Macs Are Not As Safe As People Might Think, According To CrowdStrike Experts

There is a belief persisted down many generations that Macs is often less targeted by hackers because their security is better and its number of users is not as much as other machines.

Because the number of Macs users is smaller, hackers do not pay attention to attacking them

However, the recently published search of network security company CrowdStrike has revealed that  Macs is not as safe as most people think. During the presentation at the RSA Conference, George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch, CEO and CTO of Crowdstrike, announced to everyone the hacking techniques they had discovered to attack and control Apple’s computers.

According to CrowdStrike executives, hackers sneak into Macs by tricking users into downloading malware. Moreover, they have tools to collect password archives and create back doors so they can easily access that device again the next time.

CTO Alperovitch has said that hackers have a strange tradition on Macs.

The information provided by CrowdStrike recently made us recall the vulnerability of the Facetime application on the iPhone that allows hackers to eavesdrop user calls. Besides, the uncertainty in securing the password store of applications associated with Macs is a worrying thing. Therefore, instead of depending on the solid security reputation of Apple products, users should actively keep the information and data safe.

Apple has not yet made any comments about this revelation.

Hackers can invade a user's keychain when they have access to the device

Two spokespersons from CrowdStrike said that users should keep the Gatekeeper feature on Apple machines turned on because it will help them monitor downloaded software has clear and non-toxic origins. Also, they called on Macs users to disable macros (this is a feature in various Mircosoft products). Safari browser has the function to open files automatically; users are advised to turn it off to prevent it from automatically opening malware.

They also added that a vulnerability was found in MacOS and also reported to Apple. It is known that Apple is currently creating a patch for the weakness and will be included in the next MacOS software update.

It can be said that the process of sending hackers to Mac users to download the software and create opportunities for them to access their data is not Apple's fault. Two reminders were sent to users when they installed malware on their Macs. However, they still did not care and accepted it.

Alperovitch said, most users click on all that they do not care what it is.