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Apple may or may not have updated MRT to version 1.27 (updated)

Comments to articles here show that some Mac users have, in the last day or so, received silent […]

December 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed another security update

Gatekeeper’s data files are updated to version 134, and MRT may also be undergoing update too.

December 8, 2017 Macs, Technology

What’s really in the High Sierra 10.13.2 update

As expected, the macOS High Sierra 10.13.2 update contains a great deal more than the three relatively minor […]

December 7, 2017 Macs, Technology

Sierra and El Capitan security updates and High Sierra 10.13.2 are now available

Apple has released version 10.13.2 of High Sierra, which is now available as an update from the App […]

December 6, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to MRT and XProtect security data

Apple has just pushed silent updates to the configuration data for its malware removal tool MRT, and to […]

December 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

Behind the Scenes: Open Directory and Kerberos

These services don’t often appear in the limelight, but the recent vulnerability in High Sierra reminds us how important they still are.

December 1, 2017 Macs, Technology

High Sierra’s security update can block file sharing

If you are running macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 and have just applied the Security Update (2017-001) to fix […]

November 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Security Update 2017-001 for macOS High Sierra (updated)

Apple has just released a security update, the first for High Sierra 10.13.1, which it claims fixes the […]

November 29, 2017 Macs, Technology

Major vulnerability in High Sierra 10.13.1: anyone can gain elevated privileges (updated)

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Any local user can gain admin privileges without knowing any password – and that even applies to guest accounts.

November 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

More keychains than meets the eye

How many keychains does your Mac have? The answer is surprisingly elusive, and neither Keychain Access nor the security command tell the truth.

November 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

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