Ten security tips Mac

When it comes to security, few agencies spends more time to prepare against cyber-attacks that the National Security Agency. It turns out that when the Agency is not preparation for cyberterrorism with programs such as perfect citizen, it is post some guides for securing your personal desktop.

While there is documentation to be covered regardless of your platform - from Windows to Linux for Sun Solaris - NSA has "Hardening Tips" specifically for Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, which could be useful in a ROE malware Trojan horse reports spread currently on Mac systems. Here are 10 tips sanctioned by the NSA to put a collar on your cat, without getting scratched.

1. System Preferences/accounts: create a non-admin for day-to-day account.

2 System preferences and accounts: disable the automatic connection and the list of users through "Connection Options". "Automatic login" set to "Off". The "Connect as display window" value "name and password."

3 System Preferences/accounts: disable the guest account and sharing. Select the guest account and disable by will match "allow guest to log on to this computer." Uncheck "Allow guests to connect to shared folders."

4 System preferences and security: ask for password "5 seconds" after the start of the sleep or screen saver.

5 System preferences and security: use secure virtual memory.

6 System preferences and security: disable location Services.

7 System preferences and security: infrared receiver to disable remote control.

8 System Preferences/network: for each listed network interface click on "Advanced" and then the "TCP/IP" tab "configure IPv6:" to "Off" not don't need.

9 Utilities/Terminal: to prevent users and guests of snooping around folders, run the command: sudo chmod go-rx/Users/name of user.

10-Utilities/Terminal: disable unnecessary services by using the table to the right with this command: sudo launchctl unload/system w/Library/and LaunchDaemons/com.apple.blued.plist.

Consider these 10 teasers "Hardening Tips": discover the complete document for much, much more, including how to talk about "goodbye, Hello. And for Mac users running older versions of the operating system, NSA also has a variety of OS x 10.5 Leopard tips.