TechRepublic: 5 ways to secure OS X

With OS X security exploits on the rise, Jesus Vigo takes a look at 5 ways to better protect your Mac from malware infections and data loss.

By Jesus Vigo
May 27, 2016

Cybersecurity is at an all-time high. What with a seemingly endless wave of breaches -- one after the other -- across many different businesses, including healthcare and food services, the exposure these compromises bring with them is nothing short of destructive for all involved.

And yet for Apple users, the distortion field that has led many to believe that their devices are invulnerable to infection or compromise has been quietly, yet steadily crumbling year-over-year. Apple poses a huge (and growing) payload for those that would profit from security breaches, including crippling ransomware that is perfecting its codebase so as to decrypt your data in exchange for monetary compensation or risk losing access to your files forever.

At the risk of sounding paranoid, no one is safe from these persistent threats, but that doesn't mean there aren't things you can do to protect your sensitive information and to better limit your exposure while trying to keep malware at bay.

Let's take a look at five proven methods, based on industry best practices (and in no particular order), to further protect your computer and safeguard your data so that it is kept out of the hands of unauthorized persons.

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