Demystifying macOS Background Task Management and Launch Item Security
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Explore a detailed technical conference talk that delves into macOS's Background Task Management (BTM) system, focusing on launch items as persistent mechanisms in malware. Learn how macOS Ventura has expanded BTM's capabilities for managing and notifying users about new launch items, while understanding its undocumented internal workings and notification delivery systems. Discover how security and forensics tools can leverage BTM for enhanced endpoint protection, and examine critical design flaws and bypass methods that malware authors could exploit. Presented by Patrick Wardle, founder of the Objective-See Foundation with extensive experience at NASA and NSA, and Christopher Lopez, a Senior macOS Security Researcher at Kandji, this 29-minute presentation provides valuable insights for security professionals and Mac users interested in system security and malware prevention.
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#OBTS v6.0: "Demystifying macOS's Background Task Management" - Patrick Wardle & Chris Lopez
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