Category: Security

  • How to Bypass CAPTCHAs on iPhone & iPad

    How to Bypass CAPTCHAs on iPhone & iPad

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Bypass CAPTCHAs on iPhone & iPad CAPTCHA’s are those annoying “prove you are a human” tests that are common on the web, making you do things like select all the motorcycles, crosswalks, or cars in a series of images, or type out a series of fuzzy characters…

  • Help Prevent Evil Maid Attacks & Unknown Tampering of MacBooks with Nail Polish

    Help Prevent Evil Maid Attacks & Unknown Tampering of MacBooks with Nail Polish

    Go to OSX Daily to read Help Prevent Evil Maid Attacks & Unknown Tampering of MacBooks with Nail Polish For users who are concerned about an unauthorized person physically tampering with a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or MacBook, nail polish (yes, that kind of nail polish) can offer a bit of security, or at least…

  • How to Enable or Disable Firewall on MacOS Ventura

    How to Enable or Disable Firewall on MacOS Ventura

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Enable or Disable Firewall on MacOS Ventura Firewalls serve as a network security mechanism to monitor and control incoming and outgoing traffic to your computer and the network, or internet. MacOS includes a software firewall that can be enabled manually for users who would like to use…

  • How to Disable Security Response Updates on Mac

    How to Disable Security Response Updates on Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Disable Security Response Updates on Mac The latest versions of MacOS default to automatically installing what Apple calls ‘Rapid Security Response Updates’, which can patch security flaws and issues on the Mac without the standard process of installing software updates on the Mac. If you do not…

  • How to Protect Private Photos with Passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID on iPhone & iPad

    How to Protect Private Photos with Passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID on iPhone & iPad

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Protect Private Photos with Passcode, Face ID, or Touch ID on iPhone & iPad The “Hidden” photos album on iPhone and iPad offers a place to put photos on your device that you don’t want hanging around in your general Photos camera roll. But since the Hidden…

  • How to Hide Venmo Transaction History

    How to Hide Venmo Transaction History

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Hide Venmo Transaction History Venmo is a very popular mobile payments app that is used for everything from paying for goods, services, rent, bills, splitting checks, and so much more. By default, Venmo chooses to publicly display all of your Venmo transaction payment history, including both sent…

  • How to Allow Apps to be Downloaded & Opened from Anywhere on MacOS Ventura

    How to Allow Apps to be Downloaded & Opened from Anywhere on MacOS Ventura

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Allow Apps to be Downloaded & Opened from Anywhere on MacOS Ventura Wondering how you can allow apps to be downloaded and opened from anywhere on MacOS Ventura? You may have noticed the ability to select “Allow applications downloaded from anywhere” has been removed by default in…

  • 12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac

    12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac

    Go to OSX Daily to read 12 Ultra Useful Touch ID Tricks for Mac Touch ID for Mac is super useful, and now that basically all modern Mac laptops have Touch ID sensors on their keyboards, and the new Magic Keyboards for Mac have Touch ID, you’re almost certain to encounter the biometric authenticator when…

  • How to Unlock iPhone With Your Voice

    How to Unlock iPhone With Your Voice

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Unlock iPhone With Your Voice Have you ever wanted to unlock your iPhone with just your voice? In that case, you may be excited to learn that it’s possible to do that, thanks to a little known Accessibility feature. You may already be familiar with the Voice…

  • How to Hard Lock an iPhone to Prevent Unauthorized Biometric Access

    How to Hard Lock an iPhone to Prevent Unauthorized Biometric Access

    Go to OSX Daily to read How to Hard Lock an iPhone to Prevent Unauthorized Biometric Access If you’re ever in a situation where you are concerned about unauthorized biometric access to your iPhone, for example, someone holding your iPhone up to your face to unlock it with Face ID, or someone forcing you to…