Author: Kyle Hankins

Total posts: 9

Our Best Practices for Securing your Macbook

Posted on April 2, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

MacOS has privacy and security tools for hardening your computer. Here are our top tips and best practices to for securing your Macbook. Many of these tips are pretty straightforward, ...

How to Setup a Password Protected Screensaver in macOS

Posted on June 3, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

A simple security step that can make all the difference Many people are likely to disable the password-protected feature of their screensaver for the sake of convenience and time. But ...

How to Disable Automatic Login in macOS

Posted on August 5, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

A guide for disabling automatic login on a Mac. Automatic login is designed to be a time-saving convenient feature for Mac users. It allows the user to simply open the ...

How to Turn on The Firewall in macOS

Posted on June 19, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

Your Mac’s default settings may be violating your company’s security policy. Macs comes with a built-in firewall tool that you can use to reduce the number of points ...

How to Backup Your Mac

Posted on July 17, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

A guide on backing up your computer files on an external hard drive Backing up the data on your hard drive is essential in case of a security incident. The ...

How to Disable Remote Access for macOS

Posted on July 24, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

Features for “convenience” can often create security vulnerabilities Remote access is convenient because it allows a user to access your laptop using your administrator login and password. This is a ...

How to Encrypt a Hard Drive in macOS with FileVault

Posted on July 3, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

Your Mac comes with a built-in tool for encryption; help your security team out and put FileVault to work. Your Mac comes with a built-in encryption feature called FileVault. Its ...

How to Check for Viruses Using Built-In Tools in macOS

Posted on August 10, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

If you're on a Windows 10 computer, learn how you can check for viruses here. A guide to virus scanning and removal on your Mac. Viruses and malware can cause serious ...

How to Enable Auto-Updates in macOS

Posted on June 26, 2020 - by Kyle Hankins

Auto-updates is a background process that keeps your Mac up-to-date with the latest security features from Apple. Contrary to what you might think, auto-updates are crucial to reducing the surface ...