Master Your Mac Security  macOS Complete Security Guide!

Master your Mac Security With Apple's Built-In Tools for Protecting Your Mac. Complete Guide to Secure Your Mac & Data!

Created by: Jesse Edberg - Lead Sr. Macintosh Engineer
Lead Sr. Macintosh Engineer @ UnitedHealth Group/Optum/UHC

What Will I Learn?

• Take charge of your Mac’s Security and feel great about doing it yourself!
• 1. Enable FileVault (Required to protect your data if your computer is stolen.)
• 2. Enable Firmware Password (Required to prevent your Mac from being used again if stolen.)
• 3. Enable Application Firewall (Control connections made to your computer from other computers on your network.)
• 4. Enable SIP - System Integrity Protection (Helps prevent potentially malicious software from modifying protected files and folders on your Mac.)
• 5. Review Gatekeeper (Gatekeeper helps protect us from the applications we download from the Internet, not the App Store as those are already vetted by Apple.)
• 6. Enable Xprotect & MRT - Malware Removal Tool (Helps prevent malicious files downloaded from the internet within Quarantine-aware applications.)
• 7. Easy Complex Passwords, Auto-Login = Bad, Require Password After Sleep or Screensaver, TouchID
• 8. Review Keychain Access (Stores your passwords and account information and reduces the number of passwords you have to remember and manage.)
• 9. Enable iCloud - Backup & Find My Mac (iCloud can Backup specific items on your Mac, along with the ability to Track the Mac, Send Sound Alerts to the Mac, Lock the Mac, and Wipe the Mac.)

Requirements

• Mac to use for course
• macOS 10.11 or higher (Course was created on 10.13)
• Be able to follow simple instructions.

Target audience

• Every Mac User NEEDS to implement these Security Tips.
• College Students
• Moms and Dads
• Grandparents
• Kids
• Mac Designers
• Mac Developers
• Small Companies with limited knowledgeable Mac Support