GravityRAT Windows malware has new macOS variant
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 read
Checklist 203: T2, Revisited Plus an Actual Checklist
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
5G iPhones and more at Apple’s October Event
Tuesday’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 readU.S. Cyber Command attacks hackers
Amid 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 read
Notes from VB2020 localhost
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 read
Checklist 202: The T2 Vulnerability with Patrick Wardle
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
Russian APT Fancy Bear may have compromised federal agency
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
Is mobile sensor data the future of tracking?
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
Checklist 201: Cybersecurity Awareness Month
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 readFinSpy spyware for macOS discovered
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
Checklist 200: TikTok, TV, and Time for a Checklist
On this week’s Checklist, we discuss a rapidly changing App Store story, we talk about streaming services and privacy, and we show you how to keep your wits in a cybersecurity emergency.
September 28, 2020 • 7 min readApple updates iOS, macOS, and more
Apple has issued its initial round of updates to iOS 14, just a little over a week after the new mobile OS was first released to the public. In addition, there were updates to macOS, iPadOS, tvOS, and watchOS as well.
September 25, 2020 • 4 min read