Every week, Macs running High Sierra will check the integrity of their EFI firmware, in a bid to detect tampering by malware.
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How to encrypt your hard disk without tears, using macOS FileVault. Includes addressing problems.
Want to hide text from electronic searching and matching? Or just explore some of Unicode’s encoding issues? Here’s a useful tool.
How to set a managed account up for a child, or another vulnerable user, using Parental Controls.
FileVault is most secure and robust when you shut your Mac down. But there are many times when you want full protection when only sleeping.
How to get the best out of the Privacy tab in the Security & Privacy pane, and why Apple’s apps don’t bother to ask.
Sierra, new MacBooks and MacBook Pros, APFS, Affinity Photo, malware, surveillance – 2016 was perhaps not as bad as it seemed.
Massive breaches of personal data happen all too often. What should you do when they affect a website or service which you use?
Do you use Lynda.com or LinkedIn? Have your personal data been breached? You might like to check, and reconsider your use of their services.
How hard-won freedoms are being taken away by lies, stealth, and guile. A warning to other democracies.
