Apple has just released an update to XProtect for Sequoia only, bringing it to version 5273. Apple doesn’t […]
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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.
Explains the three different settings, including Permissive Security, why you might need to reduce security, and how to do so using Startup Security Utility.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]
App launch security is built in multiple layers, and not all check are run on every launch of an app. Syspolicy plays a key role, CDHashes are now central, and XProtect scans can make checks on large apps slow.
At first, I thought the new XProtect version should be 5272, but some updated without that version changing. Then I stumbled across a secret way to update. Not a good omen for the release of Sequoia.
How SilentKnight can install macOS updates, up to a point, and how you can recover from an inadvertent download of a macOS update.
Three malicious apps – Atomic Stealer, Genieo and XCSSET – against macOS 14.6.1, with full security, SIP disabled, and Gatekeeper disabled.
Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, […]
If you thought spctl disabled Gatekeeper assessments, and disabling SIP had little effect, then you might like to think again.
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