Mac Power Users

157: Security Problems and Solutions


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In this episode, David and Katie cover frequent security problems and offer their solutions.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

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Links and Show Notes:

Links for this episode:

  • Mac Power Users 148: Security Audit | Mac Power Users
  • iPhone 5s: About Touch ID security
  • iOS: Understanding passcodes
  • iCloud: Find My iPhone overview
  • iCloud: Set up Find My iPhone
  • Contact Lockscreen Info
  • Evernote | Remember everything with Evernote, Skitch and our other great apps.
  • Dropbox
  • 1Password
    1Password Tips

Cryptography | Agile Blog

  • cryptography | Agile Blog
  • Tips | Agile Blog
  • Nosillacast: Katie Discusses Email Encryption
  • Pretty Good Privacy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) is a data encryption and decryption computer program that provides cryptographic privacy and authentication for data communication.

  • S/MIME - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    S/MIME (Secure/Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is a standard for public key encryption and signing of MIME data.

  • ScreenCastsOnline - SCOM0411 Sign + Encrypt Email and Files on Mac - GPGTools
  • Verisign - Domain Name Registration, DDoS and DNS Management
  • COMODO - Free Antivirus | Free SSL | Internet Security and SSL Certificate
  • Wi-Fi Protected Access - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) are two security protocols and security certification programs developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks.

  • Service set (802.11 network) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Mac Power Users 154: Apple TV | Mac Power Users
  • Cloak VPN - Cloak - GetCloak.com
  • ControlPlane | Context Sensitive Computing
  • Sparse image - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    A sparse image is a type of disk image file used on Mac OS X that grows in size as the user adds data to the image, taking up only as much disk space as stored in it.
  • How to create a password-protected (encrypted) disk image
  • Knox | Simply secure file encryption
  • Tuff-'N'-Tiny USB Drive - Strong / Indestructible USB Drives
  • My Evernote Workflow — Chambers Daily
  • Multi-factor authentication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
    Multi-factor authentication (also MFA, Two-factor authentication, TFA, T-FA or 2FA) is an approach to authentication which requires the presentation of two or more of the three authentication factors...
  • Boom - Mac volume booster and system-wide equalizer
  • Mac Power Users 150: Listener Workflows | Mac Power Users
  • Remote Video Monitoring System for Home, Pets, Kids & More : VueZone
  • Duplicate Annihilator
  • Gemini: Best Mac Duplicate File Finder. How to Remove Dulicates on Mac OS X
  • PhotoSweeper - Fast and powerful duplicate photo cleaner for the Mac
  • Pannier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  • Dragon - Dragon NaturallySpeaking - Nuance
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