MacSync stealer malware bypasses macOS Gatekeeper protections, exposing Apple users to credential theft and growing macOS ...

A new variant of the MacSync Stealer uses a code-signed Swift application to get around Apple's macOS Gatekeeper protections.

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There are three ways to attack a computer — gain physical access, hit it over the network, or trick the user into running something they shouldn’t. Macs are reasonably well protected against two of ...

Apple introduced Gatekeeper in 2012, creating it as a method of protection for users against malicious threats by adding various layers of security during installation of Mac apps. The feature is ...

With developers needing to prepare for Apple's new Gatekeeper feature in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Apple has revealed that the functionality is already baked into OS X 10.7.3 but hidden by default.

Apple's next version of its desktop operating system, OS X Mountain Lion, promises developers access to hundreds of new APIs to enable new functionality for their apps. While developers we spoke to ...

Gatekeeper is a security feature built into macOS. When you attempt to run a new Mac app for the first time, Gatekeeper checks to see whether it has been notarized by Apple as coming from a recognized ...

The best weapon against Mac malware is your mind: recognizing the key aspects of illegitimate software, and configuring your Mac correctly, go a long way toward avoiding a takeover. We’ve seen two new ...

Mountain Lion’s gold master is with developers, meaning that its arrival on the Mac App Store is looming. With the new operating system comes the entrance of Gatekeeper, Apple’s security feature that ...

Apple's next iteration of its Macintosh operating system has a new security feature, but how will this help secure your Mac? Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing ...