Threat Hunting In macOS With The SecOps Cloud Platform
Security Boulevard, Tuesday, October 15th, 2024
The second most popular OS in today's business environment, macOS, is often neglected in cybersecurity discussions. This is likely due to Windows OS holding a dominant share (72.1%) of the global workstation market and Linux (4.03%) running critical parts of IT infrastructure. This often leaves macOS excluded from the conversation.
However, threat actors are huge fans of taking the path of least resistance. So when the world is focusing attention on securing Windows and Linux, rest assured that some adversaries are shifting gears to target macOS. Fortunately, there are some reliable (if not well-known) ways to conduct effective threat hunting in macOS. Matt Bromiley, Lead Solutions Engineer at LimaCharlie, recently covered a few of them in his webinar, Threat Hunting for macOS.
His presentation used the LimaCharlie SecOps Cloud Platform, as it provides an intuitive and powerful tool for this task. Here are a few key takeaways: