The difference between security and privacy, how consent and intent are obtained, how this works with command tools, important links, lists of protected resources and tccutil arguments.
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Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version […]
Apple has just released an update for macOS Sequoia bringing it to version 15.3.2. There are also Safari […]
Since the update to XProtect Remediator version 151, many have seen warnings of a plugin being cancelled. This explains how that happens, and what you can do about it.
XProtect’s updates are now less timely and reliable than they were in previous versions of macOS, leaving some Macs not updated for over 48 hours after release of a new version.
These work differently from other privacy controls, and are required for Find My… and Activation Lock. There are some catches too, and no command tool to help.
Getting XProtect data to update in Sequoia has been an adventure. The latest update to 5289 seems to have changed the rules again. Here’s how it works, and how you can get updated.
Apple has just released updates to XProtect for all supported versions of macOS, bringing it to version 5289, […]
Users should be given a third option to defer updating further, as well as doing it now or later tonight. Does the DAS scheduling and dispatch system rely on security through obscurity too?
From their origin with an email engine in 1993, to the addition of the more secure Data Protection keychain supporting passkeys and much more.
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