DEF CON, a major annual event in the world of cybersecurity, was held just last week. This year, the organizers decided to go virtual, calling the event “DEF CON Safe Mode”. There were a number of great talks and panels at the conference, and while…
August 14, 2020 • 5 min read
This week, The Checklist takes you inside yet another high-profile Bitcoin scam, this time affecting YouTube. We’ll talk about what happened, and then discuss the technical details of the compromise.
August 14, 2020 • 15 min read
Black Hat USA is a major event in the world of information security. This year, due to the ongoing pandemic, the conference went virtual — and the organizers offered open access to many of the most important talks and sessions. Among these were two timely…
August 12, 2020 • 8 min readBlack Hat USA is one of the biggest events in the world of cybersecurity, bringing the infosec community together once a year for several days of trainings, briefings, and demos. Due to COVID-19, Black Hat 2020 went fully remote, and offered free access to some…
August 11, 2020 • 8 min read
In this piece, we’ll discuss ThiefQuest’s key capabilities, and we’ll also tell you how to protect yourself from an infection.
August 6, 2020 • 7 min read
We’re bringing you a WWDC outtake: an off-the-cuff, practically off-mic discussion of WWDCs past — as well as the roles Apple execs play.
August 6, 2020 • 3 min readChris Hadnagy is one of the world’s foremost authorities on social engineering. He has written four books on the topic, including Social Engineering: The Science of Human Hacking and Unmasking the Social Engineer: The Human Element of Security. Hadnagy has been a prominent figure in…
August 3, 2020 • 27 min read
Standard 2FA has some important limitations, which is why many security experts believe that key-based 2FA is the wave of the future — especially now that Apple has made changes to make it much more accessible to iPhone and iPad users.
July 31, 2020 • 6 min read
Starting this year, Apple will begin making its own, ARM-based processors for the Mac. In this episode of The Checklist, we take a look at the background to this change, as well as what it means for Mac users: Intel vs ARMApple Silicon Macs and…
July 30, 2020 • 12 min read
The U.S. government has issued an alert warning that there is an increased danger of cyberattacks on civilian infrastructure. The alert comes from the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Security Agency (NSA).
July 30, 2020 • 5 min read
A week behind us, the great Twitter hack is still unfolding. We’ll look at what we think we know so far and why the hack itself matters on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.
July 23, 2020 • 6 min read
Apple will soon begin transitioning away from Intel CPUs and switching to ARM processors instead. In this article, we’ll try to answer frequently asked questions about the change, offering some context to Apple’s decision and explaining what it all means for Mac users — especially…
July 17, 2020 • 10 min read