What is credential stuffing? Why you need unique passwords
One of the most serious Internet security risks involves usernames and passwords—and the reuse of passwords across multiple sites....
Security & Privacy
How to reset the Advertising Identifier on your Mac, iOS device, or Apple TV
In this week’s episode of the Intego Mac Podcast, we discussed the “advertising identifier,” a unique identifier assigned to...
Apple releases iOS 12.2, macOS Mojave 10.14.4, watchOS 5.2 with critical security updates
This week, Apple released updates to all of its operating systems, Safari for Mac, and other software. Here’s a...
New SPOILER attack puts Intel processors at risk
A new attack has surfaced called SPOILER, which builds on past research behind Meltdown, Spectre, and Rowhammer attacks. Back...
How to securely dispose of old hard drives and SSDs
You use hard drives or SSDs in your Macs, and hopefully you also use some drives to back up...
Apple + Security & Privacy + Software & Apps
Apple to remove “Do Not Track” feature from Safari
Apple is planning to remove the Do Not Track feature from the Safari web browser with the next major...
Facebook, Google caught deploying invasive apps; Apple shuts them down
Facebook was found to have deployed apps to track user data and usage on iOS and Android, using a...
Apple + Security & Privacy + Security News
Everything you need to know about the FaceTime spying bug
On January 28, 2019, a serious flaw in FaceTime came to light that could allow a FaceTime caller to...
Apple releases iOS 12.1.3, macOS Mojave 10.14.3, and more security updates
This week Apple released updates for its iOS, watchOS, tvOS, and macOS operating systems, as well as for Safari...
Security & Privacy + Security News
Collection #1 (and #2–5) are the latest massive password dumps
“Collection #1” is the nickname of the latest dump of e-mail addresses and passwords—a stockpile of login credentials from...