When you work on your Mac, you think you are protected by your user account’s password. Well, savvy users know this is not the case; it’s easy to boot any Mac from a Mac OS X installation DVD and reset the password of any account. But not everyone worries about hackers carrying around Mac OS X discs with them.
That’s not the only way to reset a password, though. A hint was published on the Mac OS X Hints web site explaining how to do this without an installation disc, but simply from booting into “safe mode” and issuing a few commands. This means that any hacker can access all the files on your Mac, regardless of your password.
We at Intego have long been aware of this kind of problem. We know that Apple’s password protection is not very secure, and, while you can apply an Open Firmware password, there are other ways to protect your sensitive documents. Intego created FileGuard for just this reason. With FileGuard, you can create virtual safes that provide unbreakable protection for all your sensitive files. The passwords you use with FileGuard’s safes cannot be reset by a hack or trick; only you can open the safes you create. And with 256-bit encryption, even the NSA can’t get at your files.
If you have sensitive files on your Mac, don’t entrust them to Apple’s password protection; you really need serious security that will prevent anyone from accessing your files. Use Intego FileGuard for those files that merit such protection.
