While Mac OS X is much more secure than Windows out of the box there are few things you can do to secure it even more. For example the firewall isn’t enabled by default and you should not run as an administrator all the time.

With this step by step guide you’ll learn how to change these settings to ensure you’ll run an even safer operating system and be prepared for when hackers begin to successfully attack the Mac OS.

First off, there is some odd stuff going on with Tiger’s default security settings. Upon setting up your Mac, you are essentially it’s administrator. You can even change the password of the highest power on the computer, root. Therefore, if there ever would be a security danger, and you are running with such privileges, it is a lot easier to exploit the system.

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