Phil Stokes, Author at SentinelOne

Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 2

Phil Stokes / November 13, 2019

Vulnerabilities and exploits discovered by researchers are rarely used in the wild by macOS threat actors, who have found other, easier ways to the same end.

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Security Research

Privilege Escalation | macOS Malware & The Path to Root Part 1

Phil Stokes / November 6, 2019

Researchers invest huge amounts of effort to uncover privilege escalations and develop exploits. What can we learn about macOS security from their work?

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Security & Intelligence

How AdLoad macOS Malware Continues to Adapt & Evade

Phil Stokes / October 28, 2019

AdLoad adware evades Apple’s built-in protections, installs man-in-the-middle proxy & multiple persistence agents to thwart removal. Here’s how to fight it.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 42

Phil Stokes / October 18, 2019

US Cyber troops start hacking voting machines, a botnet turns its attention to sextortion and Samsung's fingerprint reader flops in the face of plastic.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 41

Phil Stokes / October 11, 2019

California outlaws facial recognition body cams, Apple software vuln leads to Windows ransomware and Cupertino lands in hot water with China over Hong Kong.

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macOS Catalina | The Big Upgrade, Don’t Get Caught Out!

Phil Stokes / October 9, 2019

How ready is your organization for the huge changes in macOS Catalina? We outline the challenges enterprises may face with Apple's latest upgrade.

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Checkm8: 5 Key Facts About the New iOS Boot ROM Exploit

Phil Stokes / September 30, 2019

Is your iOS device vulnerable to checkm8 vulnerability? What should you do if it is? Can malware defeat iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch security? Find out here.

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 39

Phil Stokes / September 27, 2019

US Government funds cybersecurity apprenticeships, one-click mobile exploits target iOS & Android users and here's a phishing URL to give you nightmares!

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Crimeware

Detecting macOS.GMERA Malware Through Behavioral Inspection

Phil Stokes / September 25, 2019

New malware hits macOS with well-worn techniques. Can behavioral detection prevent attacks that evade legacy AV and built-in Apple security?

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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly in Cybersecurity – Week 37

Phil Stokes / September 13, 2019

Texas local governments successfully fight off ransomware attacks, there's a new kind of netCAT in town and Chrome OS leaks U2F private security keys.