Practical Paranoia: OS X 10.11 Security Essentials

Book Preface

Who Should Read This Book

Traditional business thinking holds that products should be tailored to a laser-cut market segment. Something like: 18-25 year old males, still living at their parents home, who like to play video games, working a minimum-wage job. Yup, we all have a pretty clear image of that market segment.

In the case of this book, the market segment is all users of OS X computers. Really! From my great-Aunt Rose who is wrestling with using her first computer, to the small business, to the IT staff for major corporations and government agencies.

Even though the military may use better security on their physical front doors–MP’s with machine guns protecting the underground bunker–compared to a residential home with a Kwikset deadbolt and a neurotic Chihuahua, the steps to secure OS X for home and business use are almost identical for both. There is little difference between home-level security and military-grade security when it comes to this technology.

The importance of data held in a personal computer may be every bit as important as the data held by the CEO of a Fortune 500. The data is also every bit as vulnerable to penetration.

Contents at a Glance
Dedication
Contents at a Glance
Contents in Detail
Introduction
1. Vulnerability: Passwords
2. Vulnerability: System and Application Updates
3. Vulnerability: User Accounts
4. Vulnerability: Storage Device
5. Vulnerability: Sleep and Screen Saver
6. Vulnerability: Malware
7. Vulnerability: Firewall
8. Vulnerability: Data Loss
9. Vulnerability: Firmware Password
10. Vulnerability: Lost or Stolen Device
11. Vulnerability: When It Is Time to Say Goodbye
12. Vulnerability: Local Network
13. Vulnerability: Web Browsing
14. Vulnerability: Email
15. Vulnerability: Apple ID and iCloud
16. Vulnerability: Documents
17. Vulnerability: Instant Messaging
18. Vulnerability: Internet Activity
The Final Word
Mintz InfoTech, Inc. OS X 10.11 Security Checklist
Index
Your Virtual CIO & IT Department Mintz InfoTech, Inc.
when, where, and how you want IT
Practical Paranoia Security Essentials Workshop