Securing your Macintosh(Mac) OS computer
Apple producing their computers with a lot of security features already in them. Mac OS X is one of the most secure operating systems in the market. Still a lot of people make mistakes while using their computers on their daily bases. These mistakes can notably weaken the security of their operation system. To be sure that you computer secure we will consider how to secure your user account, your web browsing, and we will maximize the privacy.
Let’s start with securing your user account. This is very important, because the computer is as secure as the user. Securing the user gives no chance to unwanted access to you computer. First thing is setting up the password. So only you will be able to access you user account and all your files, …show more content…
It is important to rotate you password. That way even if someone had to know your password it will not work once you have changed it. It is recommended to change you system account password once in between six months to one year. To set up the password on your OS X, open Apple menu and select “System Preferences.” Then go to Users & Groups >Your User Account >Password. Next, select “Change/Set Password” button. In the next dialog box you will be able to set up you password. Make sure you remember you password. You will need it to log in to your user account and to make any other changes to your system. Now next very important step is to secure your hard drive. Password we set before controls only your login and access to your account. And all of the files on the computer are written to the hard drive. Password doesn’t save you from someone who can get physical access to the hard drive of your computer by connecting your mac to another machine or removing the
Apple producing their computers with a lot of security features already in them. Mac OS X is one of the most secure operating systems in the market. Still a lot of people make mistakes while using their computers on their daily bases. These mistakes can notably weaken the security of their operation system. To be sure that you computer secure we will consider how to secure your user account, your web browsing, and we will maximize the privacy.
Let’s start with securing your user account. This is very important, because the computer is as secure as the user. Securing the user gives no chance to unwanted access to you computer. First thing is setting up the password. So only you will be able to access you user account and all your files, …show more content…
It is important to rotate you password. That way even if someone had to know your password it will not work once you have changed it. It is recommended to change you system account password once in between six months to one year. To set up the password on your OS X, open Apple menu and select “System Preferences.” Then go to Users & Groups >Your User Account >Password. Next, select “Change/Set Password” button. In the next dialog box you will be able to set up you password. Make sure you remember you password. You will need it to log in to your user account and to make any other changes to your system. Now next very important step is to secure your hard drive. Password we set before controls only your login and access to your account. And all of the files on the computer are written to the hard drive. Password doesn’t save you from someone who can get physical access to the hard drive of your computer by connecting your mac to another machine or removing the