💫 Roundup: Apple's Lockdown Mode, when to update stuff, and browser extensions quietly watching

This week, we roundup tips for Apple's Lockdown Mode, updating your devices and apps, and being careful with browser extensions.

☕️ Lockdown Mode is a bonus for users of MacOS, iOS, and iPadOS

Apple expects the target audience for Lockdown Mode to be very limited. But we believe more of us will benefit from this new safety feature, including:

• staff at businesses in possession of confidential information
• high-net worth individuals
• security-focused consumers

Have a closer look at Lockdown Mode and how to switch it on.

📬 Apple’s Lockdown Mode is here: try it, you can turn it off later

iPhones and iPads include a new security feature called Lockdown Mode, available on any iOS or iPadOS using version 16 or higher.

Majorcord | safer businessEditorial Team

🎁 Your device has an update. Should you get it?

Some updates give you newer, fancy features. And others make your devices resistance to newly discovered dangers. Some contain both.

We've published a calendar, so you don't have to set up your own reminders to make sure your IT is working safely. Add the Safer Business calendar now!

And when you make few minutes to sit down and take care of those updates, you can use this checklist to remember which devices and apps need updating.

📣 Get security reminders: add the Safer Business calendar

Security behaviours are best done regularly, a little at a time.

Majorcord | safer businessEditorial Team

😈 Beware your browser extensions

The browser has become our single most used tool. On one hand, that's fantastic for your business. Making just one tool safer is easier than making many safer. On the other hand, bad actors can get sneaky with browser extensions (define).

📬 Browser extensions can let people snoop on what you see, hear, and type

You installed a browser extension. Is it selling everything you do?

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