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Thursday | January 8th, 2009

Entries Tagged as 'utility'

Espionage Brings “Tricksy” Folder Encryption to OS X

Posted under disk, directory, file, folder, folder encryption, privacy, encryption, security, software, Commentary, Software Reviews, utility, Apple on October 31st, 2008 by admin0 comments

Despite being an avid OS X user, there are deficiencies in this great OS of ours and many of the ones I focus on center — unsurprisingly — around security.
In the plethora of accurate claims of superiority in Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ads, one counter-example is the ability within Windows to encrypt individual folders. While […]

Monitor ARP Traffic on OS X with ArpSpyX

Posted under networking, utility, ARP, security, software, Apple on January 12th, 2008 by admin0 comments

ArpSpyX has just been updated to version 1.2 which adds full support for Intel Macs. If you’re not familiar with ArpSpyX you should give this utility at least a quick look if you care at all about the security or contents of your local network.
The program works by either monitoring ARP (Address Resolution Protocol) traffic […]