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What’s changed in Big Sur 11.2.1?

The surprise minor update to macOS 11.2.1 is smaller in size than the 11.2 update: around 2.4 GB […]

February 9, 2021 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Fessing up

If you’re using Catalina or Big Sur, you should by now only be obtaining apps from four sources: […]

January 3, 2021 General, Macs, Technology

Extended attributes as a vulnerability

Thirty years ago, many Macs were hit by the Wdef virus, which exploited a vulnerability which remains today: it travelled in an extended attribute. Should we be worried now?

November 7, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Are silent security updates a vulnerability?

The update to MRT 1.68 has caused problems with many Macs. Even if their cause is discovered, fixing them is usually long and complex. That silent security update is causing a denial of service.

October 25, 2020 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Has notarization burned?

Just over a week ago, security experts discovered the first macOS malware which has been notarized. Doesn’t that make Apple’s security worthless?

September 6, 2020 Macs, Technology

The vulnerability in Remote Login (ssh) persists

How to gain access to protected folders without having to add anything to the Privacy pane yourself. Now being exploited in the wild.

August 20, 2020 Macs, Technology

What to do if you find a security problem in macOS

What should you do if you think you’ve found a security vulnerability in macOS, or an app provided by the App Store? Will you get a bounty?

July 11, 2020 Macs, Technology

Security changes coming in Catalina: what’s changed

What to expect from the many changes to security and privacy in the first release of Catalina. How to run non-notarized apps, and more.

October 2, 2019 Macs, Technology

Zoom videoconferencing could expose your Mac

Zoom is a popular videoconferencing system, used apparently by about 750,000 companies and several million individuals around the […]

July 9, 2019 Macs, Technology

Why Catalina has got a read-only system volume

System integrity protection, SIP, is a primary defence for your Mac. Yet it has had several known vulnerabilities. That’s why it’s changing in Catalina.

June 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

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