Security · 2023
I created a service account on my MacBook and ran a credentialed vulnerability scan against it in Nessus. Authenticated, so it saw the real installed state of the machine.
I set up a service account on the MacBook and pointed a credentialed Nessus scan at it. Credentialed means it logs in and reads the actual installed software and patch levels, rather than guessing from the outside.
Four high-severity findings, all from an out-of-date browser. The fix was to update it.

The Nessus report