
There have always been applications like this, but Little Snitch Mini is different because of how comprehensible it is. And even if everything looks OK now, familiarizing yourself with your computer’s normal connections may help you quickly spot any suspicious changes.

Noticing an app keeps connecting to servers in an unexpected country could be the first sign that you have a security issue. If you live in the United States, for example, there’s a good chance that relatively few of the services you use are based in places like Russia. This simple program will show you, at a glance, which apps are connected to the web and where those connections are in the world. You probably know that the applications on your Mac are constantly connecting to the internet, but what exactly are they connecting to? Little Snitch Mini is a free app you can use to find out.
