{"id":95464,"date":"2022-03-10T01:51:32","date_gmt":"2022-03-10T09:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=95464"},"modified":"2022-03-10T01:51:32","modified_gmt":"2022-03-10T09:51:32","slug":"the-jargon-episode-intego-mac-podcast-episode-230","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/the-jargon-episode-intego-mac-podcast-episode-230\/","title":{"rendered":"The Jargon Episode &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 230"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.fireside.fm\/v2\/GegHgcrH+CXkyVyCp?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Do you know your bot from your zombie, your evil maid from your man in the middle? Computer security, like any technical field, has lots of jargon, and in this episode, we explain the terms you hear us use often when talking about malware and security issues. <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/apple-releases-mac-studio-studio-display-and-updates-iphone-se-and-ipad-air\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Releases Mac Studio, Studio Display, and Updates iPhone SE and iPad Air<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cve.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CVE database<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? 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