News April 29, 2024

The major hardware flaw in Apple M-series chips

3 min read - The “need for speed” is having a negative impact on many Mac users right now. The Apple M-series chips, which are designed to deliver more consistent and faster performance than the Intel processors used in the past, have a vulnerability…

Mobile Security January 26, 2023

Third-party app stores could be a red flag for iOS security

4 min read - Even Apple can’t escape change forever. The famously restrictive company will allow third-party app stores for iOS devices, along with allowing users to “sideload” software directly. Spurring the move is the European Union’s (EU) Digital Markets Act (DMA), which looks…

Mobile Security November 7, 2022

How the Mac OS X trojan Flashback changed cybersecurity

4 min read - Not so long ago, the Mac was thought to be impervious to viruses. In fact, Apple once stated on its website that “it doesn’t get PC viruses”. But that was before the Mac OS X Trojan Flashback malware appeared in…

October 5, 2020

Apple Malware: OSX.Shlayer Tricks Notarization Mechanism

2 min read - Malicious actors launched the first publicly observed attack campaign where they successfully flew under the radar of Apple’s notarization mechanism to target macOS users with Apple malware — in this case, OSX.Shlayer. Inside the Attack Campaign The attack campaign attracted…

Application Security June 24, 2020

An Apple a Day: Treating BYOD Pains with Apple User Enrollment

3 min read - Even with workers returning to the office—it might be a trickle or a flood depending on the organization—the shift towards remote work is moving from just a short-term necessity to a long-term reality. That shift has changed the face of business…

May 12, 2020

Thunderspy Vulnerabilities Put Some Thunderbolt Users at Risk of Data Theft

2 min read - Millions of Windows and Linux-based devices could be hit by what researchers call Thunderspy attacks, where flaws in Thunderport interfaces are exploited in a matter of minutes.

April 27, 2020

Weekly Security News Roundup: Vulnerability Lets Attackers Compromise Apple Devices via Email

3 min read - Researchers revealed their discovery of a vulnerability that enables bad actors to infect iPads and iPhones by sending a specially crafted email. Learn what else happened last week in security news.

Endpoint April 9, 2020

Phishers and iPhone Thieves Rolling Out Multimillion-Dollar Operations

9 min read - Going down the rabbit hole of a physical iPhone theft followed by a SMiShing campaign, IBM X-Force IRIS researchers found a large-scale operation of phishers with over 600 phishing domains.

Data Protection March 23, 2020

Crypto-Risk: Your Data Security Blind Spot

4 min read - Start thinking about what your organization can do to manage crypto-risk before today's encryption and security measures fall prey to tomorrow's attackers and advanced computing tools.

October 21, 2019

Weekly Security News Roundup: Ransomware Still the Top Cyberthreat, Reports Europol

3 min read - Last week in security news, a new report from Europol announced that ransomware is still the top cyberthreat facing users and organizations.