Why do some Macs apparently not have Unified log files? Maybe it’s because they’re being deleted by a misguided housekeeping app. Here’s what is going wrong, and what you should do to avoid that.
Remediator
Some services can only be run when a MacBook Air or Pro is awake and running on mains (AC) power. Here’s a list, and what you can do to ensure their work still gets done.
Scans used to take just a few minutes, but even on a fast M4 Pro now usually take more than half an hour. What is XProtect Remediator up to?
After setting a record of 29 updates through the year, XProtect’s Yara rules have grown from about 195 in 167 KB of text to 328 in 921 KB. Here are other details for the other XProtects, Gatekeeper and more.
Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5284, […]
Recommendations for the ‘standard’ user for security and privacy protection from startup to shutdown. A broad overview of all key systems and how they fit together.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]
Essential details of each of the three types of XProtect data files, how they’re updated, how to update them, and more. Covers new XProtect in macOS 15.x.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]
Security in macOS is designed and applied in multiple layers to remain effective even when one layer is bypassed, and herd protection determines types of attack.
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