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Silent Sierra night: security settings files in macOS Sierra

Note: this version ceases to be updated from 14 June 2017. A newer version is available here. In […]

September 22, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple pushes new set of ‘silent’ protection updates for Sierra

Apple has today pushed out five silent updates to the hidden security protection built into Sierra – and, […]

September 21, 2016 Macs, Technology

Security fixes in macOS Sierra, Safari 10, and macOS Server 5.2

Released at the same time as macOS Sierra, Safari 10 is available for OS X Yosemite 10.10.5 and […]

September 21, 2016 Macs, Technology

On the eve of Sierra: macOS security is now central

In the last three weeks, Apple has had to push out 6 sets of silent security updates. This is unprecedented and sets the goal for Sierra to be more secure.

September 19, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple pushes silent protection updates

In the last day or so, Apple has pushed out three silent updates to the hidden security protection […]

September 17, 2016 Macs, Technology

An easy way to check your apps for the Sparkle vulnerability

Trying to work out whether an app needs to be updated because of the Sparkle vulnerability is messy. Here’s an AppleScript app to tell you.

September 14, 2016 Macs, Technology

Adobe updates Flash Player to version 23.0.0.162

Adobe has today updated Adobe Flash Player to version 23.0.0.162, which is now available from its download site. […]

September 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Apple updates Gatekeeper data again – to version 101

Apple has pushed out another silent update to El Capitan’s Gatekeeper configuration data, which is now at version […]

September 13, 2016 Macs, Technology

Should you drop Dropbox?

What do you make of an app which “takes control of your Mac” without asking you, and then refuses to let you disable that?

September 12, 2016 General, Macs, Technology

Sparklingly secure

Apps which allow you to check for updates and use Sparkle to download and install updates should all now be updated to use secure connections. Are yours?

September 10, 2016 Macs, Technology

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