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Updates for SilentKnight, Mints and SystHist

Although primarily for compatibility with Tahoe, these include a general refresh and are recommended for all versions of macOS from Big Sur onwards.

June 18, 2025 Macs, Technology, Updates

Which version of SilentKnight and other apps do you need?

If you’re running any version of SilentKnight before 2.10, you need to update it now for compatibility with Catalina and later, particularly for Sequoia. And there are more essential updates too.

September 6, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Sequoia changes security data updates: updated utilities

Sequoia doesn’t use previous tools to update and maintain XProtect, so causes havoc with apps like Skint and SilentKnight. Two updates should help.

August 8, 2024 Macs, Technology, Updates

Which system software and security updates were installed? SystHist now supports Sonoma

SystHist reveals full details of all macOS installations and updates, plus security updates. New version works with Sonoma, as well as reporting RSRs.

July 14, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

SystHist 1.18 now reports RSRs

Full listings of each version of macOS and update installed on that Mac, now includes RSRs. A mine of information.

May 8, 2023 Macs, Technology, Updates

SilentKnight and SystHist updates now check XProtect Remediator

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Strongly recommended for all running macOS Catalina and later, these now work fully with XProtect Remediator, showing its current version, updates, etc.

June 17, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

Updates for Ventura and M2 Macs: SilentKnight, LockRattler and SystHist

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Although intended primarily for anyone running Ventura or using an M2 Mac, they should be good for all users.

June 10, 2022 Macs, Technology, Updates

How should security data updates work?

What’s normal for patterns of security data and macOS updates? How to recognise the pathological, which could reflect a security failure.

April 15, 2022 Macs, Technology

Does your Mac keep installing the same MRT updates?

Some are reporting that recent MRT updates have been installed 15 times. If your Mac affected? Does it keep installing the same security data updates?

April 12, 2022 Macs, Technology

The silence of the BoMs: why you don’t know what macOS updates

Before Catalina, each macOS update wrote a full transcript of all it installed to a BoM file, which you can inspect. That stopped, without any substitute.

September 24, 2021 Macs, Technology

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