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Preparing for new security rules: how signatures can get stripped

A future version of macOS (?10.16) will check code signatures more thoroughly than at present. Here’s what to do to start preparing for that.

November 12, 2019 Macs, Technology

Hardened runtime, sandboxing and XPC services

Jeff Johnson of @lapcatsoftware has just published an excellent technical article looking at controversial issues over hardening, sandboxing, […]

November 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Starting up in Catalina: sequence and waypoints in the log

Some important similarities, such as the entry marking the beginning of startup, but plenty of changes in APFS and security entries.

November 6, 2019 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight and silnite now look at firmware more thoroughly

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Updates now distinguish between firmware versions for High Sierra and Mojave, and those for Catalina. Recommended for all users.

November 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

What changed in Mojave 10.14.6 Security Update 2019-001?

A detailed list of those bundled apps like Photos, and system components, which were updated in this Security Update.

November 4, 2019 Macs, Technology

How can security data get so out of date?

Sometimes, Macs just don’t keep up with security updates pushed silently by Apple. Here’s how to avoid suffering that problem.

October 30, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

In addition to the Catalina 10.15.1 and Security Updates, Apple has pushed another update today, to the data […]

October 29, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Has Apple stopped pushing security updates to El Capitan?

Did Apple stop pushing updates to security data files for El Capitan back in May 2019?

October 28, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Time management

Apple’s most meaningful communication about this inexcusable failure of support were the 404 errors from its download pages.

October 27, 2019 Macs, Technology

Taccy 1.5 now validates signatures of apps and Installer packages

How to check whether any Installer package or app has valid certificates, using this new version of Taccy.

October 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

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