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How could someone steal your keychain’s secrets?

How is an attacker most likely to get their hands on the secrets stored in your Mac’s keychains, and what can you do to protect them?

August 25, 2023 Macs, Technology

How the Secure Enclave protects your Mac

First added to Macs in the T1 chip, the Secure Enclave makes it far harder for an attacker to gain access to secrets like the FileVault encryption key.

August 21, 2023 Macs, Technology

How to buy a used Mac

Provenance, condition, AppleCare, Activation Lock, and finally Handover – steps to ensure your money is well spent and you don’t get buyer’s remorse.

August 16, 2023 Macs, Technology

How to tackle keychain problems

Multiple requests for a keychain password, login password mismatch, broken keychains, expired certificates, and using the Data Protection keychain.

August 10, 2023 Macs, Technology

When should you provide a keychain or admin password?

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How can you tell whether a request for a keychain password is genuine? What about a regular request for password authentication?

August 9, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

August 8, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Ventura’s lost Location Services

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If you’ve updated to macOS 13.5, take a look at Location Services, in Privacy & Security settings. Do you notice anything missing?

July 30, 2023 Macs, Technology

What has changed in macOS Ventura 13.5?

Apple states that macOS Ventura 13.5 includes “important bug fixes and security updates” but gives no further details […]

July 24, 2023 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Ventura 13.5, Monterey 12.6.8 and Big Sur 11.7.9

Apple has released the update to bring macOS Ventura to version 13.5, and security updates for Monterey 12.6.8 […]

July 24, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Catalina or later, bringing it to […]

July 20, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

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