Posts Tagged ‘security’

Mac OS X is already extremely secure out of the box – especially the latest version, 10.8 Mountain Lion. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t at least a few things you can do to help make your Mac even more safe to use. When it comes to technology…

As users of 10.8 Mountain Lion settle into their new environment, some of the most common questions about the new operating system relate to Gatekeeper – OS X’s newest security feature. While Gatekeeper is…

There is a bug that causes some Mac users who have Leopard’s firewall enabled to continuously get popups asking whether “iTunes.app” should accept incoming network connections. When Macs running 10.5 Leopard…

Mac OS X features its own firewall, which resides in System Preferences. While it is effective, it does not manage all connections to and from a Mac. Little Snitch is a $29.95 third-party firewall that covers everything the built-in one does not. Although…

Any time I travel and bring my MacBook Pro along there are a few things I do to keep my personal information safe from hackers. Connecting to public WiFi networks is risky, so knowing how to fend off snoopers is extremely important. Free…