Everybody knows web security is of primary importance at all times. So would it surprise you to learn that one of every 10 digital files is entirely unprotected? It should surprise you — especially ...

Discover how Apple's passkeys revolutionize Mac security by replacing vulnerable passwords with biometric authentication and ...

If you use a Mac computer in your small business, you probably have sensitive information and store private data in files and folders on your computer. This data must be organized and protected so the ...

Encryption is good for protecting sensitive data you don’t want anyone else to see. If some bad guy nabs your laptop while you’re out at a coffee shop or bar, you can rest assured knowing that the ...

FileVault is an additional security feature included with MacOS that encrypts all the files contained within your system. By using the disk encryption component, all the information sitting on your ...

How to encrypt your files and folders on Mac? If you have a Mac from late 2017 or later (with a T2 security chip or Apple silicon), then your system drive contents are encrypted by default. However, ...

In last week’s column, I explained the use and benefit (and some of the drawbacks) of turning on full-disk encryption (FDE) with Apple’s built-in FileVault 2. Readers had a few questions—I answered ...

Swiss privacy-focused company Proton has launched its end-to-end encrypted (E2EE) cloud storage service for Mac users, four months after it landed on Windows. Founded some nine years ago, Proton was ...

PDF or Portable Document Format is a file format that allows you to present documents featuring text, images, and rich media with other people. In fact, it is one of the widely-accepted file formats ...

If you want to protect sensitive data -- especially if you’re sending it via email or via an online service -- one of these programs can help. While safeguarding personal and business data has always ...

A background feature in MacOS called Quick Look is leaking sensitive data even if the content is locked behind password-protected encryption, security experts claim. Introduced in MacOS 10.5 Leopard, ...

Whenever I extract files from a zip archive created on a Mac (containing a __MACOSX folder at the root), I get files/folders with green filenames (and encrypted checked in the properties). This only ...