In a rare move, Apple has decided to give IT professionals and researchers a closer look at the security features and technologies integrated into its various hardware platforms. It’s doing so in response to requests for the information from within the community.
The latest version of Apple Platform Security — a document that Apple publishes with every major software release — contains new information on nearly one dozen platform security features and additional data on 15 other security topics that the company has covered in its previous documentation.
A lot of the new information in the latest guide is focused on the security capabilities of Mac laptops and desktops running Apple silicon, which the company began shipping last November. The guide offers a detailed look at the security capabilities enabled on…