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What causes App Translocation?

If you thought that App Translocation only happens to apps left in their original folders and not moved, and doesn’t happen after first run, this could come as a surprise.

May 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

A detailed record of macOS and its security updates

Major macOS releases from Sierra to Ventura, with full details of each release and security update. Also updates to XProtect, MRT and Gatekeeper.

May 8, 2023 Macs, Technology

The app that won’t go into quarantine

How an obscure ACL can prevent a quarantine flag from being attached to an internet download: demonstration and explanation.

April 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Providence and provenance

Is provenance tracking intended to make app launch times shorter despite new Gatekeeper checks, or is it trying to make it harder to cheat?

March 19, 2023 Macs, Technology

What is macOS Ventura doing tracking provenance?

How the new tracking extended attribute is attached to apps, how it’s recorded in a security database, and how it’s checked. But for what purpose?

March 16, 2023 Macs, Technology

Using a Mac without a network connection

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New version of ViableS runs in a sandbox, with no shared folders, and can now be isolated from networks. So how well does Ventura work without internet?

March 14, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

How does Ventura check an app’s security?

If Ventura checks the security of apps more thoroughly, how does it go about that? Gatekeeper explored, from XProtect to OCSP checks.

March 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

Do Ventura’s signature checks work?

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Are additional Gatekeeper checks in Ventura effective, and worth the effort? Surely malware can bypass them easily.

March 7, 2023 Macs, Technology

How troubleshooting has changed with macOS security

macOS has changed fundamentally. So has troubleshooting it. Secure Boot, the SSV, and Gatekeeper checks bring changes in strategy.

March 6, 2023 Macs, Technology

What are those XProtects?

Run Catalina or later and there are two XProtects in the CoreServices folder. But they’re completely different, as this explains.

February 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

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