Patrick Wardle teams up with ex-Apple researcher to boost Mac security for all


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AppleInsider— Two long-standing Mac security experts have formed DoubleYou, a firm that aims to develop security tools that other Mac developers can incorporate into their systems. DoubleYou founders believe Mac needs better security The new company was started by, and is named after the last initial of, noted security expert Patrick Wardle. Together with Mikhail Sosonkin, he plans to release modular security apps that can protect against one or many components of malware. "Instead of building, for...

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