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What makes a disk bootable?

Simply having a boot volume group with a System snapshot in it won’t get your Mac to start up from that disk, particularly if it’s an Apple silicon model. Some details.

March 16, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple silicon: 6 Security

Secure Boot and its 5 stages, the SSV, support for external bootable disks, the SEP, Recovery, and lightweight virtualisation.

March 15, 2024 Macs, Technology

Ovid’s myths of macOS: password entry dialogs and the death of Semele

Killed by Jupiter’s thunderbolts when she insisted he proved his identity, this myth is a reminder that making something more secure isn’t always a good answer.

March 14, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, […]

March 12, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

What malware can macOS remove?

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Until two years ago, Apple’s Malware Removal Tool, MRT, was all that macOS had to deal with any […]

March 9, 2024 Macs, Technology

How to tell genuine password requests from fakes

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Malware tries to trick you into providing it your password. How to recognise genuine requests from those fakes.

March 8, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Sonoma 14.4 update, and security updates to Ventura and Monterey

Apple has just released the update to bring macOS Sonoma to version 14.4, together with security updates to […]

March 7, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released updates to XProtect Remediator security software (Catalina or later), bringing it to version 128, […]

March 5, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Skint and SkintM 1.05 are almost feature-complete

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Changing Dock icons, a new Check Now command, a major bug fix, and more in these updates to the apps that keep a watchful eye on your Mac’s security.

March 4, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect

Apple has just released an update to XProtect for all versions of macOS from El Capitan or so, […]

February 27, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

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