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 ...

A nefarious individual could purloin your Mac and bypass your user account password in order to access your data or wipe your system clean and begin using it as their own. It's possible to reset a ...

If you have a modern Mac, there’s almost no reason not to use FileVault, the all-disk encryption that’s built in to OS X. It doesn’t slow the computer down, it keeps your data safe and – if the ...

Apple's hard drive encryption protects your data from thieves and hackers. But It can keep you out, too, if you don't safely ...

A debugging error that left some users' passwords stored in plain text in OS X 10.7.3 has been closed in OS X 10.7.4. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years ...

The full-disk encryption system called FileVault, introduced way back in Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, keeps the data on your drive encrypted at rest. If your Mac is shut down, a malefactor can’t get at your ...