Objective-See (Patrick Wardle)

Objective-See is the macOS-focused security research project and toolset created and maintained by security researcher Patrick Wardle. The site and project publish a suite of primarily open-source macOS security utilities — such as LuLu (an outgoing network firewall), BlockBlock (persistence-monitoring), OverSight (camera/microphone monitoring), RansomWhere? (ransomware detection), KnockKnock, and others — aimed at protecting and investigating macOS systems. Objective-See tools are widely used by individual users, system administrators, and the security research community for malware analysis, incident response, and endpoint protection.

In addition to producing tools, Objective-See serves as a hub for Wardle's macOS security research, blog posts, and conference presentations. Patrick Wardle regularly publishes technical write-ups and malware analyses, and presents findings at security conferences. The project is notable for making many of its utilities and research resources freely av...