SysJoker: Cross-Platform Backdoor Malware for Mac, Windows, and Linux
SysJoker is one of the most recently discovered Mac malware families. But SysJoker is not just Mac malware—it’s cross-platform...
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Highlights of Recent Mac Malware: OSX/WizardUpdate and OSX/Bundlore
Mac malware researchers constantly encounter new malware samples and variants. In recent weeks, two notable malware families introduced new...
Reflecting on Apple’s Smart Home Ecosystem for Smart Home Day
November 3 is Smart Home Day, a day to ponder about the “smart” devices and technologies that simplify modern...
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Apple’s Poor Patching Policies Potentially Make Users’ Security and Privacy Precarious
Apple's practices regarding security updates are frustrating and perplexing, and may endanger users.
How to Prepare Your Mac to Upgrade to macOS Monterey: the Ultimate Guide
Apple has announced macOS Monterey. Here's how to prepare to upgrade to the latest Mac operating system.
Intego’s Josh Long speaking at OBTS v4.0 Mac security conference
Intego’s Chief Security Analyst, Josh Long, spoke today at the Objective by the Sea v4.0 Mac security conference. Josh’s...
Researcher discloses several zero-day iOS, iPadOS vulnerabilities
An iOS security researcher has publicly disclosed three zero-day vulnerabilities in Apple’s mobile operating systems—and a fourth that is...
OSX/ZuRu Mac malware spread through Trojan apps
A new variety of Mac Trojan horse malware has been caught in the wild. And, surprisingly, the latest Trojan...
Pegasus spyware found on 5 French cabinet members’ phones
A new report claims that telltale signs of Pegasus spyware have been identified on at least five current French...
Apple releases iOS 12.5.5 for older iPhone, iPad, iPod touch devices
Apple has just released iOS 12.5.5, a security-only update for iOS 12. Some in the security industry had wondered...