Practical Paranoia macOS 10.12 Sierra Security Essentials

New edition, updated September 4, 2016.

The best-selling, easiest, step-by-step, most comprehensive guide to securing your home or business macOS computers. Completely revised and updated for macOS 10.12, Sierra.

Official workbook for the Practical Paranoia: Security Essentials Workshop. Designed for both college course, workshop, and self-study. The entire course is contained within the book. Includes all instructor presentations, hands-on assignments, links to all software, and security checklist.

You don’t need to be paranoid to know they are out there to get your computer, data, and identity.

• 2,000,000 laptops were stolen or lost in the US last year.
• Only 3% of stolen computers are ever recovered.
• Malware attacks on macOS have become commonplace.
• Hundreds of eyes may be able to see your name and password, along with the contents of every email you send.
• Once the bad guy has his hands on your Mac, it takes under one minute to bypass your password to gain access to all your data.
• With a slight bit of social engineering, your iCloud account, along with all its data, is freely accessible.
• Through PRISM and other avenues, our government has access to your online browsing and email history.

You don’t need to be an Apple Genius to protect your system!

In this easy, step-by-step guide, CIO, Security Specialist, and Certified Apple Consultant Marc Mintz takes any macOS user–from the novice with no technical skills, to experienced IT professional–through the process of fully encrypting and hardening the security of their computer, data, email, documents, network, Instant Messaging, storage devices, computer, iCloud, browsing, and entire Internet experience.

Guaranteed to be the easiest to follow and most comprehensive macOS cyber-security book available.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Thank You For Reading Practical Paranoia!
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 Data Loss
Chapter 4 Passwords
Chapter 5 System and Application Updates
Chapter 6 User Accounts
Chapter 7 Storage Device
Chapter 8 Sleep and Screen Saver
Chapter 9 Malware
Chapter 10 Firewall
Chapter 11 Firemware Password
Chapter 12 Lost or Stolen Device
Chapter 13 Local Network
Chapter 14 Web Browsing
Chapter 15 Email
Chapter 16 Apple ID and iCloud
Chapter 17 Documents
Chapter 18 Voice, Video, and Instant Message Communications
Chapter 19 Internet Activity
Chapter 20 When It Is Time To Say Goodbye
Chapter 21 Miscellaneous
Chapter 22 The Final Word