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Macs are secure, but they aren't invincible. Here are eight ways you can increase the security of your OS X systems.

By Sara Yin
August 21, 2012

It's hard to deny that Macs are pretty darn secure. According to Sophos, there are four known viruses on OS X, compared to 80,000 on Windows. That said, Macs aren't invincible by any means. Viruses are by no means the only way people with bad intentions can get at your computer. In fact, attackers are well aware of Apple owners' false sense of security, and we've seen them take advantage of this time after to time to compromise OS X systems.

We've put together some easy ways you can secure your Mac systems and personal data. They're listed in order of paranoia—the first two are mandatory really, while the last few are tailored to the extremely security-conscious:

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