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Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.2, and security updates to 14.7.2 and 13.7.2

As eagerly anticipated, Apple has released the update to macOS 15.2 Sequoia, together with security updates to bring […]

December 11, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Watch for overdue Safari 18.1 updates for Sonoma and Ventura

If your Mac is still running Sonoma or Ventura, and you have already updated it to 14.7.1 or […]

October 29, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS Sequoia 15.1, and security updates to 14.7.1 and 13.7.1

As expected, Apple has released the update to macOS 15.1 Sequoia, together with security updates to bring Sonoma […]

October 28, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

October 16, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has stopped all XProtect updates for macOS Sonoma and earlier

Updating XProtect data has suddenly changed, whichever version of macOS is running. Here are the full details.

September 17, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has released macOS 15.0 Sequoia and security updates to 14.7 and 13.7

As promised last week, Apple has released the upgrade to macOS 15.0 Sequoia, together with security updates to […]

September 16, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Looking ahead to Sequoia’s updates

When should we expect scheduled updates to macOS Sequoia over the coming year? Which are the most likely to fix or create bugs?

September 16, 2024 Macs, Technology

Where has Safari gone, and why are macOS updates larger for Apple silicon?

Safari and its supporting frameworks and components, used to be installed in the Data volume, but now come in cryptexes. These also account for the larger macOS updates for Apple silicon.

September 4, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

September 3, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Launching apps in Sonoma 14.6.1: Conclusions

App launch security is built in multiple layers, and not all check are run on every launch of an app. Syspolicy plays a key role, CDHashes are now central, and XProtect scans can make checks on large apps slow.

September 3, 2024 Macs, Technology

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