Security News

Mac attacks on the rise
2020-02-18 14:44

Cyberattacks on Mac endpoints nearly doubled over those on Windows for the first time, according to the 2020 State of Malware Report. "We saw a significant rise in the overall prevalence of Mac threats in 2019, with an increase of over 400% from 2018,'' the report by Malwarebytes Labs stated."

Mac threats are growing faster than their Windows counterparts
2020-02-12 05:00

Mac threats growing faster than their Windows counterparts for the first time ever, with nearly twice as many Mac threats detected per endpoint as Windows threats, according to Malwarebytes. Mac threats are growing, other threats in the spotlight.

B-but it doesn't really get viruses! Not so, Apple fanbois: Mac malware is growing faster than nasties targeting Windows
2020-02-11 18:00

Malicious software targeting users of Apple Macs has leapt over the last year, the security outfit said in its latest State of Malware report. Describing this as an "Exponential" increase, the firm said that detections of nasties targeted against innocent Apple fanbois were up 400 per cent year-on-year, while adding the caveat that its Mac userbase had also grown a bit.

Apple patches critical bugs on iPhone and Mac – update now!
2020-01-29 17:39

Apple has just announced its latest round of security updates. There are plenty of critical holes patched in this raft of updates - so we strongly advise you to patch right away, before anyone figures out how to abuse these newly-documented holes for fun or profit.

Shlayer, No. 1 Threat for Mac, Targets YouTube, Wikipedia
2020-01-23 19:00

The malvertising-focused trojan known as Shlayer has burbled to the top of the malware heap when it comes to targeting Mac users. Shlayer is a trojan downloader, which spreads via fake applications that hide its malicious code, according to Kaspersky.

Mac Deploy Stick 2.0: Benefits of the free MDM for macOS
2019-12-10 17:23

MDS 2.0 helps admins modernize their workflow and deploy Apple hardware and software. Also, this Mac deployment utility is free.

Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan
2019-12-06 13:18

The Lazarus hacking group are trying to sneak a ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple computers, disguised as a fake cryptocurrency trading program.

Jamf unveils Jamf Protect, an enterprise endpoint protection solution built for Mac
2019-11-13 03:00

Jamf launched Jamf Protect, an enterprise endpoint protection solution built for Mac. Jamf Protect leverages native Apple security tools and on-device analysis of macOS activity to create...

Office for Mac 2011 users warned about SYLK file format
2019-11-05 17:14

Still running Office 2011 on a Mac? If so, there are at least two reasons why that might not be a good idea.

PSA: Turning off silent macros in Office for Mac leaves users wide open to silent macro attacks
2019-11-05 06:08

Microsoft seems a bit hazy on what 'disable' actually means A security hole in Office for Mac can be exploited by miscreants to potentially run malicious code on victims' shiny computers without...