AppleThe web is abuzz with rumors that Apple is poised to challenge Google’s search supremacy. In this short article, we’ll tell you why people think Cupertino may be building a search engine of its own, and say what it could mean for the future of…
October 30, 2020 • 4 min read
This week on the Checklist, we’ll cover two timely topics: cyberattacks on hospitals, and a voting contingency plan.
Voters in several U.S. states have received threatening emails telling them to vote for incumbent presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vowing to “come after” them if they do not comply. U.S. officials now say that Iran was behind the emails, and that their goal was…
The 2020 U.S. elections are just days away, and cybercriminals — some motivated by politics, others by financial gain — are stepping up their attacks. We’ll let you know what’s happening on this edition of the Checklist. Voter intimidation emails attributed to Iran We’ve talked…
Researchers at Amnesty International have just announced the discovery of FinSpy spyware variants that target macOS and Linux users. In this article, we’ll tell you what they found, share some technical details uncovered by Amnesty’s malware analysts, and explain what it means for security and…
October 2, 2020 • 6 min read
October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and the National Cybersecurity Alliance has kicked things off by releasing some timely recommendations for 2020.
October 2, 2020 • 8 min read
In this short article, we’ll introduce you to this emerging phenomenon, tell you how it works, and offer some thoughts about the future of privacy.
October 5, 2020 • 6 min read
An unnamed U.S. federal agency has been breached, according to a recent report by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and third-party analysts now believe that Fancy Bear, the notorious Russian Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group, is the likely culprit. In this short article,…
October 6, 2020 • 6 min read
This week’s big news: an “unpatchable” hardware vulnerability affecting Apple’s T2 security chip! But how serious is it, really? We spoke with Mac security expert Patrick Wardle to separate the facts from the clickbait headlines. We’ll cover: the technical backgroundwho’s impacted (and what they can…
October 8, 2020 • 5 min read
The annual Virus Bulletin security conference was held last week; as has been the case with so many other events this year, the proceedings were fully remote, leading the organizers to call the 2020 instalment of the conference “VB2020 localhost”.
October 8, 2020 • 7 min readAmid growing concern about foreign interference in the November elections, military hackers at the United States Cyber Command have started attacking the Trickbot botnet. In this short article, we’ll tell you what’s happening and why it matters for the elections. What is the Trickbot botnet?…
October 12, 2020 • 4 min readTuesday’s Apple Special Event introduced the iPhone 12 line and some cool new accessories as well. Here’s an overview of the new and upcoming product releases announced at the event: iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini The look of the new iPhone is reminiscent of…
October 14, 2020 • 5 min read
On this week’s Checklist, we’ll cover: How Macs are perceived in the enterpriseAn addendum to last week’s T2 storyA checklist of security tips from the NCSA Survey says… Do you feel like your Mac is the best choice for security? You’re not alone. A recent…
October 15, 2020 • 10 min read
Security researchers have just announced the discovery of Android and macOS variants of GravityRAT, a Windows spyware threat that’s been around since at least 2016.
October 20, 2020 • 4 min readThe 2020 U.S. elections are just days away, and cybercriminals — some motivated by politics, others by financial gain — are stepping up their attacks. We’ll let you know what’s happening on this edition of the Checklist. Voter intimidation emails attributed to Iran We’ve talked…
October 22, 2020 • 8 min readVoters in several U.S. states have received threatening emails telling them to vote for incumbent presidential candidate Donald Trump, and vowing to “come after” them if they do not comply. U.S. officials now say that Iran was behind the emails, and that their goal was…
October 23, 2020 • 7 min read