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, April 2, 2023, and this is show number 934. mp3 download Steve and I spent a rare weekend with our entire family – Kyle and his family flew […]
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Security Bits — 2 April 2023
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇮🇹 🇱🇺 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 Apple expands Emergency SOS via satellite to six more countries — appleinsider.com/… (Austria, Belgium, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands & Portugal) Deep Dive — Two aCropalypses TL;DR — the […]
Continue readingNC #932 Macstock Expo, GoodMaps Indoor Navigation, Long (Numeric) Passcode on iOS, Keyboard Macros as Finder Quick Action, 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, March 19, 2023, and this is show number 932. mp3 download Allison on Clockwise I love being on Clockwise and this week’s episode was my favorite so far. […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 19 March 2023
Deep Dive — Critical Android Base-Band Vulnerabilities❗ TL;DR: this is bad — remote code execution without user interaction over the cellular network, combined with the usual level of security confusion that goes with Android’s model. Unless your Android device is on the list of known-patched devices, or unless your vendor has explicitly announced that they […]
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How to Have a Long (but Numeric) Passcode on iPhone/iPad
There has been a lot of (justified) kerfuffle about a recent article by Joanna Stern in the Wall Street Journal regarding a relatively easy method for someone to “shoulder surf” to see your four-digit passcode and from there be able to steal your entire Apple ID. Android users have the same problem — with the […]
Continue readingNC #930 Filter Contact Fields by Donna, Syncthing by Bill Reveal, Security Bits with Bart Busschots
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, March 5, 2023, and this is show number 762. mp3 download Next weekend is our FORTIETH wedding anniversary, so we’re sneaking off for a weekend of wine tasting […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 5 March 2023
Deep Dive 1 — The Last Pass Breach Reports Since we last recorded, LastPass have released a lot of very detailed information. This is finally the level of detail I expect to see from responsible organisations. The structure and contents of the various reports are in line with industry norms at last. The best entry […]
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CCATP #760 — Rod Simmons on Migrating from LastPass to 1Password
In this week’s episode of Chit Chat Across the Pond Lite, Rod Simmons of the SMR Podcast and BBQ and Tech joins me to talk about password managers. After the recent breaches and more importantly breaches of trust from LastPass, Rod migrated over to 1Password and changed all 400 of his passwords. We talk through […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 19 February 2023
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Following on from the warning linked last time about the dangers of using AirTags to track pets, The Mac Observer have some recommendations for trackers that are specifically designed to safely track pets — […]
Continue readingNC #926 Steam Deck for Gaming, Psyonic Bionic Hand, 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, February 5, 2023, and this is show number 926. Well, I can’t start the show without first giving huge thanks for Bart and Allister for producing the shows […]
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