In an effort to thwart malicious software from wreaking havoc on Mac computers, Apple introduced Gatekeeper in OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion and was also integrated into its predecessor, OS X 10.7.5 Lion.

AppleInsider Gatekeeper will allow users to select from three security levels. At its highest setting, the system will only allow the installation of applications from the Mac App Store, much like the ...

With macOS Sequoia, Apple is making it more difficult for users to override the built-in Gatekeeper security function to install Mac software. Apple is eliminating the option to Control-click to open ...

One of the big headline features in Apple’s new Mountain Lion OS is Gatekeeper, designed to keep malware and other nasties away from your computer. So is this another step towards App Store-only ...

Mountain Lion’s gold master is with developers, meaning that its arrival on the Mac App Store is looming. With the new operating system comes the entrance of Gatekeeper, Apple’s security feature that ...