Did you know that OS X has a powerful whole disk encryption feature built right in? If you’re looking for ways to protect sensitive business and personal data, encryption with Apple’s FileVault might be the way to go. Here’s an overview of the feature and instructions for enabling it on your Mac.
Microsoft Ramping Up Security to Defeat NSA Snooping
Microsoft is joining many other technology companies in looking for ways to increase its internal security to thwart unauthorized spying on its networks by the NSA and other government entities. Company executives are meeting this week to decide on a specific plan.
Law Enforcement Wiretaps Stymied by Apple’s iMessage Encryption
The encryption used by Apple’s iMessage service prevents interception by law enforcement even with the means granted by a federal court order, according to an internal U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) memo obtained by CNET. Due to Apple’s encryption method, it is “impossible to intercept iMessages between two Apple devices,” the memo states. Apple boasted about the service’s “secure end-to-end encryption” when it launched in June 2011, and users have flocked to the free service, which requires an Apple iDevice…