So if you have multiple files for compressing and protecting, you can organize them into a single folder using Finder. Since we'll be using the terminal application that is native on macOS, you'll want to make the compression of your files as simple as possible to avoid long strings of commands. If there was ever a time to vigilant with securing your private data, this would the moment! Here's how you can create a compressed zip file with your sensitive data and password protect it on natively macOS.
Tax time is here and many of us will be sharing sensitive information from our financial institutions with our accountants.