Secure files on a USB flash drive

USB sticks are easily lost, so here’s how to make sure no one can access the files on it

FileVault can be used to encrypt the contents of the Mac’s internal disk, but what about external disks? Files you back up to external drives and files you carry in your pocket on USB flash drives are at risk. USB sticks are very easily lost and you don’t want anyone to be able to access the files on them. You should securely encrypt the contents so no one can access them without a password. There are two ways to encrypt files on an external drive or USB stick and it takes just a few minutes to make them secure. We’ll show you how to create encrypted disk image files and then how to encrypt the whole drive. Plug in your USB flash drive and let’s get started. Create encrypted storage…

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MacLife Specials (Digital) - 1 Issue, Volume 3 2017

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