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Each new release of Apple’s desktop operating system seems to place more restrictions on users than the last. System Integration Protection (or SIP for short) might be the biggest change yet. Introduced with OS X 10.11 El Capitan, SIP places restrictions on a user’s ability to modify certain folders altogether. While some condemned Apple’s latest security technology as a means of […]
Short Bytes: Password cracking is an integral part of digital forensics and pentesting. Keeping that in mind, we have prepared a list of the top 10 best password cracking tools that are widely used by ethical hackers and cybersecurity experts. These tools–including the likes of Aircrack, John the Ripper, and THC Hydra–use different algorithms and […]
ESET analyzes multiple samples targeting OS X every day. Those samples are usually potentially unwanted applications that inject advertisements into browser displays while the victim is browsing the web. For the last few weeks, we have been investigating an interesting case where the purpose of the malware is to steal the content of the keychain and […]
Security researchers from SentinelOne have discovered a security vulnerability affecting the Apple System Integrity Protection (SIP). Security researcher Pedro Vilaça from SentinelOne has discovered a security vulnerability ( CVE-2016-1757) affecting the Apple System Integrity Protection (SIP). The SIP is a security mechanism implemented by Apple in the OS X El Capitan operating system for the protection of certain […]
Short Bytes: The results of Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2016 indicate that more and more programmers are switching to OS X. While Linux-based operating systems are witnessing a decline, Windows 10 has shown great performance at the expense of Windows 7. If we take a look at the numbers, Apple’s OS X and Linux stand […]
Lately, I was doing research connected with different updating strategies, and I tested a few applications working under Mac OS X. This short weekend research revealed that we have many insecure applications in the wild. As a result, I have found a vulnerability which allows an attacker take control of another computer on the same […]
Apple has had two cracks at patching a vulnerability that allows malicious apps to bypass its OS X Gatekeeper security feature, and twice has taken a shortcut approach to the fix, said the researcher who reported the flaw. The latest measure to address this was released on Thursday and it appears Apple again took steps to […]
Apple has piled on the patches already released by Adobe and Microsoft today, and pushed out updates for iOS, OS X, Apple TV, Safari, and it’s watch-based operating system watchOS this afternoon. Fifty-four vulnerabilities across OS X were patched Tuesday, including fixes for Mavericks v10.9.5, OS X Yosemite v10.10.5, and the most recent builds of OS […]
Short Bytes: Mac OS X has a very nice way to capture full or partial screen without any software, but many users are unaware of it. Especially people coming from a Windows machine feel there isn’t any snip tool or print screen button. In this article, I’ve explained different ways to capture your screen in Mac OS […]
Gatekeeper is Mac OS X’s guardian against rogue applications and malware sneaking into Apple’s famous walled garden. It’s also been a favorite target of researchers and advanced attackers desperate to gain control of Apple devices. Tomorrow at Virus Bulletin in Prague, researcher Patrick Wardle, director of research at Synack, will demonstrate a Gatekeeper bypass he’s […]