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Hardening Your Macs: Keeping Apple Computers Safe at the Hardware and Software Level
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Hardening Your Macs: Keeping Apple Computers Safe at the Hardware and Software Level

by Jesus Vigo, Jr.
December 2022
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
231 pages
4h 34m
English
Apress
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J. Vigo, Jr.Hardening Your Macshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-8939-6_6

6. Lock It Down

Jesus Vigo, Jr.1  
(1)
Miami, FL, USA
 

What is meant by the reference, “locking down your computer”?

Viewed through the lens of security, it refers to a series of processes and practices that serve to ultimately restrict the open settings on your Mac by configuring them in such a way as to change their default state, which is not only commonly known but such knowledge makes your computer easier to attack.

Put another way: locking down your computer means changing the device settings from their defaults to a more secured state.

It and the term “hardening” are both terms I ...

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