{"id":51134,"date":"2019-07-31T11:30:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-31T16:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=51134"},"modified":"2020-09-09T16:20:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T21:20:31","slug":"10-non-intrusive-security-changes-in-macos-catalina","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/51134-10-non-intrusive-security-changes-in-macos-catalina\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Non-Intrusive Security Changes in macOS Catalina"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>macOS Catalina has some interesting new features, including <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/50187-macos-catalina-features-using-screen-time\/\">Screen Time<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/49144-how-to-use-sidecar-to-unite-your-mac-and-ipad\/\">Sidecar<\/a>, and new apps, including Music, Podcasts, and Apple TV, that essentially replace iTunes. But behind the scenes, macOS Catalina has a number of new security features designed to ensure the Mac remains a safe and secure environment, protecting users from exploits and malware without creating obstacles or placing limits on how you can use your Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this article, we\u2019ll look at some of the security changes in macOS Catalina, and how they\u2019ll affect users and developers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">macOS Catalina Security<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Catalina&#8217;s security is spread across a number of areas, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>System security:<\/strong> Protects the foundation of the operating system.<\/li><li><strong>Data protection:<\/strong> Protects user data from unauthorized access.<\/li><li><strong>App security:<\/strong> Protects a Mac and its users from malware, and ensures apps run in a secure environment.<\/li><li><strong>Device management:<\/strong> Prevents unauthorized use of Macs (and other Apple devices), and allows data to be wiped on lost or stolen devices.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The security features included with macOS Catalina are designed to address one or more of the categories noted above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">System Security<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of changes to the system designed to protect the integrity of the system and keep it safe from malware and wayward apps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Read-Only System Volume:<\/strong> The startup drive is no longer a single volume; it\u2019s now made up of two APFS volumes: a read-only system volume that contains the macOS, and a data volume that contains all of the user\u2019s data, documents, pictures, user installed apps, just about anything that isn\u2019t part of the macOS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280.jpg\" alt=\"macOS Catalina uses a new APFS feature splits the startup drive into two volumes, a read-only system and a read-write data volume.\" class=\"wp-image-51135\" width=\"640\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280-195x120.jpg 195w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280-284x175.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280-190x117.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280-750x460.jpg 750w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280-364x225.jpg 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280-195x120@2x.jpg 390w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280-284x175@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/ReadOnlyVolume1280-190x117@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Disk Utility shows that the single Macintosh volume you see in the Finder is actually made up of a read-only volume (orange) and a data volume (red).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>By mounting the system volume as read-only, it\u2019s nearly impossible for any type of malware, or for that matter, a wayward app, to change or compromise the system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One way to think of this is as an enhancement to SIP (System Integrity Protection), which was used in previous versions of the OS to protect specific directories used by the OS. With Catalina, the entire system volume is protected; not just individual directories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The read-only system volume prevents any changes to the system, other than those delivered by signed code from Apple, which can perform updates to the volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The read-only system volume and the data volume are part of an APFS volume group and appear as a single volume in the Finder. The Mac performs this trick using a new type of file linking system known as firmlinks. Firmlinks have many uses, but one that is used in Catalina is to map various files and directories on the system volume to writeable shadow locations on the data volume.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The read-only system volume and writable data volume, along with the new firmlinks, have implications to how backup systems perform. Make sure your preferred backup system is macOS Catalina-ready before committing to using Catalina beyond a testing or evaluation phase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Kernel Extensions:<\/strong> Kexts (kernel extensions) are slowly being replaced with system extensions, which will exist outside of the protected system volume. Catalina will be the last macOS that will run existing kexts. Developers working on new drivers (a common use for kexts) will need to use system extensions, which run in user space instead of within the system kernel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Existing kernel extensions that were installed prior to the installation of Catalina will be able to run, though they may be subject to User-Approved Kernel Extension Loading. Even if you were using a kext previously, you may need to obtain an approval the first time it\u2019s loaded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Installing kexts or system extensions will likely require a restart of the Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moving kexts to system extensions that run as separate processes outside of the system ensures that if something is wrong with an extension, either from poor design or an attack from malware, the system itself is not affected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>32-bit Apps\/i386 code:&nbsp;<\/strong>As expected, Catalina has removed all support for 32-bit code. This means a number of older apps that have not been updated to 64-bit will cease to run. You can check if your existing apps are 64 bit using the instructions in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/48486-how-to-tell-if-your-macs-software-is-32-or-64-bit\/\">How to Tell If Your Mac&#8217;s Software Is 32 or 64-Bit<\/a>. You can also try&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stclairsoft.com\/Go64\/\">Go64, a free app from St. Clair Software<\/a>&nbsp;that will find 32-bit apps and locate upgrade information for them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32bit1280.jpg\" alt=\"About This Mac can show you which apps are 32-bit.\" class=\"wp-image-51136\" width=\"640\" height=\"448\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32bit1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32bit1280-171x120.jpg 171w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32bit1280-284x199.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32bit1280-190x133.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32bit1280-171x120@2x.jpg 342w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32bit1280-284x199@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/32bit1280-190x133@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>You can use About This Mac&#8217;s System Report to see if apps are 32-bit or 64-bit. I guess I won\u2019t be using EyeTV in Catalina.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">App Security<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In the default configuration of the system, apps and services you\u2019ve downloaded to your Mac must pass through a number of tests to ensure they\u2019re malware free, and from known developers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can still run apps that don\u2019t meet the security requirements, but it will require you to make a change or two to the Gatekeeper default settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gatekeeper:&nbsp;<\/strong> On the surface, there doesn\u2019t seem to be too much changed in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/40166-tech-101-do-macs-need-antivirus-or-anti-malware-software\/\">Gatekeeper<\/a>. But on the inside, Gatekeeper has been enhanced dramatically. It can still be set to allow only apps from the App Store, or from the App Store and identified developers; you can also use a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/38264-five-of-the-best-hidden-features-of-macos-sierra\/\">Terminal command to enable running apps from any source<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But now Gatekeeper will perform a scan of apps for both a valid signature, and to check for any known malicious content. This enhanced check is performed at random intervals and is designed to make sure that an app has not been tampered with after it was installed on your Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gatekeeper1280.jpg\" alt=\"Gatekeeper settings are in the Security &amp; Privacy preference pane.\" class=\"wp-image-51137\" width=\"640\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gatekeeper1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gatekeeper1280-140x120.jpg 140w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gatekeeper1280-284x244.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gatekeeper1280-190x163.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gatekeeper1280-140x120@2x.jpg 280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gatekeeper1280-284x244@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Gatekeeper1280-190x163@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>In its default configuration, Gatekeeper only allows apps that have been downloaded from the App Store or from Apple developers to run.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notarization:&nbsp;<\/strong> Developers have optionally been able to notarize their apps, essentially using an automated set of tools supplied by Apple to scan the app for malicious content before it becomes available for distribution. With Catalina, notarization becomes mandatory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Data Protection<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Apps and services need to behave in an expected manner. Apps should not be attempting to access user data or hardware and peripherals without specific permissions given by the user.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>User Data Protection:<\/strong> The Mac already had a form of user protection, requiring you to approve apps that wish to access your camera or microphone. Catalina expands on this by requiring user permission for recording the screen or keyboard.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Besides asking permission for using devices, user protection will also ask if an app wishes to access sensitive data, such as contacts, calendar, and photos, or wants to access any number of file system locations, such as downloads, trash, the desktop, documents, iCloud drive, even most third-party cloud storage systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Security &amp; Privacy system preferences will keep track of which apps and services you\u2019ve allowed access to, letting you revoke access at anytime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UserDataProtection1280.jpg\" alt=\"The Privacy tab in Security &amp; Privacy houses the list of apps who have been denied or granted access to various services.\" class=\"wp-image-51138\" width=\"640\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UserDataProtection1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UserDataProtection1280-140x120.jpg 140w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UserDataProtection1280-284x244.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UserDataProtection1280-190x163.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UserDataProtection1280-140x120@2x.jpg 280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UserDataProtection1280-284x244@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/UserDataProtection1280-190x163@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>The Security &amp; Privacy preference pane will keep track of which apps you have allowed or banned from accessing protected areas, devices, and services.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sign in With Apple:&nbsp;<\/strong> Apple is stepping up to compete with the popular Sign in with Google or Facebook services that seem to pop up everywhere you go on the web. Apple, of course, takes the concept to a better place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple&#8217;s sign-in service is attractive because it promises a higher level of privacy and security than services from Google and Facebook, whose primary goal is to collect data from its users for its ad businesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apple isn\u2019t in the ad business and promises that information will not be used to sell ads or to track you. In addition, third-party systems using the Apple sign-in service won\u2019t receive personal information, other than any <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">information<\/g> you\u2019ve agreed to share, such as your email address.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Apple goes another step further and offers to hide your real email address and use a throw away address generated by Apple. If you choose this route, the third party will be given an address such as&nbsp;<a>43a3cfb2ea@privaterelay.appleid.com<\/a>. Mail sent by a third party will be forwarded by Apple to your iCloud email address (or the one registered with your Apple ID). You can interact using the cloaked email address without ever revealing your real one to the third-party service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sender Blocking in Mail:<\/strong> It&#8217;s nice to see Apple giving some attention to the Mac&#8217;s Mail app. In Catalina, you can block a sender that may be spamming your inbox, trying to acquire personal information via phishing, or just someone you don\u2019t wish to see cluttering up your inbox anymore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MailBlock1280.jpg\" alt=\"Mail now supports blocking a sender.\" class=\"wp-image-51139\" width=\"640\" height=\"276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MailBlock1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MailBlock1280-279x120.jpg 279w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MailBlock1280-284x122.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MailBlock1280-190x82.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MailBlock1280-279x120@2x.jpg 558w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MailBlock1280-284x122@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/MailBlock1280-190x82@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Mail blocking may not offer much in the way of true security, but it does make it easy to get rid of annoying messages.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Blocking a sender is performed by selecting the sender\u2019s name in an email\u2019s header, and then selecting Block.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Device Management<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You should be able to secure your Mac if it\u2019s lost or stolen, and, hopefully, be able to locate the missing device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Activation Lock:&nbsp;<\/strong> If your Mac is configured with a T2 processor, macOS Catalina supports Activation Lock, which allows you to erase or deactivate a lost or stolen Mac, preventing anyone from being able to use the device. Should you regain possession of your Mac, you can use Activation Lock to reactivate the Mac, though any erased data will still be missing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Find My Mac:<\/strong> Although not a new feature, Find My Mac has gained functionality that can allow you to locate a lost Mac even if the Mac is asleep. Find My Mac can now make use of Bluetooth to find other Apple devices nearby, and forward an encrypted data packet to Apple that contains your Mac&#8217;s current location. This information can then be accessed by the owner, from his or her iCloud account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FindMyMac1280.jpg\" alt=\"Find My Mac returns to macOS Catalina.\" class=\"wp-image-51140\" width=\"640\" height=\"464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FindMyMac1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FindMyMac1280-166x120.jpg 166w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FindMyMac1280-284x206.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FindMyMac1280-190x138.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FindMyMac1280-166x120@2x.jpg 332w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FindMyMac1280-284x206@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/FindMyMac1280-190x138@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><figcaption>Find My Mac can be configured from the Internet Accounts preference pane. Make sure you have Wi-Fi access when you first set it up; otherwise, you may see the &#8220;Mac can&#8217;t be located&#8221; message as I did.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wrap Up<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a number of new security-related features in macOS Catalina; I only looked at the 10 I thought would be of the most interest to our readers. If you\u2019re a developer, you\u2019ll likely have quite a different list for your top 10 changes.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope this list will help you anticipate what changes will be coming when you decide it\u2019s time to upgrade to macOS Catalina. What changes in macOS Catalina are you most concerned about, or looking forward to? Let us know in the comments, below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>macOS Catalina has some interesting new features, including Screen Time and Sidecar, and new apps, including Music, Podcasts, and Apple TV, that essentially replace iTunes. But behind the scenes, macOS Catalina has a number of new security features designed to ensure the Mac remains a safe and secure environment, protecting users from exploits and malware [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":97,"featured_media":51179,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"class_list":["post-51134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech-tips"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v20.2 (Yoast SEO v20.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>10 Non-Intrusive Security Changes in macOS Catalina<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"These 10 security changes to macOS Catalina will protect users from malware and exploits without creating obstacles to the users. 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