MacWorld: Introducing the Macworld Mac Security Superguide

New book compiles Macworld's security tips in one place

Jason Snell
Nov 4, 2008

Mac users are accustomed to looking at their Windows-using friends, with their virus checkers and spyware and the like, and feeling just a little bit superior. And it's with good reason--so far, the Mac hasn't been plagued with the security problems that Windows has.

But things are changing. As the Mac grows in popularity, it becomes a bigger target for hackers and the authors of virus programs. And of course, some of the biggest privacy and security risks a Mac user will face won't be on the Mac itself. They'll happen when personal data moves over the big, wide world of the Internet, where criminals are actually lurking, trying to steal data, identities, and--of course--money.

That's why we created the brand-new Macworld Mac Security Superguide. In one handy 84-page volume, we've collected everything you need to know to keep yourself safe and secure, from the data on your hard drive to the data you send over the Internet. We show you how to protect your home network and avoid infection with nasty viruses.

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