Securing and Protecting Macs
This is the fourth course in a series of eight courses designed to help you prepare for the ACA-Mac Integration exam. In this course, you'll look at the various built-in abilities that Mac OS X offers to help protect your Mac.
What you'll learn
Even with advances in technology, security is still at the top of every company's minds. In this course, Securing and Protecting Macs, you'll learn how to protect your equipment and your sensitive data from the outside world. First, you'll learn how to protect your Mac from malware. Next, you'll delve into keeping your operating system and apps up to date to minimize vulnerabilities. Finally, you'll cover how to protect data from a remote user using a VPN. When you're finished with this course, you'll have the skills and knowledge needed to use the security features of OS X to secure and help prevent data loss within your environment.
Table of contents
- Password Protecting Your Mac 1m
- Module Overview 2m
- What Is Authentication? 2m
- How Does It Work? 1m
- Understanding Password Types 4m
- Manually Configure a Password 6m
- Password Assistant 5m
- What Happens if I Forget My Password? 6m
- Can I Prevent Access When I Step Away? 2m
- Reset Password and Setting a Master Password 5m
- Locking Your Mac 7m
- Module Summary 4m
- Next Up 1m
- Providing Additional Access Restrictions 1m
- Module Overview 2m
- Can Mac Security Be Bypassed? 2m
- How to Set a Firmware Password 2m
- What Other Access Restrictions Are Available? 4m
- How Does a VPN Work? 3m
- Encrypting Disk with FileVault 11m
- Two-factor Authentication 6m
- Configure VPN Connection 5m
- Module Summary 4m
- Next Up 1m