We learned last year that a fundamental Intel chip flaw thought to have been fixed in fact still leaves machines vulnerable to variations on Spectre and Meltdown. Now, a completely new issue has been discovered that is unpatchable and could render useless SSD encryption like Apple’s FileVault.
FileVault is designed to encrypt your entire drive. By default, it uses the AES128-bit XTS standard, a strong form of encryption, but Disk Utility also gives you the option of instead using military-grade AES256-bit XTS, which ought to leave the machine 100% secure…
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