How an obscure ACL can prevent a quarantine flag from being attached to an internet download: demonstration and explanation.
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Apple has just released an urgent security update to macOS Ventura, bringing it to version 13.3.1. This addresses […]
Details of the three standard Cryptexes in Ventura 13.3, when they can be loaded in the boot process, and where they fit in with Rapid Security Responses.
T2 and Apple silicon Macs always encrypt the Data volume in internal storage. So why bother with enabling FileVault? And can you do that on external bootable disks?
Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator security software (Catalina or later), bringing it to version […]
The update to macOS Ventura 13.3 is substantial, and brings many improvements and fixes, including the following listed […]
Apple has just released updates to bring macOS 13 Ventura to version 13.3 (build 22E252), and security updates […]
Update improves analysis and reporting of XProtect Remediator anti-malware scans, and is for macOS Catalina and later.
Now has more nuanced interpretation of potential problems reported by XPR, and displays a simple summary in a separate reporting panel.
Is provenance tracking intended to make app launch times shorter despite new Gatekeeper checks, or is it trying to make it harder to cheat?
The Eclectic Light Company 