Ten years ago, a firmware worm that could have inserted malware into Mac boot flash storage was demonstrated, and shortly afterwards many Macs were found to be running outdated firmware. We’ve come a long way since.
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Is your Mac likely to receive firmware updates in future? How can you check whether its firmware is up to date? What happens in Sonoma?
Some Intel Macs without T2 chips have firmware updates with last week’s security updates. Here are the details.
In just over a month, Apple is expected to announce macOS 14. How many Intel Macs without T2 chips are likely to be supported? What about their firmware?
When run on Intel Macs without a T2 chip in Ventura 13.3.1, LockRattler may crash because of a bug in macOS. This update fixes it.
List of current versions of firmware for all models of Mac supported by Ventura, following upgrading to Ventura.
Since replacing Open Firmware in 2006, EFI firmware has undergone major change. Now only installed as part of a macOS install or update, here’s its story.
This article lists the firmware versions of Macs which have been successfully updated to run macOS 12.7.6. Apple […]
The last five years have seen great changes in Mac firmware security. As Intel Macs are replaced by Apple Silicon models, firmware may at last be simpler and more secure at last.
This article lists the firmware versions of Macs which have been successfully updated to run macOS 11.7.10. Apple […]
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