FileVault uses XTS-AES 128-bit encryption, but disk images offer an option to encrypt at 256-bit encryption, which is more secure; however, ...

The technology has evolved since then and now offers XTS-AES 128 data encryption for the whole disk, protected by a 256-bit key. When it comes to business, IT can manage FileVault using most ...

It uses XTS-AES–128 encryption with a 256-bit key to ensuring data cannot be accessed without authorization. FileVault made its first appearance in OS X Lion and is still being used today.

FileVault 2, the FDE technology built into Lion (Mac OS X 10.7), meets those three criteria in the right circumstances, but getting it up and running is not as easy as 1, 2, 3.(Speaking of which ...

FileVault 2 is a huge improvement over the original FileVault implementation, offering whole disk encryption with no noticeable performance penalty. The only downside is that every account on the ...

Since the news of Passware being able to decrypt FileVault over FireWire connections, Mac users might be concerned about the integrity of the security on their computers. Topher, an avid Mac user ...

When Mac OS X 10.7 Lion introduced full disk encryption, called FileVault 2, it was a huge improvement over the original FileVault, which only encrypts a user's home folder.And because of the ...

With FileVault off on a T2-bearing Mac, if a ne’er-do-well extracted the drive from a Mac, the contents remain inaccessible. That’s an improvement over pre-T2 Macs, where the non-FileVault ...

Among the topics discussed at the 23rd Chaos Communication Congress was FileVault, the encryption technology in OS X which might be described as "security for the rest of us." Apple touts ...

Instead, with FileVault enabled, you’ll have to manually log in every time. This will even be the case after waking your Mac from a sleep state, as well as attempting to use the system when ...

FileVault 2 is a feature of Mac OS X 10.7 Lion that provides a way to encrypt a full disk drive so that it can only be used by those who know a password ... until now, that is. Passware, a company ...