Hardening Your Macs : Keeping Apple Computers Safe at the Hardware and Software Level / by Jesus Vigo, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vigo, Jesus Jr., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apple computers.

Apple and iOS.

Local Subjects:

Apple and iOS.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (231 pages)

Edition:

1st ed. 2023.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Apress : Imprint: Apress, 2023.

Summary:

Learn the skills and solutions required to secure your Mac's operating system, the underlying hardware, and allow users to get work done safely. This book will show you how to create a Mac that’s made of steel and won’t buckle when attacked! Ok, there’s no such thing as unhackable. No magic tool or silver bullet will eliminate risk in all forms. Security is an ongoing journey – not a simple action or software application. And that is exactly what you’ll learn to master—the foundational knowledge, skills, and mindset to holistically protect Macs. Regardless of whether it’s your personal iMac or a fleet of MacBook Pro’s assigned to the remote employees within your organization, you’ll be able to limit access while identifying and mitigating risk unique to your environment. In addition to the information security best practices pertaining to protecting Apple computers, you’ll pivot to a coherent, security-focused mindset to better understand macOS-specificsecurity. You’ll learn how it works and what tools and software are available to help. Both native and 3rd-party tool are covered. Safe guard your system’s privacy data and capitalize on effectively locking down the security of your Mac computers against known threats and newer trends that continue to evolve. Hardening Your Macs is the perfect roadmap to stopping malicious attacks and bad actors from spying on users through cameras, microphones, and other built-in tools that could potentially be used against users and organizations alike. .

Contents:

Part 1: Understanding Security

Chapter 1: Security 101

Chapter 2: Risky Business

Chapter 3: A World of Hurt

Chapter 4: The Mind Stone

Chapter 5: (Return of) the Mac

Part 2: Welcome to the Rock

Chapter 6: Lock it Down

Chapter 7: The Outer Limits

Chapter 8: Inside Job

Part 3: The Spoon Does Not Bend - Only Yourself

Chapter 9: Work Smarter, Not Harder

Chapter 10: Have a Plan and Stick to It.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Other Format:

Print version: Vigo, Jesus, Jr. Hardening Your Macs

ISBN:

9781484289396

1484289390

OCLC:

1356573130