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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 140, […]

July 23, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

XProCheck 1.6 update improves performance

Improves performance by changing it log access to use the OSLog API, adds local time to its reports, and provides more space for long scanner names.

July 23, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Securing virtual machines on Apple silicon

How secure and private can you make a macOS VM on Apple silicon? Follow these steps to create your own private Mac within macOS.

July 18, 2024 Macs, Technology

Macs had malware long before Mac OS X

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Although viruses native to the Mac arrived slightly later, by the end of the 1990s there were at least 35. Here’s a brief look at the tools available then.

July 13, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Hot on the heels of the slightly earlier update to XProtect, Apple has just released an update to […]

July 9, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

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, […]

July 9, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

What do XProtect BehaviourService and Bastion rules do?

Introduced in macOS Ventura, these monitor for potentially malicious behaviours, according to 12 Bastion rules. Detections are recorded in its local database and reported to Apple as security intelligence.

June 28, 2024 Macs, Technology

Apple has just released an update to XProtect Remediator

Hot on the heels of the slightly earlier update to XProtect, Apple has just released an update to […]

June 18, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

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, […]

June 18, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

SilentKnight 2.9 and Skint 1.07 updates restore auto-update

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These fix auto-updates, and extend SilentKnight’s Help to cover Apple silicon security. Compatible with Sequoia.

June 12, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

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