Evolution of the Mac Threat Landscape

Presented at Objective by the Sea version 5.0 (2022), Oct. 7, 2022, 10:10 a.m. (25 minutes).

Mac threats have changed significantly over the years. (Contrary to popular belief, the earliest widespread virus actually affected Apple machines!) Come take a look at the history of how Mac threats have evolved over time, in particular with regard to techniques used, and what the threat landscape looks like today.

Presenters:

• Thomas Reed - Director of Mac & Mobile at Malwarebytes
  Thomas Reed has been using Macs since 1984. He is a self-taught security researcher and Director of Mac & Mobile at Malwarebytes. In his spare time, he is an avid photographer.

Links:

• https://objectivebythesea.org/v5/talks.html#Speaker_11
• https://infocon.org/cons/Objective by the Sea/Objective by the Sea 5 2023/Evolution of the Mac Threat Landscape - Thomas Reed.mp4
• https://infocon.org/cons/Objective by the Sea/Objective by the Sea 5 2023/Evolution of the Mac Threat Landscape - Thomas Reed.eng.srt (subtitles)
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z38n7UHSpFQ

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• Black Hat Asia 2018 / Mac-A-Mal: An Automated Platform for Mac Malware Hunting
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