13 ways to protect your data on iOS and Mac OS X

“In the past decade, Apple has gone from being a bit player in the PC industry to the largest technology company in the world, making products in several categories that are used by millions of people around the globe,” Aayush Arya reports for TNW.

“Apple’s two major operating systems—iOS and Mac OS X—power all of its most major products across the PC and consumer electronics segments,” Arya reports. “Apple has shown great commitment towards making sure that the OS, along with both its bundled and third-party apps, takes on the responsibility of protecting the user’s data.”

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Arya reports, “In this article, we take a look at thirteen ways in which Apple provides such protection. Once you know all the options available to you, you will hopefully be better prepared to take advantage of them to safeguard your own data.”

Mac OS X:
1. Time Machine
2. Migration Assistant
3. FireWire Target Disk Mode
4. Autosave, Resume and Versions
5. Move to Solid-State Storage
6. Compatibility

iOS:
7. iTunes Backups
8. State-Saving
9. Find My iPhone

Both Mac OS X and iOS:
10. Update in Place for OSes
11. Safety from Malware
12. Encryption Everywhere
13. MobileMe/iCloud Synchronization

Read more in the full article here.

14 Comments

    1. Security by invisibility is a myth. Apple uses security by design.

      I use at least 9 of these methods.

      I’ve been using OSX since version Beta hand-delivered to me at the Mac Conference in Paris in 2000 when it was first launched. I installed it immediately when I got back to my room. I have never had a malware problem.

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