OSX Pirrit: Why You Should Care About Malicious Mac Adware (RSA Conference 2017)

Adware isn’t taken seriously, especially threats targeting Macs. But OSX Pirrit, which can obtain root access and has components found in malware, shows that adware can become a huge security issue. Amit Serper will explain how OSX Pirrit works, why security professionals may want to rethink how commodity threats are handled and why Macs aren’t as secure as people think.

Detailed Presentation :

(Source : RSA USA 2017)

 

Speaker :

Amit Serper

Amit Serper leads Mac OS X and Linux security research at Cybereason. He specializes in low-level, vulnerability and kernel research, malware analysis and reverse engineering. He also has extensive experience researching attacks on large scale networks and investigating undocumented OS resources and APIs. Prior to joining Cybereason, Serper spent nine years leading security projects for the Israeli government, specifically in embedded system security. He's presented at BSides Tel Aviv and LayerOne.

 

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