Security

Security Articles and Tips

• MacWorld's - Take our Mac security pledge
  • I will use good passwords
  • I will keep my Mac safe from other users
  • I will be careful when using a wireless network
  • I will be smarter about how I handle e-mail
  • I will behave cautiously online
• Protect Your Mac
• Mac Security: Fact and Fiction
• Myth or Fact? Is Mac OS X Really More Secure than Windows?
• 11 Foolproof Ways to Make Your Mac Secure
• Fifteen easy fixes for Mac security risks
• Identifying fraudulent "phishing" email
• New Cookie Technologies: Harder to See and Remove, Widely Used to Track You

• Mac OS X Firewall
• Mac OS X 10.5: About Back to My Mac security
• Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: About the Application Firewall
• Mac OS X Security page
• Mac OS X FileVault
• Mac OS X Parental Controls
  • Setting Parental Controls in Leopard
  • Parental control software (MacsimumNews)
• Apple Accounts, Passwords, and Security Support
  • Leopard (10.5)
  • Tiger (10.4)
• Security in Mac OS X (PDF)

• Security Tips
• Macintouch Security links
• SecureMac
• Security Configuration Guides

• Web Browser Tips
• Backup Tips

Security Quick Tip Videos - Apple.com

• Securing Your System
• Download Defensively
• Securing PDFs
• Deleting Securely

AntiVirus/Security Applications

• VPN
  • MSU
  • HotSpotVPN
  • PublicVPN
• FireWalls
  • Mac OS X Firewall
  • DoorStop X Security Suite
  • Norton Personal FireWall
• AntiVirus
  • ClamXav
    • review
  • Intego VirusBarrier
    • review
  • Norton
    • review
  • Virex
  • Sophos
• SpyWare/Network Activity
  • MacScan
  • LittleSnitch
  • ProteMac
• Encryption
  • LockDown
  • FileVault
  • Check Point Endpoint
  • PGP
• Laptop Tracking
  • Adeona

Instant Messaging

• From MacWorld online: To use Secure iChat, you and the person you want to chat with must both have at least OS X 10.4.3 (which includes iChat AV 3.1) and a .Mac membership. Secure iChat works only for one-on-one text chats. If you meet all those criteria, select iChat: Preferences, choose your .Mac chat account, and click on the Security tab. If you see the message “iChat encryption is enabled” at the bottom of the window, you’re set. If you see “iChat can enable encryption,” click on the Encrypt button.
• MacWorld article on Instant Messaging security
• ChatBarrier
• Fire
• BitWise
• PGP

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Good Password Rules

• Strong passwords: How to create and use them
• Choosing good passwords in Mac OS X
• Password Checker
• Must be between 8 and 15 characters in length
• Must contain a combination of upper and lower case letters
• Must contain at least one number or special character
• Special Characters Available: ! @ $ & * ( ) _ + - ` ? : ~

Apple Keychain Password Assistant (MacOS X 10.4, 10.5)

• You can use Password Assistant to help you choose a new password. Open up Keychain Access in your Utilities folder which is in your Applications folder. Click the key button to the right of the Password field to see how secure your new password is.