how secure is my macbook air?
I was wondering how secure my macbook air is from internet viruses and hackers? Should I be setting up firewalls and encryptions or can I leave it as the default?
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Checking Security in your System
Here are a few items to help with checking and improving the security of your system:
- Please see the Mac OS X Security web page for an overview of Mac OS X security features.
- Be sure that you are running the latest version of system software. Apple will release security updates from time to time, and having the latest available system software version should improve the security of your system. Check the Apple Security Updates page for more information.
- Mac OS X Security Guides are available, and describe steps that can be taken to further enhance the security of your system.
- In addition to the Mac OS X built-in security features, the Macintosh Products Guide contains offerings from third-party providers that could help to increase the security of your system in particular situations.
Mac OS X and Mac OS X Server are certified under the internationally-approved Common Criteria security standard.