Mac Geekery on OS X Security Basics

All those tips and more are all available in a handy white paper by corsaire:

http://www.corsaire.com/white-papers/

They have security white papers for both Panther and Tiger.

"I know that many people who read this site think that security is something that only Windows users have to worry about."

The comments to a previously posted TUAW article seem to contradict that statement.

Many of those comments agree with the need for Mac OS X users to implement basic security practices but disagree with the recommendation that anti-viral software is currently a necessary (and/or desirable) part of Mac OS X security.

The Mac Geekery article on "Basic Mac OS X Security" does not recommend using anti-viral software either. Some time ago I posted a similar, though less detailed article on my website


Jim M.
Apple Certified Help Desk Specialist:
Macintosh help in Milwaukee, WI
http://yourmacdoc.com/

Thanks for the tips. I took away admin privileges from the main user. That sounded like an easy fix that was smart to do. :)

Great article/how to. I'll be doing some of these later today.

Greta stuff, thanks Scott!