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Apple acquires security firm LegbaCore

When in doubt, buy one of the best security firms you can get your hands on. Back in November of 2015, Apple quietly acquired security consultancy firm LegbaCore. The acquisition was initially revealed back in December by security researcher Trammell Hudson during a presentation at the 32C3 conference. The acquisition was further corroborated by a […]

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Researchers demonstrate proof of concept for firmware worm that can directly target Macs

It’s generally been accepted that Apple’s computers are much more secure than their Windows PC counterparts. This isn’t entirely true, as a part of researchers have found that several known vulnerabilities affecting the firmware of all the top PC makers can also hit the firmware of Macs. The researchers have designed a proof-of-concept worm for […]