{"id":73543,"date":"2017-12-13T09:33:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-13T17:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=73543"},"modified":"2019-05-08T20:22:34","modified_gmt":"2019-05-09T03:22:34","slug":"the-intego-mac-podcast-episode-9-this-is-potemkin-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/the-intego-mac-podcast-episode-9-this-is-potemkin-security\/","title":{"rendered":"When Apple software updates go wrong &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast, Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-73558\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png\" alt=\"New Intego Mac Podcast Episode\" width=\"600\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode.png 600w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-150x75.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/New-Intego-Mac-Podcast-Episode-300x150.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Intego Mac Podcast<\/a> episode 9 is now available!\u00a0Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">the latest episode<\/a>\u00a0for a roundup of important Apple news you need to know, industry opinions\u00a0about Macs and iOS devices, and how to keep them secure, which I co-host with Josh Long.<\/p>\n<p>Apple discovered an embarrassing bug on December 2, and had to rush out a hurried update to fix it. In today&#8217;s episode we discuss this, look at the best way to back up iOS devices, and explain a change that Apple has made to iOS that trades security for convenience.<\/p>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on iTunes!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? Ask us! <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A new episode is available weekly, every Wednesday. Want your question aired in our next episode of the Intego Mac Podcast? Listeners and fans of the podcast can <a href=\"http:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contact Intego<\/a> via email at\u00a0podcast@intego.com and ask us any question that your burning heart desires, or to provide feedback and ideas for upcoming podcast episodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Intego Mac Podcast episode 9 is now available!\u00a0Check out the latest episode\u00a0for a roundup of important Apple news you need to know, industry opinions\u00a0about Macs and iOS devices, and how to keep them secure, which I co-host with Josh Long. 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