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I am looking after the best firewall for a macOS computer. The most popular contender seems to be Little Snitch. It is closed source though, and it is uncomfortable allowing unknown code loading kernel extension and having access to all ne… Continue reading Lulu versus Little Snitch [closed]
I am trying to protect a macOS computer. Specifically, I want to prevent the machine from making unwanted connections over the internet.
I am aware of firewalls of course. But I stumbled upon the idea of adding many domain names to /etc/ho… Continue reading Modifying host file versus firewall
When looking at entitlements on pycharm CE for macOS, it shows many serious security exceptions. Here are its entitlements:
<dict>
<key>com.apple.security.cs.allow-jit</key>
<true/>
… Continue reading Why does pycharm uses lax security on macOS?
I want to run an application on macOS, but preventing it from making any type of network access, or any type of internet access.
I have seen the following possibilities:
Use the built-in firewall. Unfortunately, this block… Continue reading Prevent an application from making any network access on macOS
I can see a few options for open source macOS password manager:
macpass
keepassX
keepassXC
Is any of these 3 more secure than the others?
I tried to browse for a while, but I couldn’t find anything meaningful on this sub… Continue reading password manager for macOS [closed]
I went on holiday with a friend. He filmed and made a movie from our trip. He put the movie on my usb key.
I was about to plug this, but realised my friend does not have good security practices, so my usb key might now be in… Continue reading Watching movie from a potentially infected device
I am looking to increase the security of my home network as much as possible.
An option I came across was to create two home networks. One would be used by less secure devices, and another for more secure devices. What’s the best way to s… Continue reading Create 2 separate networks at home [closed]
What are the best practices to secure my home network? I have done a bit of research and looked into some of the questions on this site, but I still find myself a little confused. I am open to buying any hardware that would h… Continue reading Secure my home network
To browse the internet on sensitive websites (government websites, banks, etc…), is it as safe to use a modern web browser as a programming language? Specifically, python + requests + beautifulSoup for example?
Continue reading Is it as safe to use a programming language as a browser?
Several Q&As here highlight the danger of phone hacking. For example, this.
In a nutshell, the solution is to NOT give your phone number, except to your bank or government.
Unfortunately, that is a very impractical solu… Continue reading Phone number setup for security