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To: Sergio

Short answer: none that do more good than harm.

Use the internal firewall (external firewall is always a good idea too).

Use strong password for your admin account. If possible, have other users run not at full admin. (If it’s a teens machine, this may not be feasible).

Here’s some basic measures to take for security:
http://www.maclife.com/article/howtos/unlock_truth_about_mac_security_risks?page=0%2C2

If they practice safe computing they’ll be safe.


20 posted on 03/25/2009 11:04:55 AM PDT by D-fendr (Deus non alligatur sacramentis sed nos alligamur.)
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To: D-fendr; Swordmaker
Thank you both for the quick replies. Good to know that OSX is not as vulnerable as other OSs out there.
22 posted on 03/25/2009 1:20:50 PM PDT by Sergio (If a tree fell on a mime in the forest, would he make a sound?)
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