Tips to Secure Your Mac

Keeping your Mac firewall 24X7 also help keep safe. This can be done by clicking on System Preferences from the Apple menu of options. System Preferences, click the Firewall tab and click Start to activate it.

In addition to this, the user can continue to improve the physical security of your Mac with the security settings. Automatic login can be prevented and after sixty minutes of inactivity, the Mac can be set to automatically log out. Also, when the Mac is a screen saver or sleep, can be set to require a password to log in again All these features can be introduced an option by going to the Apple menu and select System Preferences and then click the Settings dialog protection.
password is another way to secure your Mac. Under Apple's option on the menu bar in System Preferences pane is an Account Preferences. This password can be changed and you can also build one if you can not think of a stronger you by clicking on the icon below. It is important to have a password to prevent brute force attacks.
The easiest way to ensure the security of the Mac operating system is updated with the latest security updates for Internet, going to the Apple Menu bar and select Software Update. Mac can also be set to automatically update software and monitor their daily, weekly or monthly, according to user preferences. URI site provides free McAfee VirusScan Antivirus downloads that can be updated periodically and automatically.

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