How to Secure Mac in Easy Steps

Mac Operating System is more secure than any other operating system, but still, there is not a single reason for which the cybercriminals should not attack the Mac system. There are various ways to penetrate a system and infect it with multiple malware codes. The most possible or probable way is adware which generally comes with a Flash Play Installer. Once a malware product invades the system, it multiplies and corrupts the system files.

If you notice some changes particularly in the performance, it means your system is at risk, and you have to secure your Mac to prevent any harm. You must have an antivirus in your system since it is a perfect solution to eliminate the malware products from a system. Once you have scanned your system and eliminated the virus, what should you do to prevent the same thing from happening again? Well, securing your Mac system is the answer to that question.

Not only the malware, but there are a lot of ways to lose your Mac system in a fraction of seconds. Definitely, you would not like to lose your Mac and the data you kept inside to keep it secure and private. So if you want to keep the system secured, then follow the workarounds mentioned in the guide helping you with the steps to safeguard your Mac systems.

Here’s How to Secure Mac

Disable the Automatic Login

Mac systems have a unique choice to enter the operating system. Some users don’t want to enter the password every time they turn on their system and hence Apple has given an option to enter the operating system without any need of entering the credentials. But if your Mac got stolen, then this setting will leak all the information and data you have stored in the system. Hence to prevent the situation, remove the Automatic login.

1.       Click on Apple icon and select System Preferences.

2.       Now select Users & Groups.

3.       Now click the lock icon.

4.       Enter the administrator login password.

5.       Go to Automatic Login and click the drop-down button to open the menu.

6.       Choose to turn it Off and close the system preferences.

Use a Complicated Password

 A complicated or complex password is harder to crack. So ensure to create a password which cannot be cracked but remember that you must not repeat them. The best way to build a strong password is by using the Uppercase, Smaller case, Symbols, and numbers put them in a random position. The password you are creating should not be a word from the dictionary as it gets little easier to crack, hence the professional won’t take long to crack down the password.

Firewall Protection

MacOS Firewall protection is turned off by default consequently the system gets on risk in the absence of antivirus. So, enable the firewall and keep the malicious programs away.

1.       Click on the Apple icon.

2.       Now select System Preferences.

3.       Click Security & Privacy from the menu.

4.       Click Firewall and then lock icon.

5.       Enter the login credentials and go to the Firewall.

6.       Now click to Turn on Firewall.

Now, you have secured your Mac system, you don’t have to worry about data leakage.

Aida Martin is a self-professed security expert; she has been making the people aware of the security threats. Her passion is to write about Cyber security, cryptography, malware, social engineering, internet and new media. She writes for Norton security products at www.norton.com/setup.