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Apple has announced that the macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 update is now available for customers to download. It brings a slew of features that fans will appreciate, with one of the new features being something that gamers will flip for. That new feature is support for external graphics processors or eGPUs. If you have a Mac and you want to get in on the eGPU action, Apple has published information on what external graphics gear will work with your Mac. First, you need a Thunderbolt 3-equipped Mac running this new update. You need a MacBook Pro launched in 2016 or later or an iMac from 2017 or later. The eGPU does allow you to do more than just play games, Apple says with this new support you...
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Apple seems to be having a tough time getting out of its own way, in regards to a dopey security flaw that was recently discovered and fixed. The flaw allowed users to gain administrative access to systems running macOS High Sierra by typing "root" for the username and leaving the password blank. Apple rolled out a fix, but in doing so it created a new problem that prevented Mac users from authenticating or connecting to file shares. "Immediately after installing this patch, file sharing fails to authenticate. I see this on multiple Macs. Hoping for some collaboration," a MacRumors forum member wrote. When asked by another forum member to elaborate, he explained, "With the Finder open, a file...
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Updated November 29th at 11:52am Apple has issued a patch for the macOS High Sierra security exploit, less than 24 hours after it was made public. It is addressed in Security Update 2017-001, which Apple encourages all macOS High Sierra users to download immediately. Apple describes the security incident, writing: Impact: An attacker may be able to bypass administrator authentication without supplying the administrator’s password Description: A logic error existed in the validation of credentials. This was addressed with improved credential validation. The original story continues below: A major bug has been found in macOS High Sierra that could give unauthorized users full admin access...
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It used to be that Macs were thought to be nearly immune to malware, viruses, and serious security issues. That certainly isn't the case with modern Macs because as the user base has grown, the amount of malware and viruses targeting the platform has also grown. Back in June, we talked about malware-as-a-service attacks targeting Macs. This week Apple launched a new and free update to the macOS called High Sierra. Only a few days after the release of that software, Apple has acknowledged a security flaw in the update. Reports indicate that programs not approved by Apple might be able to glean passwords from the Mac keychain when you ask the software to remember a password for you....
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