In macOS 26 Tahoe, Apple automatically enables FileVault during setup when users sign in with an Apple Account, and it changes how Recovery Keys are stored to protect against government overreach. You ...

Apple's FileVault technology is a method of automatically encrypting your files so you do not have to worry about data theft should your system be stolen. In its first iteration FileVault was just ...

[Post updated, see below.] Whole-drive encryption isn't one of the sexiest features in OS X, but it's nice to know it's there. FileVault 2 (introduced in Lion; the original FileVault began in 10.3 ...

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 ...

If you use Macs for business, you should be familiar with FileVault. Apple’s built-in disk encryption system for macOS can help protect corporate data. If you run a business on Macs (and many ...

“This is an exciting day. I'm very proud of what my technical team has achieved in order to further the AlertBoot security horizon,” said Tim Maliyil, founder and CEO of AlertBoot. “While Macs ...

So I just got the email that my work is now requiring full disk encryption. I have never done full disk encryption on the Mac and, for whatever reason, this makes me a little apprehensive. Is there ...

I just updated to Mountain Lion and noticed an option to encrypt my USB-connected Time Machine drive. So I did it. I have some sensitive data on here including bank information. Yes, I need it on here ...

If you have a server or other remotely accessed Mac, you can use a couple of approaches to encrypt the hard drive. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a contributing author to ...

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 ...

Apple device management platform provider Jamf is improving the integration of its Jamf Pro and Jamf Connect products, connecting the two with new features relating to configuration and enrollment ...

As you may have seen over the weekend, someone has discovered a security hole in FileVault, which arose with the OS X Lion security update, version 10.7.3, back in February: FileVault encryption ...