Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Consequences arrive for past failure: 🇺🇸 AT&T pays $13 million FCC settlement over 2023 data breach — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… 🇪🇺 Meta fined €91M by the Irish Data Protection Commissioners for storing over 600 million passwords […]
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Security Bits — 15 September 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Apple have decided to end their case against the NSO Group (authors of the infamous Pegasus spyware) because disclosure could do more harm to users than letting the NSO group off the hook — […]
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NC #1007 Clicks iPhone Keyboard, Termius, Wahoo Cadence RPM, VPN vs. Private Relay Dumb Question, and Security Bits
Hi, this is Bart Busschots guest-hosting the NosillaCast Apple Podcast, hosted at Podfeet.com, a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Apple bias. Today is Sunday, August 25, 2024, and this is show number 1007. mp3 download Articles Clicks Keyboard for iPhone Termius – a Mobile Terminal App for iOS & iPadOS by Kurt […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 25 August 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. For those interested in even more technical details: CrowdStrike Reveals Root Cause of Global System Outages — thehackernews.com/… Steve Gibson has released a free tool to check your PC’s Secure Boot setup by verifying […]
Continue readingRPM Cadence Sensor from Wahoo
Last summer I discovered the joy of using bluetooth health sensors with an Apple Watch when I started using a Wahoo Tickr heart rate monitor while cycling. Having constantly updating and accurate heart rate information helped me to exercise better, and I’m happy to say I still use the Tickr each and every time I […]
Continue readingDumb Question Corner – VPN vs. Private Relay
Listener Lynda asks (generalised a little): I’m sitting in a hotel and my VPN appears to be working fine on the Hotel wifi. I am, tho, getting notices from Private Relay, saying that it is not working due to a software conflict. Which of these would be more secure in this kind of setting? The […]
Continue readingClicks Keyboard for iPhone
The Clicks Keyboard case for iPhone[/caption]The problem to be solved is that I often type show notes when out walking, and the soft keyboard is fiddly when you’re not sitting still. For years I just tolerated it, and even scoffed at keyboard cases, but a few months ago the https://www.clicks.tech was released, and reviewers I […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 04 August 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Apple Intelligence: Apple Will “Share the Results of AI Tests” With Public and Govt — www.macobserver.com/… Related: Apple iOS 18.1 Beta previews Apple Intelligence for the first time — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Related: 🇪🇺 🇨🇳 Apple […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 21 July 2024
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 Kaspersky officially announce they are leaving the US — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Kaspersky offers free security software for six months in U.S. goodbye — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… Google are not the only company losing the battle against […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits – 2024-07-07
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. The Snowflake supply-chain breach fallout continues with another big name: Neiman Marcus confirms data breach after Snowflake account hack — www.bleepingcomputer.com/… (biggest danger seems to be targeted phishing) 🇧🇷 Meta’s plan to hoover up […]
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