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All backups whether stored in the cloud, on a network drive, or using Time Machine on an external disk should be encrypted. Apple maintains documentation for setting Time Machine backup encryption options and converting an existing Time Machine disk from unencrypted...

It's now against the law for the US government to use Kaspersky Lab software. A ban on the antivirus firm's products was included in the 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, a sweeping defense policy bill signed into law by President Donald Trump on Tuesday. The...

Encrypting a Mac's hard drive protects against unauthorised data access should the Mac be lost or stolen. Apple's FileVault encryption technology basically scrambles data on the hard drive, making the files, photos, messages, videos, and other information useless...

All the privacy concerns that apply to your smartphone and your computer also apply to your smart TV. This is especially true if your smart TV comes with a camera and a voice recognition feature. The Washington Post ran a piece on the different ways TVs can spy on you...

We all know that browsing the web in Incognito Mode or Private Browsing Mode is a great way to shop for gifts for household members without leaving traces of your browsing history on your computer. But your ISP will always know which websites you visit. And you’d...

A leaked US Department of Homeland Security memo has suggested that the Chinese government is tapping into drone technology to spy on the US and other countries. In particular, drone manufacturer DJI has been named amid claims that it could be "providing US critical...

Data security company Mimecast has released its latest Email Security Risk Assessment (ESRA) report (registration required), which suggests that the fastest growing threat isn't malware — It's impersonation attacks. That may not sound surprising to anyone familiar...

Businesses are being warned to carefully check their cyber insurance policies and their appropriateness as many do not provide important cover for common attacks, such as the damage to revenue and profits from ransomware attacks. Analysis by CybeDecider, the cyber...

Only about a fifth of UK organisations use some form of collaborative technology like video conferencing, and fewer than 10 per cent of employees use it ‘to full effect', claims a new study by cloud MSP Timico. Management have an unfortunate tendency to blame staff...

If you send an email to the wrong recipient, send it and spot a major mistake once you press the send button or attach the wrong file, Office 365 has a message recall function. To use this in Outlook 2016 for Windows, open your sent message, click Actions, and select...