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Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

December 17, 2020 Macs, Technology

Bad design makes macOS a Tower of Babel

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.

December 5, 2020 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

Apple has just pushed an update to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

December 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Is Big Sur’s system volume sealed?

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.

November 30, 2020 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight version 1.14 for your Apple Silicon Mac

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Opens a window on all the new Platform Security settings of Apple Silicon Macs, and checks their iBoot firmware version. Minor tweaks for Intel users too.

November 18, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

LockRattler version 4.29 should work a treat on your new M1 Mac

Should work fully with firmware and security updates on Macs of all species from El Capitan to Big Sur, including new M1 Macs.

November 17, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple has pushed two updates over the last 12 hours or so, to the data files used by […]

November 13, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

SilentKnight and LockRattler updates for Big Sur and Apple Silicon

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Now report firmware versions on current Apple Silicon Macs.

November 11, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

SystHist now works fully with Catalina and Big Sur

New version can display contents of all system updates for Catalina and Big Sur’s boot volume group, at last.

November 3, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed an update to MRT

Apple has pushed an update today to its malware removal tool MRT, bringing it to version 1.69.3, dated […]

October 30, 2020 Macs, Technology, Updates

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