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Building a macOS Detection Engineering Lab — Part 1: Introduction

MacOS detection engineering is the neglected middle child of the security world. While Windows gets all the love with tools like Sysmon, comprehensive event logging, and mature detection frameworks, macOS defenders are often left cobbling together solutions from scattered documentation and tribal knowledge.This series walks through building a proper macOS detection lab — from spinning up macOS VMs to shipping logs to Splunk for detection development. By the end, you'll have a repeatable environment for building, testing, and validating macOS detections.