From the start of the fourth cycle in M4 Macs and the smallest ever, through the omission in macOS VMs, and QuickLook shortcomings, to the stealth firmware update.
passwords
Which passwords, passkeys, wi-fi passwords, and so on are supported by Sequoia’s new Passwords app? Where has Keychain Access gone, and do you still need it?
Although we have another month to wait for AI, Sequoia 15.0 has important new features including iPhone Mirroring, the Passwords app, and changes in XProtect.
When Apple is like a community making a patchwork quilt: hope that everyone knows they’re crocheting 4-inch squares, and no one takes a sudden fancy to circles or triangles.
We can quantitate the risks of cracking conventional passwords. AI-based systems using biometrics are known to be brittle, and to have exploitable blind spots. Can we trust them in security systems?
These services don’t often appear in the limelight, but the recent vulnerability in High Sierra reminds us how important they still are.
You suddenly can’t remember your password, or your Mac won’t accept what you think is your password. What do you do next?
Authentication dialogs to permit access to your keychain are supplied by the macOS security system, and follow a strict pattern.
Sometimes resorting to Terminal can be the best and simplest way to fix a keychain problem.
Thousands of TalkTalk customers, and those of ISPs, have had their routers compromised. How should you protect yourself?
The Eclectic Light Company 