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How macOS leaves users vulnerable, and unaware of their vulnerability

John clicked on the wrong email, and suspected something malicious. From there on, nothing went right. He couldn’t even check macOS protection. A salutary tale.

September 13, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Monterey and Big Sur security updates

Alongside iOS 16, Apple has just released security updates to Monterey, bringing it to version 12.6, and Big […]

September 12, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Apple harvest is coming

Is the next Apple Event in October, for the release of Ventura, and maybe more Apple silicon Macs? What’s going to be missing from macOS 13, and what happens to Catalina now?

September 11, 2022 Macs, Technology

App first run, quarantine and translocation

There’s more to the quarantine flag, as it’s not binary on/off, and app translocation can trap even notarized applications if you don’t move them right.

September 9, 2022 Macs, Technology

What shouldn’t you see in your XProCheck results?

An interim guide to reading the results of anti-malware scans performed by macOS Catalina and later, using XProCheck.

September 8, 2022 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect Remediator

Apple has just pushed an update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or later, bringing […]

September 7, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Don’t run that app where it landed: how translocation can cause crashes

You unarchive a freshly downloaded app and try to give it a test run. It immediately crashes. Here’s one common reason, and how to solve it very simply.

September 6, 2022 Macs, Technology

XProCheck: a new utility to inspect anti-malware scans

A new utility to quickly check all the anti-malware scans completed on your Mac over the last day or longer. Free of course.

September 5, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Breaking the silence

What’s the cost in terms of lost performance of these new anti-malware scans, and how do we get told of their results?

September 4, 2022 Macs, Technology

Does a macOS update change the Data volume?

macOS updates currently install to both System and Data volumes, although Apple claims the Data volume is unmounted during updating. Can an update cause problems with your Data volume, then?

September 3, 2022 Macs, Technology

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