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XProtect

Things that go bump in SilentKnight: serious security failures

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You may be surprised to learn that SIP or XProtect are disabled, that the SSV isn’t working, or that your security systems are way out of date.

January 26, 2022 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 16, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Last Week on My Mac: Are malware defences changing again?

The last time Apple paused updates to XProtect and MRT, it changed the way certificate revocations were checked, and introduced notarization.

November 28, 2021 Macs, Technology

Silently updated security data files in Monterey

From CompatibilityNotificationData to XProtect, details of all the security data and related components in Monterey.

October 27, 2021 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 […]

September 24, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

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

August 23, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

A Short History of Malware Protection in macOS

From the start of voluntary code signing in 2007, defences against malware in macOS have changed dramatically. Here’s an overview of what has happened.

July 26, 2021 Macs, Technology

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

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

June 28, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed an update to XProtect

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

June 12, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

Apple has pushed updates to XProtect and MRT

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

May 29, 2021 Macs, Technology, Updates

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