Many vital apps rely on installing kernel extensions, which may be tricky or seem impossible in Catalina. Here are some strategies to solve problems.
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Apple has pushed two updates today, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]
One of the last of Catalina’s promised features, hardening and notarization become fully mandatory for all new apps from today.
Although 10.15.3 fixes a serious bug in Mail and Catalina is steadily maturing, there are many users who still shouldn’t upgrade.
The behaviour of quarantine flags, SIP flags, and the mysterious new com.apple.macl attribute, which never ceases to puzzle.
What has happened in the Applications folder: two apps with an identical name? Isn’t it protected by SIP anyway?
According to Apple’s release notes for the Catalina 10.15.3 update, there are only two changes which merit specific […]
Apple has just released the update to bring Catalina to version 10.15.3, together with Security Updates for both […]
Despite the lack of documentation from Apple, here’s a full rundown on the only tool provided to control privacy settings.
App translocation, signature checks, XProtect and more explained, with key messages from the log to help you diagnose problems.
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