The computer is attempting to access identityservicesd

1. What is Identityservicesd on my Mac?
2. What does it mean when a computer is trying to access Rapportd?
3. What is SubmitDiagInfo on my Mac?
4. What is Netbiosd on my computer?
5. What is Rapportd?
6. What is Radarsubmissions Apple Com?
7. Is NetBIOS needed?
8. Is NetBIOS a security risk?

What is Identityservicesd on my Mac?

Macinside.info - identityservicesd is a background process (Identity Services Daemon) that deals with third-party credentials. People complaining of bugging, performance issues, login errors, repetitive prompts requesting system access, security concerns.

What does it mean when a computer is trying to access Rapportd?

rapportd is a daemon that, among other things, facilitates text message forwarding and other Handoff functionality. If your iMac is connected to the internet through a NAT router, it is inaccessible directly from the internet unless you have enabled port forwarding through your router.

What is SubmitDiagInfo on my Mac?

DESCRIPTION. SubmitDiagInfo is a system process which runs periodically. If the user has opted-in for automatic reporting of diagnostic and usage information, then SubmitDiagInfo collects and sends to Apple any recent diagnostic information which has not yet been sent to Apple.

What is Netbiosd on my computer?

NetBIOS (/ˈnɛtbaɪɒs/) is an acronym for Network Basic Input/Output System. It provides services related to the session layer of the OSI model allowing applications on separate computers to communicate over a local area network. As strictly an API, NetBIOS is not a networking protocol.

What is Rapportd?

: a friendly, harmonious relationship especially : a relationship characterized by agreement, mutual understanding, or empathy that makes communication possible or easy.

What is Radarsubmissions Apple Com?

IP Address 17.254.2.214. Reverse DNS Name radarsubmission.apple.com” From what I have been able to figure out this is a service on Mac OS X which submits diagnostic information to Apple. It typically starts to pop up after one or more applications have crashed.

Is NetBIOS needed?

NetBIOS is needed to join a domain and there are quite a few legacy apps that were designed around it and therefor need NetBIOS to function properly.

Is NetBIOS a security risk?

Vulnerabilities in Windows Host NetBIOS to Information Retrieval is a Low risk vulnerability that is also high frequency and high visibility. This is the most severe combination of security factors that exists and it is extremely important to find it on your network and fix it as soon as possible.