organizations polled said that they believed the Mac to be more secure “out of the box”, though …
October 15, 2020 • 10 min readTuesday’s Apple Special Event introduced the iPhone 12 line and some cool new accessories as well. Here’s an overview of the new and upcoming product releases announced at the event:
iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini
The look of the new iPhone is reminiscent of past models: flat sides and a boxier appearance overall.
Technically speaking, probably the biggest change is compatibility with 5G wireless networks, which are currently being rolled out around the world. The 5G standard has two basic flavors: sub-6 5G and millimeter wave 5G. Apple says that the new …
October 14, 2020 • 5 min readAmid growing concern about foreign interference in the November elections, military hackers at the United States Cyber Command have started attacking the Trickbot botnet. In this short article, we’ll tell you what’s happening and why it matters for the elections.
What is the Trickbot botnet?
Trickbot is botnet malware: malware that can be used to create networks of infected computers and then coordinate their activity. Originally a banking Trojan, the malware has evolved over the past several years and can now be used to spread ransomware and other forms of malware. It …
October 12, 2020 • 4 min read