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Microsoft doc details the dos and don’ts of Mac ransomware

January 6, 2023 admin apple, iOS, MacOS, Security

As enterprise adoption of the Apple platform accelerates, it’s important to note that Macs can and sometimes do get hit by ransomware. So it’s good to stay tuned to security concerns on a platform and application level — and take precautions.

Knowledge is power

With this in mind, extensive insights into Mac ransomware recently published by Microsoft can help explain these threats. The impact of such attack can be huge – ransomware already costs victims hundreds of billions each year, and no one is immune.

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Unraveling the techniques of Mac ransomware

January 5, 2023 admin cybersecurity, MacOS, Microsoft security intelligence, ransomware

Credit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence – Editor| Date: Thu, 05 Jan 2023 17:00:00 +0000

Understanding how Mac ransomware works is critical in protecting today’s hybrid environments. We analyzed several known Mac ransomware families and highlighted these families’ techniques, which defenders can study further to prevent attacks.

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Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability

December 19, 2022 admin cybersecurity, MacOS, microsoft, Microsoft security intelligence, Security, Vulnerability

Credit to Author: Microsoft Security Threat Intelligence| Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2022 18:00:00 +0000

Microsoft discovered a vulnerability in macOS, referred to as “Achilles”, allowing attackers to bypass application execution restrictions enforced by the Gatekeeper security mechanism.

The post Gatekeeper’s Achilles heel: Unearthing a macOS vulnerability appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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Jamf Protect adds powerful telemetry to protect Mac enterprise

December 16, 2022 admin apple, desktop pcs, MacOS, Security

Security and privacy go hand in hand in the connected enterprise. So as we approach the holiday break, there’s good news for security-conscious Mac-using enterprises from Jamf: powerful new telemetry tools in Jamf Protect.

Because complex security is sexy

We know that enterprise users don’t just have a responsibility to keep things secure, they also need to prove they’re doing so. Beyond that, many regulated industries must maintain ever more complex security event logging and insight to show how hard they’re working to protect their systems.

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Apple sets a security challenge for 2023

December 9, 2022 admin apple, iOS, MacOS, Security

Given Apple’s big moves this week to roll out new data protection tools for iMessage and allow users to encrypt more of their data in iCloud, it seems obvious that security is going to be a major Apple priority in the year ahead.

Stamping out surveillance

The Biden administration’s decision to blacklist the mercenary hackers at NSO Group was a welcome move, but it hasn’t stopped the “surveillance-as-a-service” industry. Instead, it’s atomized it, which means we now have more companies offering such “services” than ever before.

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How Ukraine’s MacPaw got its business ready for war

September 28, 2022 admin apple, MacOS, Mobile, Security, small and medium business

Vira Tkachenko, CTO at Ukraine software developer MacPaw, spoke remotely to Apple admins at Jamf’s JNUC event. A real-world example of a woman in a leadership position in tech, she explained how her company planned for business continuity during the war in Ukraine.

It’s an excellent lesson in crisis management and planning for any business leader. Here are some of the insights shared during her session.

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Jamf touts big boost to enterprise security at JNUC

September 27, 2022 admin apple, iOS, MacOS, Mobile, Mobile Device Management, Security, small and medium business

Jamf opened its annual JNUC event for Apple admins today with a slew of announcements focused on device management and security, a new Jamf Trust app, further information on its recently announced ZecOps deal and other updates likely to be of interest to Apple IT professionals.

The company also committed to supporting Microsoft Device Compliance on Macs later this year, with support for Google’s context-aware zero trust framework (BeyondCorp) on iOS devices in early 2023.

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Jamf buys ZecOps to bring high-end security to Apple enterprise

September 26, 2022 admin apple, MacOS, Mobile, Mobile Device Management, Security, small and medium business

The Apple-in-the-enterprise story continues to unfold, this week with Jamf’s announced plans to acquire mobile threat detection and response company ZecOps.

Already consumer-simple, Jamf becomes government secure

Jamf will likely reveal more about the motivations behind the deal at its JNUC event for Apple admins, which begins tomorrow. The purchase is the latest move by the Apple-focused enterprise MDM provider to supplement device management with an increasingly effective set of tools to bolster device security.

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