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What ‘Sign in with Apple’ is and how it works
Apple in iOS 13 introduced a new Sign in with Apple feature, which is designed to let you create accounts for apps and websites using your Apple ID..
Hundreds of thousands of people are using passwords that have already been hacked
1.5 percent of all website logins use compromised credentials, a figure that’s higher for porn websites…
Researcher gives Apple details of macOS Keychain security flaw despite lack of macOS bug bounties
A German teenager who discovered a macOS Keychain security flaw last month has now shared the details with Apple…
Security researcher reveals macOS exploit to access Keychain passwords, refuses to share with Apple (plus: how to secure your Keychain)
Security researcher Linuz Henze has shared a video demonstration of a macOS Mojave exploit to access passwords stored in the Keychain…
How to do passwords right in 2018
Even in a world of face unlocking and fingerprint scanning, we still haven’t escaped the password just yet…
Americans are sick and tired of passwords and security questions
Millions of Americans are fed up with overly complicated web and phone security measures…
AgileBits releases all-new 1Password 7 for Mac
How do you store your passwords?
How to password protect files and folders on your Mac
The truth is that your Mac is only as secure as…
iCloud Keychain: How to use Apple’s password manager for Macs, iPhones and iPads
“Apple’s password manager for Macs, iPhones and iPads, iCloud Keychain is designed to keep…
The benefits of using 1Password over iCloud Keychain
To me, it is pretty obvious that 1Password is much more powerful than iCloud Keychain…
macOS Keychain vulnerability is something Apple needs to fix, but Mac users shouldn’t panic
Mac users, keep Apple’s default Gatekeeper settings enabled and don’t download…
How to change an Apple ID email address without access to that email address
Apple IDs use an email address to identify each user…
How to password protect a folder on your Mac
Not all of your files are meant to be seen by everyone…
iCloud Keychain encryption bug could expose iOS passwords, credit card numbers
The bug exploited a flaw in how Apple’s iCloud Keychain synchronizes sensitive data across devices…
Security experts are not pleased that ‘1Password’ is pushing users to the cloud
1Password is moving away from its one-time license, local storage option…
‘Secrets’ is a simple, no-frills password manager for Mac and iOS
If there’s one breed of app every Mac and iOS user should own, it’s a password manager…
A comprehensive guide to Apple’s very useful iCloud Keychain
There’s a lot of password management software available for the Mac and iOS…
Latest Wikileaks email leak includes Hillary Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta’s Apple ID and password
Unauthorized users appear to have accessed Hillary Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta’s various accounts…
Russian Hackers targeting iOS device users with ransom attacks; protect yourself with two-factor authentication
A number of iOS device users in the United States and Europe have recently become victim…
Password manager 1Password criticised for leaking users’ bookmarks
The popular password manager 1Password has been criticised for allowing certain information…
Why a strong password doesn’t help as much as a unique one
A few months after AdultFriendFinder was hacked, now Ashley Madison has had its turn…
Facebook makes it free and easy to kill latest OS X and iOS zero-days
An open source framework for monitoring operating system security…
Apple patches Mac App Store for XARA exploits; additional fixes are ‘in progress’
Earlier this week Apple implemented a server-side app security update…
Major zero-day security flaws in both iOS and OS X allow theft of Keychain, app passwords
Researchers from Indiana University and the Georgia Institute of Technology…
Essential Keychain Access tips for Mac users
Mac users should understand how their OS X Keychain works…
Many passwords are so bad they don’t even need to be hacked
While a lot of attention is given to high profile account breaches…
Half of U.S. adults hacked this year
Hackers have exposed the personal information of 110 million Americans…
Six Clicks: Cool stuff buried in OS X
Here are six little OS X secrets that should help you…
Why does Google’s Chrome browser ask for your Mac Keychain password?
Every time I start up Chrome, it pesters me for access to my Mac’s Keychain…
Top 5 ‘unknown’ built-in Mac apps: Get more out of your Mac with these hidden OS X gems
Transfer data from any other Mac or PC on the same network…