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Last Week on My Mac: It either works or it doesn’t

There’s a steady stream of users discovering their Macs have been skipping important security updates since June. How come?

October 16, 2022 Macs, Technology

Explainer: Keychain basics

What are keychains? What do they store? Which are essential on Macs, and why do you get prompted to enter your password for access to them? How secure are they in iCloud?

October 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

silnite version 8 generates proper JSON output

Now offers proper JSON format output, and gives its version number in usage info.

October 14, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed its regular fortnightly update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or […]

October 13, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

XProCheck 1.2 checks macOS malware scans better

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Reports the version of XProtect Remediator currently installed, improves log record checks, and now supports auto-update.

October 12, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

SilentKnight version 2 is designed for Catalina to Ventura

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Provides more details including scans of XProtect Remediator, and a Settings dialog. Documentation now explains how to deal with difficulties updating.

October 10, 2022 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Time for a fresh SilentKnight

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Developed from LockRattler three years ago, SilentKnight is in need to modernisation to work better with changing security tools. History and aims.

October 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed its regular fortnightly update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or […]

September 29, 2022 Macs, Technology

Where to find Gatekeeper?

What and where is the Gatekeeper app or service? The answer is that it’s a collaborative system or technology to check apps and ensure that only trusted software is run.

September 28, 2022 Macs, Technology

How to run a server on macOS Monterey?

Running a Mac as a server supports all the features of HFS+ and APFS, services such as Content Caching, and spares us from learning Linux. But does it work?

September 26, 2022 Macs, Technology

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