also known as OSX/AMK.A, OSX/AMK.B, OSX/AMK.C Type: Keylogger Platform: Mac OS X Last updated: 03/02/19 12:34 am Threat Level: High Description Amac is a keylogger marketed as a monitoring tool for employers, parents, and schools. However, like all …
Lees meerType: Hybrid Threat Platform: Mac OS X Last updated: 02/09/16 9:14 pm Threat Level: High Description AgentBob is a hybrid keylogger and screen recorder program. It is sometimes presented as a parental monitoring tool, but like all software with keys…
Lees meerType: Keylogger Platform: Mac OS X Last updated: 02/09/16 9:14 pm Threat Level: High Description AceSpy is a keylogger marketed as a parental monitoring tool, but like all keystroke logging software, it can be used to monitor the activities of any c…
Lees meerApple has three great checklists that we’re featuring on this week’s Checklist by SecureMac: If you want to see if anyone else has access to your device or accounts, If you want to stop sharing with someone whom you previously shared with, and If yo…
Lees meerType: Malware Platform: macOS Last updated: 02/23/21 2:29 pm Threat Level: High Description Silver Sparrow is malware. Silver Sparrow Threat Removal MacScan can detect and remove Silver Sparrow malware from your system, as well as …
Lees meerThis week on the Checklist, security researcher Patrick Wardle joins us to discuss the new Silver Sparrow malware variant. We’ll cover: The speculation around Silver SparrowThe M1 and the future of Mac security Security Note: If you’re a MacScan 3 u…
Lees meerIf you want to learn how to make encrypted iMessage backups for your iPhone, you’ve come to the right place. In this how-to guide, we’ll explain: What is and isn’t encrypted in iMessagesHow to set up your own encrypted backups for iMessagesHow to e…
Lees meerApp developers are warning that there are lots of scam apps in the App Store — and they say that Apple’s own ratings and review system is a big part of the problem. In this article, we’ll take a look at what’s going on, and tell you how you can stay…
Lees meerThis week on The Checklist, we talk with award-winning educator Robert Speciale, whose innovative program is teaching cybersecurity to high school students The post Checklist 219: Teaching Tomorrow’s Cybersecurity Pros with Robert Speciale appeared …
Lees meerState lawmakers in North Dakota will soon vote on a law that regulates the way Apple and Google do business with third-party mobile apps. Supporters of the law argue that it will help small businesses, and that it would rein in Apple and Google’s n…
Lees meerPrivacy Labels have landed in the App Store for a number of apps. We’ll cover what those are, what they cover, why some apps don’t have them, and what you can do with the information on them. The post Checklist 218: Reading the Privacy Nutrition La…
Lees meerLast week, someone breached the computer system of a water treatment plant in Florida. According to public officials, the hacker tampered with critical safety settings, making changes that could have released toxic chemicals into the water supply. T…
Lees meerValentine’s Day 2021 is right around the corner, and the FBI is telling people to be on the lookout for romance scams. In this article, we’ll tell you what romance scams are, how they work, and how you can avoid them. What are romance scams? Romance…
Lees meerLast week was Data Privacy Day, and Apple tackled it in big ways. Checklist 217 by SecureMac looks at Apple’s App Tracking Transparency push, as well as its war of words with Facebook. The post Checklist 217: The State of Apple’s App Tracking Trans…
Lees meerA new iPhone is a ton of fun — but once you have your shiny new device up and running, you should also take a few minutes to configure it for security, privacy, and performance. The post How to set up a new iPhone in 2021 running iOS 14 appeared fir…
Lees meerApple has just released macOS Big Sur 11.2 along with the related Security Update 2021-001 Catalina and Security Update 2021-001 Mojave. The post Apple releases macOS Big Sur 11.2 appeared first on SecureMac.
Lees meerThis week on the Checklist, iMore’s Stephen Warwick joins us to discuss all things Zoom. The post Checklist 216: Zooming into 2021 appeared first on SecureMac.
Lees meerApple has just released an important round of updates. The TL;DR is that the iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS updates address vulnerabilities that are under active exploitation (according to reports). If you have a device running any of these operatin…
Lees meerMacs work great right out of the box, but unfortunately, that leads some users to skip over important setup steps — steps that can make them safer. The post How to set up a new Mac running in 2021 running Big Sur appeared first on SecureMac.
Lees meerWe’ll look at various states of data, what we have to worry about, and what we can do to mitigate that worry. Plus - A followup to Apple flouting the firewall. The post Checklist 215: Seriously Locking Down Your iPhone appeared first on SecureMac.
Lees meerWhatsApp has been in the news a lot over the past week, with critics alleging that the popular Facebook-owned messaging app has become a threat to user privacy. The post What’s up with WhatsApp? appeared first on SecureMac.
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