A complete guide to using this new version, with explanations of how to keep XProtect up to date, which updates the app will install, and where to get further information.
macOS 27
First full release of SilentKnight designed and optimised for Apple silicon Macs running macOS 15.6 Sequoia or later, including Golden Gate betas. Clean and simple to use, with sophisticated features such as JSON report exporting.
Adds reporting to both text and JSON files, runs from standard user accounts, and fixes several other issues. For Apple silicon Macs only, macOS 15.6 and later.
Completely rewritten using SwiftUI, this now excludes macOS updates from those it downloads and installs, and caters better for Apple silicon Macs running Sequoia and later. Please give it a try and comment.
Three big changes coming to macOS virtual machines: USB accessory access, including external storage, guest provisioning, and layered disk images for VMs.
Golden Gate is bringing more than AI. Here are some of the improvements already detailed, some cautions to be aware of, notes on running GG in a VM, Intel support info, and an app update.
Apple is addicted to naming features and subsystems in its operating systems, and has named each major version of Mac OS X since Cheetah. Is it seriously intending to leave macOS 27 without a name?
macOS Tahoe is about to be replaced. After 8 months of improvements to rectify problems in its redesigned interface, what has changed, and is that sufficient to upgrade from Sequoia?
We are under warning that macOS 27 is likely to remove support for AFP, and lately some additional requirements for connection to certain servers. This explains how these could affect you.
Looking ahead at likely dates of forthcoming updates to macOS over the next 6 months, when Sonoma loses security support, and the last new versions for Intel Macs. Now is the time to plan.
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