MacVoices #21197: MacVoices Live! – Google’s iOS Apps, Malware Utilities, 2 Factor Authentication (2)

Oct 18, 2021 | iOS, MacVoices Live!, Security/Privacy, Software

Chuck Joiner, David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Patrice Brend'amour, Brittany Smith, Kelly Guimont, Warren Sklar

Our MacVoice Live! panel of David Ginsburg, Jim Rea, Patrice Brend’amour, Warren Sklar, Brittany Smith, and Kelly Guimont turn their attention to why Google is changing their position on embracing the native iOS interface elements. Then, we start a discussion of a number of different topics for Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Topics this time around include Mac software, why 2 factor authentication is one of the most basic steps you can take to protect yourself, and how authentication apps can improve that option. (Part 2)

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Show Notes:

Guests:

Patrice Brend’amour is the creator, advocate and Product Manager of a global healthcare software initiative, which is not only pushing the industry to provide user-centered solutions using the latest advances in UX and technology, but also advancing the sharing of medical information between healthcare providers across the world. He is also an avid podcaster, mainly in the technology space, as well as a maintainer and contributor to a number of open source projects. Everything he does can be linked to from The Patrice, you can follow him on Twitter, and engage with him on the podcast, Foodie Flashback.

David Ginsburg is the host of the weekly podcast In Touch With iOS where he discusses all things iOS, iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Apple Watch, and related technologies. He is an IT professional supporting Mac, iOS and Windows users. Visit his YouTube channel at https://youtube.com/daveg65 and find and follow him on Twitter @daveg65.

Kelly Guimont is a podcaster and friend of the Rebel Alliance. She hosts the Daily Observations Podcast at MacObserver.com, and appears on The Incomparable network as well as hosts I Want My M(CU) TV. You can also hear her on The Aftershow with Mike Rose, and she still has more to say which she saves for Twitter.

Jim Rea has been an independent Mac developer continuously since 1984. He is the founder of ProVUE Development, and the author of Panorama X, ProVUE’s ultra fast RAM based database software for the macOS platform. Follow Jim at provue.com and via @provuejim on Twitter.

Warren Sklar helps host the Mac to The Future Group on Facebook, and is the co-host of In Touch With iOS with David Ginsburg.

Brittany Smith is a cognitive neuroscientist who provides a variety of consulting services through her business, Devise and Conquer that includes ADD/ADHD coaching, technology coaching, productivity consulting, and more. She is a self-designated “well-rounded geek”, and holds a M.S. degree in Cognitive Neuroscience. She can be found on Twitter as @addliberator. Check out her latest project, a YouTube channel of tech tips.

Links:

Google’s Apps to Embrace iOS on iOS on Six Colors

Malwarebytes

Bitdefender

Avast

ClamXAV

MacScan by SecureMac

McAfee Anti-Virus

Crowdstrike

Bitwarden

Authy

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