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Last Year on My Mac: Accident-prone

2017 was never going to be easy, and Apple had a lot of accidents over its closing months. It delivered a lot of new products, and with them a lot of new problems.

December 31, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Time Capsule and AirPort updates for KRACK vulnerabilities

Apple has today released firmware updates for Time Capsules and AirPort Base Stations which address the vulnerabilities known […]

December 12, 2017 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Getting to the root of High Sierra’s problems

Why has High Sierra suffered such glaring security and other bugs? Look carefully at where they have occurred, and it suggests that this isn’t just carelessness.

December 3, 2017 Macs, Technology, Uncategorized

High Sierra’s security update can block file sharing

If you are running macOS High Sierra 10.13.1 and have just applied the Security Update (2017-001) to fix […]

November 30, 2017 Macs, Technology

Apple has released Security Update 2017-001 for macOS High Sierra (updated)

Apple has just released a security update, the first for High Sierra 10.13.1, which it claims fixes the […]

November 29, 2017 Macs, Technology

Major vulnerability in High Sierra 10.13.1: anyone can gain elevated privileges (updated)

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Any local user can gain admin privileges without knowing any password – and that even applies to guest accounts.

November 28, 2017 Macs, Technology

Flash in the Pan: Adobe finally kills Flash

Adobe has finally announced what has been inevitable, and for most of us thoroughly welcome: as of the […]

July 25, 2017 Macs, Technology

LaunchAgents and LaunchDaemons: Closing the vulnerability

OS X and macOS make it very easy for malware to make itself persistent. It’s time for High Sierra to improve protection of the user.

June 24, 2017 Macs, Technology

Adobe updates Flash Player to 26.0.0.126

Adobe has updated its Flash Player to version 26.0.0.126, which is now available from here. This new version […]

June 15, 2017 Macs, Technology

Thunderbolt devices and security: why the CIA mightn’t like 10.12.4

Odd Thunderbolt peripherals, intelligence agencies, and the latest Sierra update.

March 29, 2017 Macs, Technology

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