If you are that worried about it, you can use the mac firewall, or
there are plenty of off the shelf products that you can buy from
respected vendors. If you are part of an institution that requires
some security protection, use Filevault and Knox. This is what I
normally use because of my institution's requirements. I do use the
computer for some personal banking, so that is why I use such heavy
encryption. If you have any further questions, write me off the list.
Maurice
On Apr 7, 2008, at 10:12 AM, David Poehlman wrote:
Hi all,
If you want to know if the Mac is safe from mallware and virie and
the like
as well as security hacks, the info is out there. security is a
question of
user responsibility. If you have a well healed router and high
encryption,
such as wep or better, you are generally security safe. No mallware
I know
of has yet been discovered but you can be misdirected through email
and the
web like anyone else can, so vigilance is the key.
Folk have been trying and failing to create diseases for the Mac for
a long
time.
--
Jonnie Appleseed
With His
Hands-On Technolog(eye)s
Reducing Technologies disabilities
one byte at a time
Maurice Mines
Masters Student Educational Technology University of Northern Colorado
970-352-5040 (home) Volunteer NFB of Colorado Newsline for the Blind
Assistant Coordinator 970-373-3076 (office)
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