Special Edition Using Mac OS X Leopard

Chapter 39. Securing a Mac

In this chapter

• Securing Your Mac 922

• Securing Your Mac with User Accounts 922

• Securing Your Mac with Privileges 922

• Securing Your Mac with the Security Pane 922

• Securing Your Mac by Removing Trash Securely 928

• Securing Your Mac with Keychain 928

• Defending Your Mac from Internet Attacks 937

• Defending Your Mac from Virus Attacks 937

• Defending Your Mac Against Internet Hackers 940

• Using Parental Controls to Safeguard a Mac 941

Securing Your Mac

An important part of maintaining your Mac in good condition is protecting it from various kinds of attacks that will be attempted assuming that you connect your Mac to the Internet. It is very likely that your Mac contains sensitive data that you don’t want other people to be able to access, ...