Mac Power Users 316: Locking Down Your Technology
David and Katie run down options for securing your tech and staying safe online. We cover securing your iOS devices and Macs as well as discuss best practices for passwords, email, web browsing and locking down your online profiles.
Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!
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Cloak VPN - Cloak - Super-simple VPN
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Two-factor authentication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Two-factor authentication (also known as 2FA or 2-Step Verification) is a technology patented in 1984[1] that provides identification of users by means of the combination of two different components.
Phishing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phishing is the attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.
SpamSieve: Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail, Outlook, Airmail, Postbox, and more
Save time by adding powerful spam filtering to the e-mail client on your Mac