RansomWhere? Generic OS X Ransomware Detection

With each new unrelenting ransomware sample, security researchers understand that no matter how quickly antivirus signatures are updated or how rapidly decryptors are built and shared, current defenses will continue to fall short. The problem is that most adequate defenses are sample-specific;...

January 2016 Apple Security Patches iOS, OS X, Safari

Apple on Tuesday released security patches for iOS, OS X and an update for the Safari browser. The patches come less than a week after a ShmooCon presentation by Synack director of research Patrick Wardle revealed that Apple’s Gatekeeper security feature in OS X can be bypassed by an attacker wit...

Mac GateKeeper vulnerability patch is invalid, it can still be bypassed to attack-vulnerability warning-the black bar safety net

Recently, security experts Patrick Wardle said earlier Apple released for the repair of reinforcing the Mac OS X GateKeeper vulnerability patch is invalid, cannot protect the user of Mac computer security. In 2 0 1 5 year 9 months, is exactly what Patrick Wardle first discovered the vulnerability...

Apple Mac OS X Gatekeeper Bypass

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,...