"NIST Releases New Guidance and Resources on macOS Security"

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has published the final version of Special Publication (SP) 800-219, called "Automated Secure Configuration Guidance from the macOS Security Compliance Project (mSCP)." This document delves into mSCP resources that system administrators, security professionals, security policy authors, information security officers, and auditors can use to automate the security and assessment of macOS desktop and laptop systems. In addition, this publication introduces the mSCP, describes use cases for leveraging the mSCP content, and outlines the resources available on the project's GitHub site. The GitHub site offers practical and actionable advice in the form of secure baselines and associated rules, and it is constantly curated and updated to support each new macOS release. This article continues to discuss NIST's final version of SP 800-219 on macOS security. 

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