Dataconomy

MARCH 6, 2024

Apple’s ecosystem has been known for its closed, “walled garden” approach due to iOS sideloading restrictions. Due to new regulations, Apple will soon need to allow alternative app stores and the ability to sideload apps. Apple has traditionally had a very restrictive policy when it comes to sideloading apps on iOS.

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Dataconomy

OCTOBER 18, 2023

This malicious app poses as a routine operating system update, deceiving users into granting it special access privileges. When this Android package (APK) is installed, it discreetly places the SpyNote malware on the device, gaining access to Accessibility services.

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Spyware Banking Malware Operating Systems 45

CTOvision

DECEMBER 18, 2013

Fixmo SafeWatch is now available for download from the Google Play Store or the Apple iTunes store. Fixmo SafeWatch is designed to fill that void, giving individuals the tools they need to secure and protect their personal information, and guard against the increasingly common malware targeting mobile operating systems.

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Network World

JULY 22, 2016

Earlier this year, Cisco’s Talos division reported significant image-processing bugs to Apple , one of which could allow attackers to inject malware or remotely execute code via “iMessages, malicious webpages, MMS messages, or other malicious file attachments opened by any application.”

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Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. They offer malware alerts, practical online security tips, and more.

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Galido

JULY 20, 2018

In contrast, choosing iPhone is an easy choice in terms of product line; the models launched to the market by the Apple are few, numbered and classified in with a higher price tag. iOS users may swear on the ease of use of Apple products, while Android users may debate that Apple users just don’t know what they are doing.

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Galido

MAY 1, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. Operating System & Software Blogs. Malwarebytes.

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Galido

MARCH 22, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. Operating System & Software Blogs. Malwarebytes.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 12, 2022

A “highly evasive” Linux malware named OrBit has emerged; see here for more details. Operating Systems/Applications. Howard Oakley takes a look at virtualization on Apple silicon Macs. Kat Traxler discusses abusing the AWS S3 replication service to exfiltrate data. Interested in hardening macOS?

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Linux Storage Virtualization Hardware 90

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 27, 2023

This article on using osquery for behavioral detection of macOS malware was an interesting read. Operating Systems/Applications Dewan Ahmed has a great run-down on options for documentation-as-code. Jeff Johnson shows how to log some information being sent between macOS and Apple.

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Programming Open Source Cloud Devops 90

Vox

AUGUST 20, 2020

Apple is facing increasing pressure to change its App Store practices. Apple’s App Store war against developers and its ongoing antitrust issues appear to be coming to a head. Apple, a $2 trillion company, has not only refused to consider changing its lucrative business model, but it’s also kicked Fortnite out of the App Store.

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Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Sentinel Labs outlines a major malware push that is bypassing Apple’s malware protections. Operating Systems/Applications. A bunch of home Wi-Fi routers are suspectible to attack; see this article for more details. Upgrading to Go 1.17 might be a good idea. See here for why. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

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Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 90

Galido

DECEMBER 28, 2018

In recent years, we have seen many high profile companies become victims of cyber attacks: Along with high profile cyber attacks are the even more frequent attacks on Windows users, and with the rise in Apple popularity, so come the more frequent attacks on Apple as well. Stop Malware Attacks and Online Identity Theft.

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Internet Security Data Malware 60

Galido

MARCH 19, 2019

These areas of IT include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. They offer malware alerts, practical online security tips, and more.

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Resources Mobile Data Center Security 66

Galido

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

These areas of tech include general IT and technology, security, IT feeds, cloud computing, data center, mobile, social media, tips and tricks, virtualization, and operating system and software blogs. Malwarebytes is a leader of malware prevention and protection. Operating System & Software Blogs. Malwarebytes.

Mobile 77

Mobile Data Center Security Virtualization 77

Scott Lowe

JANUARY 21, 2022

Losing to Apple—whose M-series chips are widely regarded as faster and more efficient than Intel’s chips—has apparently stung the chip giant into revving up the innovation engine. Cross-platform malware. Operating Systems/Applications. The Next Platform takes a look at Amazon’s Graviton3 processor.

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Load Balancer Linux Intel Cloud 90

Scott Lowe

MAY 27, 2022

Researchers have uncovered a potential security flaw in Apple Silicon CPUs; more details in this 9to5Mac article. Vaughan-Nichols writes about the first malware discovered running on AWS Lambda. Operating Systems/Applications. Servers/Hardware. ” Colin Percival shares some benchmarks using FreeBSD on the Graviton 3.

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Virtualization Storage Network Programming 79

The Verge

JUNE 29, 2021

Microsoft claims that a combination of Windows Hello, Device Encryption, virtualization-based security, hypervisor-protected code integrity (HVCI), and Secure Boot “has been shown to reduce malware by 60 percent.”. You obviously need modern hardware to enable all these protections, and Microsoft has been building toward this moment for years.

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Windows Microsoft Hardware Intel 91

Scott Lowe

AUGUST 27, 2021

Sentinel Labs outlines a major malware push that is bypassing Apple’s malware protections. Operating Systems/Applications. A bunch of home Wi-Fi routers are suspectible to attack; see this article for more details. Upgrading to Go 1.17 might be a good idea. See here for why. Cloud Computing/Cloud Management.

Linux 60

Linux Load Balancer Malware Virtualization 60

SecureWorld News

AUGUST 10, 2021

Every single electronic device with a microprocessor, operating system, and memory is susceptible to malware. In fact, there are so many types of malware— from logic bombs to ransomware—that the definitions and classifications are mind-bogglingly complex and often overlap based on a threat actor's intent.

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Malware Operating Systems Backup Applications 98

The Verge

APRIL 8, 2021

New filings show both sides’ legal strategies at work On May 3rd, Fortnite publisher Epic Games will finally have its day in court, forcing Apple to defend kicking Fortnite off the iOS App Store last year. The heart of the case is the so-called App Store tax — a 30 percent surcharge Apple collects on purchases made through the App Store.

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A Screw's Loose

JULY 2, 2013

We spend hours talking about the differences between Android and Apple, or whether we should allow Microsoft to play in our sandbox. The more ‘enlightened’ of us have started to talk about managing apps instead of devices, and managing data instead of operating systems. Tags Applications. Crapplications. Enterprise Mobility.

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Mobile Travel Strategy Enterprise 73

Scott Lowe

OCTOBER 23, 2020

I recently stumbled across this utility to help protect your macOS-based system against persistent malware. I’m not sure if I should put this under “Hardware” or here under “Security”: Apple’s T2 chip has an “unfixable vulnerability” that could lead to significant system compromise.

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Open Source Vmware Disaster Recovery Linux 60

Scott Lowe

JUNE 19, 2020

While there is some discussion of software in here (given Apple’s tight coupling it can’t be avoided), the article mostly focuses on hardware aspects of Apple’s latest lineup of laptops. If you say that Linux malware doesn’t exist…read this article. Operating Systems/Applications.

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Linux Intel Hardware Storage 60

Scott Lowe

APRIL 2, 2021

Linux malware is getting more sophisticated. Even worse, this isn’t just limited to Intel chips, but may also affect ARM-based systems like Apple’s M1 CPUs. Operating Systems/Applications. Dominic Hopton shares a sordid tale of getting three monitors to work with a 13” MacBook Pro.

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Vmware Firewall Storage Comparison 60

ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Apple Podcasts. I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. Google Podcasts.

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ForAllSecure

JANUARY 15, 2021

Apple Podcasts. I suppose such things happen, but what I remember was her telling her surprise when the system booted up and the Windows 95 splash screen came up … wait, what? Here we were in the 21st century, and the lab was using an operating system that was no longer supported by Microsoft. Google Podcasts.

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Healthcare Network System Automotive 52

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Apple Podcasts. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. But in terms of just one system, there's the actual operating system security of platform security itself.

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ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Apple Podcasts. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. But in terms of just one system, there's the actual operating system security of platform security itself.

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System Open Source Security Software 52

ForAllSecure

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Listen to EP 08: Hacking Voting Systems. Apple Podcasts. Vamosi: Back in 2007 the California Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, did the unthinkable: she decertified all the digital voting systems in the state. But in terms of just one system, there's the actual operating system security of platform security itself.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

This time they discovered something new, something that led to an urgent patch for iPhones and some other Apple devices. The exploit, which we call FORCEDENTRY, targets Apple’s image rendering library, and was effective against Apple iOS, MacOS and WatchOS devices. We urge readers to immediately update all Apple devices.".

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Spyware Apple Mobile Groups 78

Vox

DECEMBER 8, 2021

Some say Apple’s App Store is a monopoly. Apple says it’s just giving customers what they want. Over the next few weeks, we’ll cover what’s happening with Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google, and Microsoft. Apple is facing growing scrutiny for the tight control it has over so much of the mobile-first, app-centric world it created.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

Duff: And so, out emerged this Excel spreadsheet of different behaviors that the red team was performing, which would allow us to focus rather on hashes, or specific malware, it allows us to focus on the higher level behaviors to improve our defenses.

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ForAllSecure

MAY 4, 2021

Duff: And so, out emerged this Excel spreadsheet of different behaviors that the red team was performing, which would allow us to focus rather on hashes, or specific malware, it allows us to focus on the higher level behaviors to improve our defenses.

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The Verge

JULY 21, 2020

And then Google made Chrome, and Microsoft just kept making Internet Explorer, and Microsoft made a series of really bad mobile phones, and Apple made a good one, and within a few years Microsoft was an enterprise software company with a video game console division and it was hard to remember what the whole fuss had been about in the first place.

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