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Beware Apple security certificates after 24 October: they may have expired

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Don’t rely on being able to use any Apple installer package unless it has been downloaded recently: its certificate is about to expire.

October 18, 2019 Macs, Technology

Security data files: how they’ve changed in Catalina

Details of their locations, purposes, and the current installed version. These have changed a great deal since Mojave.

October 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

macOS 10.15 Catalina Supplemental Update is now available (updated)

Apple has today released macOS 10.15 Catalina Supplemental Update, which contains bug fixes and other improvements. It’s just […]

October 15, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

Has Apple just pushed the first Catalina-only security update?

Apple has just pushed a security update which is new to Catalina systems: Gatekeeper Compatibility Data 1.0. Several […]

October 11, 2019 Macs, Technology, Updates

A gap opens in EFI firmware, leaving Sierra in doubt

For the moment, firmware versions for updated Macs are different between those running Catalina, and those running Mojave earlier. How could this affect Sierra, though?

October 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

Which EFI firmware should your Mac be using? (version 4)

macOS 10.15 Catalina brings EFI firmware updates for all supported models, and subsequent updates have changed those for […]

October 8, 2019 Macs, Technology

Consolation 3.3 fixes a bug with Catalina

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When working on my new log browser Ulbow, I came across a bug in Consolation version 3.2 which […]

October 7, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

Apple has pushed two updates today, to the data files used by XProtect, bringing its version number to […]

October 1, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update 2, and Security Updates 2019-005 – updated

Apple has just released macOS 10.14.6 Supplemental Update 2 (which is in fact the third Supplemental Update to […]

September 26, 2019 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Informed Security

We see plenty of dialogs seeking consent and informing us about privacy protection. But macOS security seems driven by obscurity and secrecy. Why?

September 15, 2019 Macs, Technology

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