Pareto Security Blog
Cybersecurity tips, product updates, and engineering deep-dives from the Pareto Security team.
Latest · Engineering
Ephemeral Win11 testing VM for a few bucks per month
Need a clean Windows box now, not in fifteen minutes?
Sep 19, 2025 · Neyts Zupan
Engineering
Automating Distro Updates in CI
Once a month we checked whether any Linux distro we test against shipped a new stable version.
Sep 12, 2025 · Neyts Zupan
Pareto Updates
No moar cookies 🍪🍪🍪
I’m excited to share that we’ve removed all cookies from our public site—no trackers, no banners, nothing slowing you down.
Jul 25, 2025 · Neyts Zupan
Cybersecurity
How to Recognize Phishing Emails
Phishing steals millions of credentials a year by impersonating banks, vendors, and colleagues.
May 22, 2025 · Dejan Murko
Cybersecurity
Types of Malware Explained: What You Need to Know
Malware is software built to harm, exploit, or control devices.
Apr 17, 2025 · Dejan Murko
macOS Security
CIS Device Compliance Checklist for Mac
This checklist should get you 80% there to full CIS compliance, as these are by far the most critical things that need to be checked on your Mac.
Apr 10, 2025 · Dejan Murko
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity Compliance Regulations
Cybersecurity compliance frameworks target enterprises, but most controls scale to SMBs.
Apr 3, 2025 · Dejan Murko
macOS Security
Mac Device Requirements for UK's Cyber Essentials Plus
Cyber Essentials Plus is a UK government-backed framework requiring hands-on verification of your controls.
Mar 20, 2025 · Dejan Murko
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity for Freelancers
Freelancers face credential theft, phishing, and breach risks with no IT team.
Mar 13, 2025 · Dejan Murko
macOS Security
Mac Device Requirements for ISO 27001 Certification
ISO/IEC 27001 is the leading information security management standard.
Mar 6, 2025 · Dejan Murko
macOS Security
Why you don't need an antivirus for Mac
Your Mac already ships with XProtect, which catches known malware and quarantines threats.
Mar 4, 2025 · Neyts Zupan
Cybersecurity
Cybersecurity for Remote Workers
Remote work expands the attack surface as hackers target home setups.
Feb 27, 2025 · Dejan Murko
macOS Security
Being a happy Nixer on a Mac
We shipped Linux support for Pareto and needed automated tests across distros.
Feb 18, 2025 · Neyts Zupan
Pareto Updates
Pareto Security in 2025: Multi-OS Cybersecurity Compliance
As we kick off 2025, here's how Pareto Security is evolving — from a simple 2021 macOS app into a multi-OS compliance suite.
Feb 9, 2025 · Dejan Murko
macOS Security
Enhancing iOS App Security with Face ID: A Guide for Securing Company Apps
Securing company data accessed through mobile apps is paramount for remote teams.
Jan 10, 2024 · Neyts Zupan
Cybersecurity
Netflix Stethoscope deprecation and alternatives
Netflix's Stethoscope was an open-source project for enhancing endpoint security in a user-focused and non-intrusive manner.
Nov 16, 2023 · Dejan Murko
Conference Reports
BSides Ljubljana was Incredible!
What a day!
Jun 16, 2023 · Neyts Zupan
Pareto Updates
Automate Compliance with Pareto Security CSV Export
Compliance reporting is crucial for businesses of all sizes, but it can be tedious.
Mar 14, 2023 · Neyts Zupan
Pareto Updates
Automate compliance with Pareto Security REST API
The Pareto Security for Teams REST API lets you automate security reporting: fetch check data for every device and export it for compliance.
Jan 22, 2023 · Neyts Zupan
Pareto Updates
What data does Pareto Security send to the Internet?
Knowing what the apps installed on your Mac are sending out to the internet is crucial if you care about privacy.
Nov 29, 2022 · Amon Stopinšek
Pareto Updates
Run custom checks in Auditor
We added support for running custom checks with the Auditor, giving far greater flexibility and covering cases we don't support out of the box.
Aug 23, 2022 · Janez Troha
macOS Security
What new security features macOS 13 brings
The first beta of macOS 13 has been released, and I've noticed some exciting new features that are great for security-conscious people.
Jun 9, 2022 · Janez Troha