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Pranay Parab is an independent tech journalist based in Mumbai, India. He covers tech for Lifehacker, and specializes in tutorials and in-depth features. A firewall is an essential security tool for ...

While the general consensus regarding whether a Mac is more secure than Windows leans toward Apple’s system, it doesn’t mean a Mac is still unable to be affected by hackers and malware; it's still ...

Several sources report the firewall in macOS Sequoia can sometimes leak data after an update. Here's how to test and fix it. The macOS firewall in System Settings allows you to protect your Mac and ...

Firewalls monitor and regulate the data moving on and off your computer or network. They can keep criminals out while allowing legitimate network traffic in. Mac OS X comes with not one but two ...

A few weeks back, after the Working Mac column about scanning your Mac for viruses I received an email message from Yolanda: Hope you can help your readers with something that I haven’t found. I’ve ...

To defend against data loss and theft, companies need as much protection as possible from external threats. Hardware and software firewalls prevent malicious traffic from reaching computers connected ...