“With its foundation deeply buried in UNIX, the Mac OS X system is incredibly secure. Even out of the box, this system comes to you in a very secure state,” Mike Mullins writes for TechRepublic.
“The default features included in the Mac make it an excellent choice for users worried about hackers and viruses. Let’s take a look at some of OS X’s built-in features that make this system so secure out of the box,” Mullins writes.
Mike Mullins details OS X’s built-in security features and suggests three things you can do to secure your Mac even more:
• Create an additional non-administrative account for daily use
• Use the OS X screensaver with a password
• Turn on network time synchronization
Full article here.
Is this a news?
MDN do have some lame stories
so how does turning on network time sync secure your computer?
It IS news. They are reporting that a trade mag is reporting about OSX. Just because you know about all these things doesn’t mean everyone does, and as a Mac user and AAPL stockholder I like to know when the media is reporting about Apple whether it’s positive or negative.
If you don’t like their stories, go to another site or better yet, start your own.
You tell ’em hammer!
preaching to the wrong crowd
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But at least Mac OS X & it’s security are getting more coverage, which should be a good thing!
magic word= still, as in Macs STILL rule!
anyone seen the Vista Beta 1 reviews……ha ha ha
it’ll be scarey if M$ can actually do SOMETHING right this time around 😀
preaching to the wrong crowd
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But at least Mac OS X & it’s security are getting more coverage, which should be a good thing!
magic word= still, as in Macs STILL rule!
anyone seen the Vista Beta 1 reviews……ha ha ha
it’ll be scarey if M$ can actually do SOMETHING right this time around 😀
preaching to the wrong crowd
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But at least Mac OS X & it’s security are getting more coverage, which should be a good thing!
magic word= still, as in Macs STILL rule!
anyone seen the Vista Beta 1 reviews……ha ha ha
it’ll be scarey if M$ can actually do SOMETHING right this time around 😀
This is GREAT stuff! It shows the level of confidence of national security agencies in OS X, AND it provides some very useful tips/links. Clear evidence against the security through obscurity myth, and practical too.
I don’t get the negativity from some–and MDN shouldn’t worry about it!
Not sure either, what network time syncing has to do with making my Mac more secure. Also I would think turning on the Firewall would be a good security step, not to mention Stealth Mode, etc. . .
how does network time synchronisation make your mac more secure…?
Maybe he meant “turn network time sync OFF” ?
The NSA’s OS X Security Guide suggests that you turn off Network Time.
For those wondering how network time synchronization aids in securing your computer, read this:
http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/timesync.asp
precising timing is part of the security process… but not for what you might think of at first. What zupchuck points in the link but as well as an after-incident forensic intervention. You need to be sure of the time as put in sys logfile to retrace events that lead to failures.
Correct time is VERY important to have.
The “Apple Mac OS X v10.3.x “Panther” Security Configuration Guide” http://www.nsa.gov/snac/downloads_macX.cfm in which the above article was based WRONGLY states the following for fixing disk permissions:
” Incorrect permissions can cause the system to operate incorrectly and even introduce security vulnerabilities.”
“It is necessary to boot from an installation disk because the utility cannot fix permissions on the partition where the system is currently running.”
Disk permissions can be repaired using the boot volume and should always be done using the current version of Disk Utility. OS X file structure and file permissions settings may change from update to update.
“For those wondering how network time synchronization aids in securing your computer, read this:
http://www.security.nnov.ru/advisories/timesync.asp“
Thanks for the heavy read LOL.
Example of how secure OS X is:
I’m not even going to bother reading this article.. I’m not interested in making it more secure. As far as i’m concerned, I’m bulletproof.