Mac malware can easily bypass Apple’s Background Task Manager, says security researcher<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>macOS has a number of built-in tools to detect Mac <a href="
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<p>Patrick Wardle presented his findings at the Defcon hacker conference, making the unusual decision to do so without advising Apple ahead of time … </p>
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Mac malware can easily bypass Apple’s Background Task Manager, says security researcher
