Here’s something you probably don’t think about when using your Mac: encrypting your startup disk and setting a firmware password.
Device encryption and firmware passwords will not only protect your personal data from unwanted access but it will also make it easier to recover lost or stolen devices.
Disk encryption is self explanatory, but you might be confused about that firmware password. Simply put, a firmware password prevents your Mac from starting up from any device other than your startup disk.
It can be helpful if your Mac is lost or stolen and will protect your against Direct Memory Access ( DMA ) attacks which can read your FileVault passwords and inject kernel modules.
Luckily you can easily enable both on your Mac, without 3rd party software, so let’s get started…
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