Articles written from October 2017 to March 2019

It's catch-up time again! Here's a list of articles I've written since my last post on the JoshMeister on Security, in reverse chronological order. Unless otherwise noted, these articles were published at Intego's The Mac Security Blog.

Articles highlighted in bold are either particularly interesting or are important and still relevant.

• Mar 15, 2019 — RSA Conference 2019 highlights: a Mac perspective
• Feb 22, 2019 — iOS Safari flaw allows deceptive news headlines in Messages (still not fixed as of Jun 2019)
• Feb 1, 2019 — Are iOS Shortcuts safe? Reports of risks surface
• Jan 31, 2019 — Facebook, Google caught deploying invasive apps; Apple shuts them down (co-authored with Kirk McElhearn)
• Jan 29, 2019 — VeryMal Mac attack hides data within a picture 
• Jan 29, 2019 — Everything you need to know about the FaceTime spying bug 
• Jan 18, 2019 — Collection #1 (and #2–5) are the latest massive password dumps 
• Jan 18, 2019 — How to avoid getting hacked after data breaches 
• Dec 4, 2018 — Did Instagram leak your password? 
• Nov 30, 2018 — Privacy Exodus: spam delivers Mac spyware 
• Nov 14, 2018 — Ad-injecting Mac malware rediscovered: SearchPageInjector/SearchAwesome
• Sep 11, 2018 — How safe is the Mac App Store? Privacy-violating apps uncovered 
• Aug 27, 2018 — Operation AppleJeus and OSX/Lazarus: Rise of a Mac APT 
• Aug 17, 2018 — Intego exclusive: HP leaves Mac users vulnerable to fax hacks 
• Jul 26, 2018 — OSX/Calisto Mac malware masquerades as Intego software
• Jul 20, 2018 — Apple's Quick Look reveals your darkest secrets
• Jul 14, 2018 — Anti-hack feature comes to iOS 11.4.1… but is it good enough?
• Jul 6, 2018 — New Mac malware targets cryptocoin 'dummies'
• Jun 6, 2018 — macOS Mojave: What's new in security and privacy features
• Jun 5, 2018 — Why iOS 12 is huge for security and privacy
• Apr 19, 2018 — iOS trustjacking: How attackers can hijack your iPhone
• Apr 17, 2018 — Month in review: Apple security in March 2018
• Apr 4, 2018 — Sorry, it's a myth that Macs are more secure than PCs (ITSP Magazine; co-authored with/ghostwriting for Steve Kelly)
• Mar 21, 2018 — Unwanted cryptomining debuts (briefly) in Mac App Store
• Mar 6, 2018 — Month in review: Apple security in February 2018
• Mar 5, 2018 — OSX/Coldroot and the RAT Invasion
• Feb 21, 2018 — OSX/Shlayer: New Mac malware comes out of its shell
• Feb 7, 2018 — Month in review: Apple security in January 2018
• Jan 31, 2018 — A look back at the top Mac security stories of 2017
• Jan 15, 2018 — ¡Ay, MaMi! New DNS-hijacking Mac malware discovered
• Jan 9, 2018 — Month in review: Apple security in December 2017
• Jan 8, 2018 — Meltdown and Spectre: What Apple users need to know
• Dec 4, 2017 — "I Am Root": a retrospective on a severe Mac vulnerability
• Dec 4, 2017 — Month in review: Apple security in November 2017
• Nov 22, 2017 — Caution! These Black Friday "deals" may be bad for your security
• Nov 1, 2017 — Month in review: Apple security in October 2017

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