Proper device management could have prevented the whole FBI-Apple fight
Even without a comprehensive policy, just enrolling the device in an MDM system would have been enough.
Jeffery Battersby | 22 Feb | Read more
Stories by Jeffery Battersby
How to use a VPN to keep your network data safe
We've spent the last two weeks looking at applications you can use to protect your computer from unauthorized access: Apple's built-in firewall for incoming access and Little Snitch for monitoring both inbound and outbound network access. But how do you keep people from looking at your network traffic while you're on public Wi-Fi networks, such as those provided by your ISP, your favorite coffee shop, or the local library?
Jeffery Battersby | 09 Jul | Read more
Little Snitch keeps an eye on your Mac's Internet connections
After last week's column on Apple's built-in firewall, Frank Lowney asked the following question in the column's comments section:
Jeffery Battersby | 02 Jul | Read more
Fire up your Mac's firewall
A few weeks back, after the Working Mac column about scanning your Mac for viruses I received an email message from Yolanda:
Jeffery Battersby | 26 Jun | Read more
Spam filtering on the cheap for your domain's email
A little over a year ago I was faced with a spam filtering problem, but it's not what you might expect.
Jeffery Battersby | 19 Jun | Read more
Checking your Mac for viruses -- wait, what?
As we talked about in last week's Working Mac, you may have been led to believe that you don't have to worry about computer viruses on your Mac. And, to some extent, there's truth to that. While your Mac can definitely be infected with malware, Apple's built-in malware detection and file quarantine capabilities are meant to make it less likely that you'll download and run malicious software.
Jeffery Battersby | 28 May | Read more
When adware attacks! And how to defeat it
You've got a Mac and, from what you've heard, there's no evil that can touch you.
Jeffery Battersby | 22 May | Read more