Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5322. […]
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XProtect, XProtect Remediator, XProtect Behaviour Service, kernel extension excludes, incompatible apps, and some historical remnants, including a database that’s downloaded then vanishes.
Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5309, […]
A slew of new rules to detect novel malware, four changes to behavioural detection. This has been an unusual week for security data updates.
Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5304, […]
Classic XProtect, XProtect Remediator, and XProtect behavioural with Bastion rules – a rundown on developments over the last year and where they’re going next.
After setting a record of 29 updates through the year, XProtect’s Yara rules have grown from about 195 in 167 KB of text to 328 in 921 KB. Here are other details for the other XProtects, Gatekeeper and more.
Essential details of each of the three types of XProtect data files, how they’re updated, how to update them, and more. Covers new XProtect in macOS 15.x.
Introduced in macOS Ventura, these monitor for potentially malicious behaviours, according to 12 Bastion rules. Detections are recorded in its local database and reported to Apple as security intelligence.
In two years, macOS has gained two more XProtects. Apple’s latest Platform Security Guide provides insights into all three XProtects and how they work.
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