macOS Catalina: How Secure Is Apple’s Latest Software Update For Mac Devices?

The macOS Catalina also pushes out improved security features along with its other feature updates. However, most of its improved security features are not obvious to the common user. How secure is the macOS Catalina on the Mac computers?

Tighter Data Protection

The latest macOS update provides tighter security for the Mac user’s benefit. The improvements require many Mac apps to pass more permissions and checks before given access to parts of your computer where important data could be stored. This tight security featuers also extend to the ICloud Drive and external drives attached to the Mac computer at the moment.

The new security features also isolates apps from important system files to the computer. This feature means that installed apps can’t easily interfere with system files and sometimes take up disk space in places in drives that you’d rather have space.

Improved Screen Time Features

The Screen Time app is now available for the Mac which limits the use of the computer and apps for certain users. This feature is useful to put time limits on app use and locking them out when their time is up.

This feature can be found in the System Preferences options in the Apple menu. The passcode needs to be set up to make this feature work as it’ll be asked to users once the Screen Time timer runs out.

Weak Password Notifications

The macOS Catalina also detects passwords that are easy to guess and reminds the user to change it as soon as possible.

While the notifications can be ignored, the macOS Catalina update also detects which passwords are duplicated for some accounts used on the Safari app.

Blocking Mail According To Sender

For emails, the macOS Catalina also provides a feature which allows users to block mails from specific senders. An arrow button can be found near the mail sender and will contain the option to Block contacts. Unblocking these contacts requires users to go to Junk Mail’s Blocked list under the Preferences options of the Mail settings.

Once blocked, mails received from those users will immediately be sent to the trash automatically.