Links to firmware info, disk layout and structure, and security software for 13.0, 12.6.1 and 11.7.1.
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List of current versions of firmware for all models of Mac supported by Ventura, following upgrading to Ventura.
How to use SilentKnight to download and install two security data updates without updating macOS. Explains its settings in full, and how the app works.
All about XProtect, and its new sibling XProtect Remediator, which macOS they come with, what they do, and how to check them and keep them up to date.
From AppleKextExcludeList to XProtect Remediator, what’s where, its current version, and which have fallen into disuse.
Apple has just pushed its regular fortnightly update to XProtect Remediator security software for Macs running Catalina or […]
Apple has just released macOS 13 Ventura, together with security updates to Monterey and Big Sur. If you’re […]
Contrasts how passwords and passkeys work, and how passkeys can be protected using iCloud, and Apple’s iCloud keychain escrow.
Solving repeated requests for passwords, telling the genuine from the bogus, how passwords can become mismatched, and more.
There’s a steady stream of users discovering their Macs have been skipping important security updates since June. How come?
The Eclectic Light Company 