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Four serious security errors which are easily made on a Mac: how to fix them

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Over the last year, I have come across many Macs which have been left with serious vulnerabilities. Here are four common ones, and how to put them right.

July 25, 2018 Macs, Technology

Recent High Sierra and Security Updates patched a serious Bluetooth bug

Most Macs have suffered from a serious security vulnerability in Bluetooth which could allow a third party to […]

July 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

Scrub goes into its first beta: improved privacy for sensitive documents

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Now surveys and warns of items like apps which could become impaired with over-enthusiastic stripping of xattrs, etc. Great in Dark Mode too.

July 3, 2018 Macs, Technology

Wanted: some brave users to test Scrub

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A first alpha release, which appears stable and almost fully functional, but will cause havoc if used inappropriately.

July 2, 2018 Macs, Technology

Is it time for a good Scrub? Building a tool to enhance privacy

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Documents and data which you want to remain private can leak via macOS. Here’s a proposal for an app to do something about it. Could it help you?

June 30, 2018 Macs, Technology

Hidden caches in macOS: where your private data gets stored

An overview of some potentially sensitive information stored by macOS in unexpected places. Where to look, and what to do about it.

June 26, 2018 Macs, Technology

Control your QuickLook cache with Aquiline Check 1.0b2, and Aquiliner for your menubar

Some interface tweaks, and a new menubar app which puts these QuickLook cache controls within easy reach.

June 25, 2018 Macs, Technology

Last Week on My Mac: Just taking a Quick Look

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QuickLook keeps a cache of document thumbnails and previews which can be a security and privacy risk. Here’s why, and a new tool to help you maintain your privacy.

June 24, 2018 Macs, Technology

Do you use email encryption at all? macOS 10.13.4 update may help

Fuller details have now been published about the EFAIL vulnerabilities in PGP and S/MIME email encryption, at the […]

May 15, 2018 Macs, Technology

Do you use PGP/GPG and S/MIME email encryption? They’re vulnerable (updated)

A major vulnerability has been revealed, and will be detailed very shortly, affecting mail encryption using PGP/GPG and […]

May 14, 2018 Macs, Technology

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