The Practical Guide To Mac Security: Part 1, Introduction — Transcript

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1. 0:00Hi, this is Gary with MacMost.com. Over the  next few weeks I'm going to be presenting
2. 0:04this second edition of my course The Practical  Guide to Mac Security. This course is going to
3. 0:09be free thanks to my great Patreon supporters.  Go to MacMost.com/patreon. There you could read
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5. 0:25To start here's an introduction to the course.  I'm Gary, the producer and host at MacMost.com.
6. 0:32This is a security course geared towards  typical Mac users. The course is going to
7. 0:37start off by talking a lot about passwords.  Passwords are key to protecting your Mac
8. 0:42and you online accounts. You'll learn the  difference between weak and strong passwords.
9. 0:47You'll learn how to use tools like two-factor  authentication and how to protect your accounts
10. 0:51even if they are still using old fashioned  things like security questions. You'll also
11. 0:56going to learn how to protect yourself  against scams like fishing attacks to
12. 1:00make sure you keep all of your passwords,  your Mac, and your online accounts safe.
13. 1:05Next the course is going to go into dealing with  keeping your Mac safe from malware. Your Mac
14. 1:11includes malware protections and you'll learn  about those and also practical rules that will
15. 1:16keep your Mac safe and clean. Then you're going to  learn about other techniques you may not associate
16. 1:21with security but are in fact very important  for keeping your Mac secure. For instance you
17. 1:27should be using separate user accounts for every  person that uses your Mac. You should be keeping
18. 1:32good backups. You should be using techniques like  Find My Mac and FireVault as well as protecting
19. 1:38your Mac with an uninterruptible power supply.  If you're going to be upgrading to a new Mac
20. 1:42I'm going to show you how to make sure that  you can get rid of your old Mac safely.
21. 1:47The lessons here are geared toward everyday  Mac users, not security professionals.
22. 1:51For most users using their Macs at home or  at work by following these rules and knowing
23. 1:57about these techniques you can keep your Mac  and your online accounts safe and secure.