Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, September 5, 2021, and this is show number 852. Before we get started, I have an announcement. There will NOT be a live show this coming Sunday, September […]
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Security Bits by Bart Busschots – 05 September 2021
Bart had Tom Merritt of the Daily Tech News Show on the August episode of Let’s Talk Apple this week to have an extended discussion of Apple’s proposed child protection features. It’s a great discussion with someone who has been described (by a good friend) as being “pathologically unbiased.” You can find this episode of […]
Continue readingNC #850 1Password Electron App, TikTok Happy Place, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 22, 2021, and this is show number 850. mp3 download CCATP #696 – Bart Busschots on PBS 123 of X — Backing up and Syncing Dot Files […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits by Bart Busschots — 22 August 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Apple’s Child Protection Features New Information: Apple publishes Child Safety FAQ to address CSAM scanning concerns and more — www.imore.com/… Apple shares a security threat review for its new CSAM detection feature — www.imore.com/… […]
Continue readingNC #848 My Love for AirPlay 2 with Belkin, Bulk Storage on the Cheap, Calendar in Terminal, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 8, 2021, and this is show number 848. mp3 download Chit Chat Across the Pond You know I’m super proud of the uninterrupted 16 years of the […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 8 August 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Pegasus/NSO Group: Apple may have patched flaw used by Pegasus in iOS 14.7.1 — www.imore.com/… Pegasus spyware maker investigating misuse, halts access for several governments — www.imore.com/… Backup Tool ‘iMazing’ Updated to Detect Pegasus […]
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Generating Random, Secure, Memorable Passwords in Your Head – by Allister Jenks
In late 2020 AgileBits, the folks behind 1Password, published a blog post entitled Randomness (or things humans do poorly). It’s a fascinating article on randomness in computers, but near the beginning is this paragraph. As I’ve alluded to with the title of this post, humans are notoriously terrible at creating randomness. You’ll doubtless have heard […]
Continue readingNC #846 Yoink, Weather & Radar Apps by Jill, Security Bits
Hi, this is Allison Sheridan of the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Saturday, July 24, 2021, and this is show number 846. You would have thought by now my voice would be back to 100%, but it seems to be running […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 24 July 2021
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The PrintNightmare story continues to evolve with yet another privilege escalation bug being found in the print spooler — it’s now more important than ever to follow Microsoft’s advice and stop and disable the […]
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Get Great Weather & Radar Data Safely – by Jill from the Northwoods
Hello, everyone! This is Jill from the Northwoods. Today, we’re talking about weather apps. And I love weather, I’ve always loved weather. Ask my people at work. They know that I’m a weather geek too. I provide my own ad hoc forecast for people in my office, whether they want it or not. So when […]
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