I just finished reading, and following most of the advice, posted at http://blog.cocoia.com/?p=13 to make my MacBook Pro more secure. Among the recommendations that I did NOT follow was using FileVault and encrypting virtual memory. My impression, on my old PowerBook, was that enabling these features makes disk access very slow. My question: How many of you uses File Vault and encrypted virtual memory?
How secure is your Mac?
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supanatral
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I don't use encrypted virtual memory myself.
I'm sure that it will slow it down, however it will handle it a lot better then your old powerbook. Also, I'm sure that someone will correct me but, I wouldn't be too worried about encrypting it. As long as windows is the primary operating system on most computers, people will try to attack those before they will even attempt yours.
I'm sure that it will slow it down, however it will handle it a lot better then your old powerbook. Also, I'm sure that someone will correct me but, I wouldn't be too worried about encrypting it. As long as windows is the primary operating system on most computers, people will try to attack those before they will even attempt yours.
Satcomer
In Geostationary Orbit
Do not follow that poor written article from amateurs. Get your secure OS X setup from the the people that know how to secure stuff the Mac OS X Security Configuration for Version 10.4 or Later, Second Edition by one of the best electronic security agency organizations on the planet.
billbaloney
House pianist
Isn't that an Apple document?
In any case, you should also think about how to recover a machine that's been stolen. A particularly clever application that addresses this is Undercover from Orbicule.
In any case, you should also think about how to recover a machine that's been stolen. A particularly clever application that addresses this is Undercover from Orbicule.
billbaloney
House pianist
Has anyone here integrated something more manual, such as GPG utilities, into your workflow?
I used GPGMail back in 10 beta and 10.1 days, but haven't since then. I realized a while ago that I just don't care that much who sees my email, and I communicate everything confidential to my clients in person or on the phone.
I used GPGMail back in 10 beta and 10.1 days, but haven't since then. I realized a while ago that I just don't care that much who sees my email, and I communicate everything confidential to my clients in person or on the phone.