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macOS Coverage: Is It Worth It?

With CYDEF’s recent coverage expansion to the macOS platform, we need to address the value of cybersecurity protection for Macs. After all, aren’t Macs completely impervious to security threats? The answer is no of course. So why is the question "Do I need Malware Protection for Mac?" so popular? This post will start by covering the security advantages of the [...]

By |April 12, 2021|Categories: Blog, Technical|Tags: , , , , |

Phishing Campaigns Bypass Reputation Engine

The team at CYDEF observed an increasing proportion of phishing attempts that leverage trusted sites to bypass filtering resources. The following post addresses some of the detected campaigns and addresses security awareness programs.  Phishing Off the River  In recent posts we took an in-depth look at anti-virus bypass, especially living-off-the-land techniques.   The general concept of these techniques is that, by abusing trusted resources, an attacker can capitalize on the trusted resource’s good reputation to execute malicious code.   [...]

By |March 16, 2021|Categories: Blog, Technical|Tags: , , |
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