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TeamViewer released TeamViewer 15.12 for macOS, which already supports the new custom architecture known as Apple Silicon. The latest TeamViewer client supports the Apple Silicon structure as well as the new macOS Big Sur, which will be the first operating system on Apple Silicon.
Apple is facing the heat for a new feature in macOS Big Sur that allows many of its own apps to bypass firewalls and VPNs, thereby potentially allowing malware to exploit the same shortcoming to access sensitive data stored on users' systems and transmit them to remote servers. "Some Apple apps bypass some network extensions and VPN Apps," Maxwell tweeted.
Security researchers are blasting Apple for a feature in the latest Big Sur release of macOS that allows some Apple apps to bypass content filters and VPNs. They say it is a liability that can be exploited by threat actors to bypass firewalls and give them access to people's systems and expose their sensitive data. Despite concerns and questions among security professionals, Apple released Big Sur to the public on Nov. 12.
The first update released by Apple for macOS Big Sur 11.0 addresses 60 vulnerabilities affecting various components of the operating system. MacOS Big Sur 11.0 was officially launched on November 12 and on the same day Apple released its first update, version 11.0.1.
There are two easy ways to view your SSH public key in Linux. The above command will print out your SSH key on your Linux machine, without prompting you for your key authentication password.
Apple on Thursday issued security updates for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and macOS that address three holes reported by Google's Project Zero bug hunters among exploitable flaws found by others. The iPhone giant's security bulletins note that the three flaws discovered and reported by Project Zero - CVE-2020-27930, CVE-2020-27950, and CVE-2020-27932 - are being actively exploited in the wild.
Adobe has fixed critical-severity flaws tied to four CVEs in the Windows and macOS versions of its Acrobat and Reader family of application software services. These critical flaws include a heap-based buffer overflow, out-of-bounds write glitch and two use-after free flaws.
Adobe has released security updates to address critical vulnerabilities affecting ten of its Windows and macOS products that could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code on devices running vulnerable software versions. Adobe has released a security update for Adobe InDesign that fixes an Uncontrolled Search Path vulnerability in the Creative Cloud Desktop Application installer for Windows that could lead to arbitrary code execution.
We'll guide you through the process of using Homebrew package manager to install security tools on macOS to perform reconnaissance, discovery, and fingerprinting of the devices on your network. Evidenced through the classic "I'm a Mac" ads, Macs were not immune to malware: It's just that with such a negligible market share, threat actors did not really target Apple devices as much as devices running Windows, which posed a much larger target-with greater rewards for their efforts.
A Windows-based remote access Trojan believed to be designed by Pakistani hacker groups to infiltrate computers and steal users' data has resurfaced after a two-year span with retooled capabilities to target Android and macOS devices. According to cybersecurity firm Kaspersky, the malware - dubbed "GravityRAT" - now masquerades as legitimate Android and macOS apps to capture device data, contact lists, e-mail addresses, and call and text logs and transmit them to an attacker-controlled server.