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### Navigating the SMB Threat Landscape: Key Insights from Huntress’ SMB Threat Report

 Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) often find themselves in the crosshairs of today’s cybercriminals. While the spotlight often shines on high-profile breaches ... 

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Staff macOS Researcher at Huntress.

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Stuart Ashenbrenner 11.30.2023  7 min read

## macOS Terms and Trends You Should Know About

 In a recent episode of Tradecraft Tuesday, I was joined by Patrick Wardle, Founder of ... 

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Stuart Ashenbrenner 10.3.2023  3 min read

## Ask the Mac Guy: Do I Need AV on My Mac?

 We're back for the fourth and final installment of our Ask the Mac Guy series. We've ... 

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Stuart Ashenbrenner 09.19.2023  6 min read

## Ask the Mac Guy: What's the Deal with Full Disk Access

 Here we are! Another edition of Ask the Mac Guy! In this series, we've been discussing ... 

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Stuart Ashenbrenner 09.5.2023  7 min read

## Ask the Mac Guy: Best Practices for Securing Macs

 Welcome back to the second edition of Ask the Mac Guy. In our first post of this series, ... 

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Stuart Ashenbrenner 08.22.2023  5 min read

## Ask the Mac Guy: macOS Security Myths

 Hi, I’m a Mac guy! Over the past year, I've received many questions from people—sales ... 

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Stuart Ashenbrenner 06.28.2023  13 min read

## dmXProtect: Stop, Drop, Shut Malware Down Before It Opens Up Shop

 Note from the author: I’d be remiss not to mention the strangeness of the blog title, a ... 

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