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 ...

New features with Lion 10.7.2. My original FileVault article was researched and written using Mac OS X 10.7.1. Soon after the article was published, Apple released version OS X 10.7.2, which ...

Apple latest Mac operating system, OS X 10.7 Lion includes FileVault 2, the latest version of Apple’s method of file protection. FileVault 2 is designed to encrypt your hard drive.

FileVault Basics — Conceptually, FileVault is easy to understand, since it makes use of a variety of existing Mac OS X technologies. When you turn on FileVault, Mac OS X creates a special type of disk ...

Mac OS X's FileVault. How it works: FileVault encrypts the user's home directory and all the files in it. As you read and write files to your home directory, in the background, FileVault encrypts ...

If you're a first-time Mac user or you just upgraded your device, these six steps are essential to protecting your device ...

It’s still recommended that FileVault 2 gets enabled, so automatic log-in cannot be enabled. The only time you don’t want to use FileVault is for Macs in shared areas (school labs, etc.). Wrap-up ...

FileVault encrypts the data on your Mac so unauthorized users can't access your files. If you are using OS X Yosemite, then you are likely already using FileVault.

Apple's legacy FileVault Mac encryption system in OS X 10.7.3 has a security flaw that could allow malicious users to access stored passwords.

You should also pay a visit to Safari > Settings > Privacy and make sure "Prevent cross-site tracking" and "Hide IP address from tracking" are both enabled to help defeat web trackers. You can also ...