All Huntress Blog Posts

All Huntress Blog Posts

All things cybersecurity engaging and accessible - so you can stay ahead of hackers and boost your cybersecurity savviness.

Author: Stuart Ashenbrenner
The Fake Download That Steals Everything: How Deceptive Installers Are Targeting macOS Users
The Fake Download That Steals Everything: How Deceptive Installers Are Targeting macOS Users

Deceptive installers disguised as legit macOS software deliver infostealers that grab passwords, cookies, and crypto wallets. Learn how to detect them.

Pursuing Parity: Attempting to Bring Cross-Platform Unity
Pursuing Parity: Attempting to Bring Cross-Platform Unity

Feature parity across Windows, macOS, and Linux sounds simple on a product roadmap. Actually building it means reconciling fundamentally different operating systems. Here's how Huntress is approaching it.

AMOS Stealer Exploits AI Trust: Malware Delivered Through ChatGPT and Grok
AMOS Stealer Exploits AI Trust: Malware Delivered Through ChatGPT and Grok

An AMOS infostealer alert looked routine until Huntress ruled out every known delivery vector. What they found instead: malware being delivered through ChatGPT and Grok themselves.

Feeling Blue(Noroff): Inside a Sophisticated DPRK Web3 Intrusion
Feeling Blue(Noroff): Inside a Sophisticated DPRK Web3 Intrusion

A partner reported a potentially malicious Zoom extension. What Huntress found was a full DPRK BlueNoroff intrusion targeting a Web3 company that was weeks in the making and deeply sophisticated.

Debunking 5 Major macOS Myths
Debunking 5 Major macOS Myths

Macs don't get viruses' was barely true in 2000. It's not true now. Huntress debunks the five most persistent macOS security myths, and what each one is costing the teams that still believe them.

June 13, 2024
LightSpy Malware Variant Targeting macOS
LightSpy Malware Variant Targeting macOS

BlackBerry said the new LightSpy upload was an iOS implant. Huntress researchers disagreed — what they found was an unreported macOS variant. Here's the full analysis of what it actually does.

Full Transparency: Controlling Apple's TCC Part II
Full Transparency: Controlling Apple's TCC Part II

Part one explained TCC. Part two goes deeper into the tccd binary, the database it manages, and what's actually happening under the hood when macOS enforces privacy controls.

March 11, 2024
Full Transparency: Controlling Apple's TCC
Full Transparency: Controlling Apple's TCC

Apple's TCC framework controls which apps can access sensitive data on macOS. Huntress explains what it is, how it works, and why it's one of the most important security mechanisms Mac defenders should understand.

January 16, 2024
Ask the Mac Guy: Do I Need AV on My Mac?
Ask the Mac Guy: Do I Need AV on My Mac?

Should Mac users run antivirus? The Huntress Mac Guy tackles the question dividing security teams for years and the answer is more nuanced than 'Macs don't get malware.'

October 3, 2023
Ask the Mac Guy: What's the Deal with Full Disk Access For Mac
Ask the Mac Guy: What's the Deal with Full Disk Access For Mac

Full disk access prompts pop up constantly on macOS and most users click through without thinking. The Huntress Mac Guy explains what it actually means and why the habit is exactly what attackers want.

October 23, 2024
Ask the Mac Guy: Best Practices for Securing Macs
Ask the Mac Guy: Best Practices for Securing Macs

Part two of Ask the Mac Guy shifts from why to how, covering the tools worth using and the macOS settings that make your fleet significantly harder to compromise.

September 5, 2023
Ask the Mac Guy: macOS Security Myths
Ask the Mac Guy: macOS Security Myths

Mac security myths are everywhere, from "Macs don't get malware" to "we have more Windows devices so it's not worth protecting." The Huntress Mac Guy breaks down the ones he hears most.

August 22, 2023
dmXProtect: Stop, Drop, Shut Malware Down Before It Opens Up Shop
dmXProtect: Stop, Drop, Shut Malware Down Before It Opens Up Shop

A DMX-inspired deep dive into macOS security: what dmXProtect is, how macOS malware actually runs, and what it takes to stop it before it sets up shop.

June 28, 2023
The Battle for macOS Management: MDM vs. RMM
The Battle for macOS Management: MDM vs. RMM

Two ways to deploy and manage macOS at scale: MDM and RMM. They're not the same thing, and choosing wrong creates gaps. Huntress breaks down the differences and when each one makes sense.