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How to enhance the security of your Mac with the Kaspersky application

How to enable System Integrity Protection

System Integrity Protection is a feature that protects the integrity of the operating system of your Mac. It prevents malware from editing system files and settings.

Enable System Integrity Protection

  1. Restart macOS in recovery mode. To do this, press and hold Command+R on the keyboard during system startup.
  2. In the upper-left corner of the screen, click Utilities > Terminal.
  3. Enter the following command:

    csrutil enable

  4. Press Enter on the keyboard.
  5. Restart your Mac.

How to disable Kernel Extension Development Mode

Kernel Extension Development Mode disables digital signature verification for drivers. This can lead to issues with the functioning of your Mac, data loss, theft of confidential information and other problems.

Disable Kernel Extension Development Mode

  1. In the menu bar, choose Go > Utilities.
  2. Run Terminal.
  3. Request system boot parameters by entering the following command:

    $ nvram -p | grep boot-args

  4. Press Enter on the keyboard.

    The following line will appear:

    boot-args debug=0x14e kdp_match_name=en3 kext-dev-mode=1

  5. Disable kext loading. To do this, delete the kext-dev-mode=1 parameter and enter the following command:

    $ sudo nvram boot-args="debug=0x14e kdp_match_name=en3"

  6. Press Enter on the keyboard.
  7. Restart your Mac.

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