blog.cocoia.com — I've made a how-to from tips by Jay Beale on the last DEFCON Security conference and some own security tweaks to improve the overall security of your OS X. Make sure some default settings that can allow for vulnerabilities are set properly, and tune your firewall rules. A more advanced follow-up is coming soon.
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macparrotMar 11, 2007
Rob,Don't bother blocking him. He isn't bright enough to be worth the effort
joe90210Mar 11, 2007
this is a badly needed guide considering OSX's abismal security record compared to XP and other OS, it's been consistently worse for the last few years and in 2006 alone it had more than double the number of vulnerabilities compared to XP.<a class="user" href="http://www.microsoft-watch.com/security%20snapshot.jpg">http://www.microsoft-watch.com/security%20snapshot.jpg</a>
pinkgreenblueMar 11, 2007
Why wouldn't the account be named "admin"? I'm not being rude, this is a legitimate question.
mmmgoodMar 12, 2007
Pitiful article. No digg.
angosturaMar 12, 2007
MonkeyFarts. The stats are legit and are graphed from the same place as I gave (the source is written on the graph) it's Homeland Security/CERT's national vulnerability database. I was surprised by the stats. Just because the guy has a spelling problem and has flamesque tendencies doesn't mean that the stats aren't right.
califormMar 12, 2007Submitter
Errr? Sorry, but Firmware passwords are more suited for securing your computer the hardware way. If you are concerned that someone may fiddle with your Firmware and it's settings, you might need a whole different security guide. I'm trying to harden, aka, break future exploits, on your Mac, the great majority being remote internet exploits.
meatflapsMar 12, 2007
My god do I hate the white text on a black background. It makes my eyes go crazy. Nice article though.
nandabanaotakunMar 13, 2007
Funny; this article made my computer less secure by telling me that my secure virtual memory setting is slowing performance.
masskurecMar 1, 2009
osx and security? this must be a joke<a class="user" href="http://xpweak.net">http://xpweak.net</a>