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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

How Catalina handles app first run

How have checks of notarization changed what happens when you open a quarantined app in Catalina? What does XProtect do?

October 10, 2019 Macs, Technology

What to do when a newly-installed app can’t be opened?

Yesterday, I explained how you can ensure that macOS 10.15 Catalina will open an app which doesn’t meet […]

October 5, 2019 Macs, Technology

How has XProtect changed?

Apple’s pushed update to XProtect’s data a couple of days ago is one of the most substantial since […]

October 3, 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

SilentKnight and silnite: FAQ

Answers to the most commonly asked questions on my free utilities SilentKnight and its command tool sibling silnite.

August 1, 2019 Macs, Technology

SilentKnight’s security update checks from the command line

Ideal for keeping an eye on networked Macs, this command tool can do everything SilentKnight can in the way of firmware and security update checks.

July 31, 2019 Macs, Technology

Apple has released macOS 10.14.6 update, and Sierra and High Sierra security updates.

Apple has just released the 10.14.6 update for macOS Mojave, as well as security updates for High Sierra […]

July 22, 2019 Macs, Technology

LockRattler 4.22 works properly with Catalina beta 4

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This update fixes errors seen in previous versions when running in the latest beta, and adds the system version to saved reports.

July 17, 2019 Macs, Technology

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