We follow up on the great Twitter hack of 2020, we discuss how a Cloudflare outage brought down many major websites, and Kirk tells a story of a suspicious email from his local government. We then examine whether smart locks are really safe. Cloudfl…
Lees meerThe System Information app on your Mac is a great tool to tell you about its innards, and can be a big help when troubleshooting.
Lees meerAccessibility to computing devices is often equated with physical or visual impairment. But inroads are being made to ensure that technology is accessible to a much wider range of users with assistive needs. And Apple is, and has long been, at the f…
Lees meerIf you have an Apple Watch, you certainly know about its marquee features. It can track your activity and prod you to exercise more, using its three rings. You can use it to make and receive phone calls and text messages. And you can get notificatio…
Lees meerIf your home wi-fi doesn't reach all your rooms, there are ways to improve it.
Lees meerWhenever there are global news headlines that generate a lot of public interest, especially stories that may cause panic, you can bet that cybercriminals will try to leverage the situation to their advantage. Such is the case with the coronavirus (C…
Lees meerIt's great to have location data stored in your photos. This allows you to sort through your photo library and find all your photos from your last vacation, or from favorite sites you like to visit. For some photos, like that one of the Eiffel Tower…
Lees meerSo you've got a new iPhone or iPad, or perhaps even an iPod touch; maybe it's your first, or maybe it's an upgrade from an older model. Security and privacy issues on these devices are arguably even more important than they are with Macs, because, e…
Lees meerCongratulations on getting a new Mac. You'll be able to use your new computer for work and for play, to listen to music, to shop, and to view the world. But it's important to protect yourself, and the best time is right at the beginning, as soon as …
Lees meerA lot of computer security is based on trust. Your devices verify that you are, indeed, an authorized user, through the use of user names and passwords. And your devices trust services and servers, through a series of certificates and "trusted third…
Lees meerResearchers have used programmable low-powered lasers to remotely control voice-activated personal assistants like Apple's Siri, Amazon's Alexa, and Google Assistant from up to 360 feet away. These attacks exploit a vulnerability in microphones usin…
Lees meerA company’s privacy page usually reads like it was written by lawyers—because it usually is. Information is rarely presented in a way that laypeople can understand, and as for making it both easy to consume and easy on the eyes? Forget it. Apple’s n…
Lees meerIt took Apple more than nine years to recognize that the iPhone and iPad were different enough to warrant separate operating systems: iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. Now, with the changes in the new iPadOS, an iPad could replace a laptop for many people. iPa…
Lees meerIf you've followed Intego's blog and podcast for a while, you may recall that we've mentioned the privacy and security benefits of VPNs—virtual private networks—several times. As a quick recap, here are just a handful of the advantages that a good p…
Lees meerJosh and Kirk discuss their experiences with the new Apple Watch Series 5 and iPhone 11, as well as Apple security updates and an advisory about third-party iOS keyboard apps, and other security and privacy news from the past week.
Lees meeriOS 13 is out, and Josh and Kirk discuss its new features and what you can look forward to. They also discuss how smart TVs spy on you and send data about everything you watch, as well as a new SIM card flaw and an iOS 13 lock screen bypass.
Lees meerApple has released iOS 13 for the iPhone and iPod touch, and the newly-named iPadOS 13 for the iPad. This is the first year that the company has created different versions of its mobile operating system for different devices, and there are a number …
Lees meerEarlier this month, Mozilla announced that Firefox will begin enabling “DNS over HTTPS” (DoH) by default for USA-based users. Not intending to be left behind in the pursuit of safer browsing, Google has announced that it, too, will begin experimenti…
Lees meerJosh and Kirk celebrate episode 100 of the Intego Mac Podcast with special guest Dave Hamilton and discuss Apple's new iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad, Apple Arcade, and Apple TV+. And we discuss changes to Apple's AppleCare extended warranty and insuranc…
Lees meerThe Intego Mac Podcast episode 98 is now available! There's a recurring theme in security and privacy news lately, and that is the fact that everyone is listening. If you use Alexa, OK Google, or Siri, the companies behind these services listen to s…
Lees meerThe Intego Mac Podcast episode 97 is now available! There's a question we get asked often: do Macs really need an antivirus? Many people think that Macs are immune to malware, or that security software companies even create malware to sell their pro…
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