If you’re using Catalina or Big Sur, you should by now only be obtaining apps from four sources: […]
security
Securing sensitive data from access by others, and safeguarding it from loss of damage, is common. Solutions range from encrypted images to specialist external disks.
Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
How to use kernel extensions, and their replacement system extensions, on Macs running Big Sur, including M1 Macs.
Details of data files for MRT, XProtect, Gatekeeper and other security features in Big Sur. Covers both Intel and M1 Macs.
Preview now offers a tool to redact content from PDF documents. It’s simple to use, but is it safe, or could it lead to disclosure of sensitive information?
SilentKnight was producing some results in a mixture of English and Dutch. Its environment settings needed correction. When that didn’t fix it, I looked deeper to find language-unfriendly design in a command tool.
Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
For all Macs running Big Sur, these now report whether its new System volume is correctly sealed, and about Platform Security for M1 Macs.
How can you tell whether your Mac’s shiny new Sealed System Volume is properly sealed? You could easily be misled into thinking it isn’t.
The Eclectic Light Company 