The authors of this book are seasoned Mac and security professionals, having built many of the largest network infrastructures for Apple and spoken at both DEFCON and Black Hat on OS X security. macOS malware used run-only AppleScripts to avoid detection for five years Posted on JanuJanuAuthor Cyber Security Review For more than five years, macOS users have been the targets of a sneaky malware operation that used a clever trick to avoid detection and hijacked the hardware resources of infected users to mine. Apple also patched earlier macOS versions to prevent abuse, and pushed out updated rules to XProtect, macOS’ in-built anti-malware engine.
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Using the SANS Institute course as a sister, this book caters to both the beginning home user and the seasoned security professional not accustomed to the Mac, establishing best practices for Mac OS X for a wide audience. Apple told TechCrunch it fixed the bug in macOS 11.3. It contains detailed Mac OS X security information, and walkthroughs on securing systems, including the new Snow Leopard operating system. One exploit bypassed the macOS system integrity protection (SIP) to download Safari browser cookies.
When sharing is enabled or remote control applications are installed, Mac OS X faces a variety of security threats.Įnterprise Mac Security: Mac OS X Snow Leopard is a definitive, expert-driven update of the popular, slash-dotted first edition and was written in part as a companion to the SANS Institute course for Mac OS X. An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: For more than five years, macOS users have been the targets of a sneaky malware operation that used a clever trick to avoid detection and hijacked the hardware resources of infected users to mine cryptocurrency behind their backs. AppleScript malware borrows permissions from existing apps. While this might be true in certain cases, security on the Mac is still a crucial issue. A common misconception in the Mac community is that Mac’s operating system is more secure than others.