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 […]
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NC #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 […]
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Security 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 […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 5 Feb 2023
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. Anker admits that Eufy cameras were never encrypted — appleinsider.com/… Apple have released their support for hardware Fido tokens for iCloud 2FA — sixcolors.com/… Editorial by Bart: remember that this feature comes with a […]
Continue readingNC #922 Under My Roof on ScreenCastsOnline, Testing Responsive Design with Browsers, Mermaid Diagrams, 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, January 8, 2023, and this is show number 922. mp3 download Well, I’ve only got one more show to do before Steve and I head off to Antarctica! […]
Continue readingNC #920 iPad Pros Podcast, I’m Still Using It Parts 2 & 3, 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 Friday, December 23, 2022, and this is show number 920. Well, we made it to the end of 2022! This show is coming out a bit early as I’ll […]
Continue readingSecurity Bits — 23 December 2022 🎄
Feedback & Followups Listener and community feedback, developments in recently covered stories, and developments in long-running stories we’re tracking over time. 🇺🇸 Apple have released their opt-in new Advanced Data Protection for iCloud , but only in the US for now — appleinsider.com/… At least initially, enabling ADP could complicate the setup of new devices […]
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