Macs are appreciated by many people around the whole world. They are chosen by people who enjoy quality entertainment, high-quality music, by creators, artists, and all kinds of professionals.

The most frequent reasons why such people choose to own a Mac instead of any other regular computer is speed, efficiency, design, and, of course, safety. Macs are considered to be one of the safest computers, although this does not mean you should not take care of your Mac’s security.

One of the most often made mistakes is thinking that Macs do not need antiviruses because they are pretty safe themselves – but that is far away from the truth. As there are new viruses and malware created every single day, every Mac owner needs to learn how to protect their computer.  

Tip #1: Remove Shady Apps And Programs

To start with, we recommend that you see in what shape your Mac is today – is it safe, or you have some shady apps and programs that need removing? This is crucial for the first step – starting your journey to a more secure Mac, you need to begin with the situation you already have today and only then build a strategy of prevention.

Therefore if you have already been using your Mac for a while now, it is highly possible that there will be some applications on your computer that might be damaging for your Mac. One of the shady apps that seem like they are helping your Mac is called MacKeeper – but it has led to many bad experiences and has many bad reviews. If you want to find out how to remove MacKeeper using specialized software, you can click here and find out how to do it.

Tip #2: Update Your macOS

Apple is constantly working on making the performance of its product better, faster, and safer. Therefore, you should never miss neither a macOS update nor any app update – sometimes, it includes bug fixes, performance enhancements, but very often, it has important security updates.

As we are living in the electronic world where everything on the internet happens so fast, new viruses, malware, and threads for your Mac are created every   single day. And even though the statistics used to show that there are more viruses created for Windows users because there are simply more of them, the situation is constantly changing.

If you are not sure if you have missed an update or not, you can always check and update by clicking on the App Store in your Dock and going to the Updates section. To quickly update the macOS, click on the System Preferences on the Dock and choose Software Update – if you see a red number next to it, that means you have an uninstalled update.

Tip #3: Manage Your Safety Settings

Emerging Mac malware attacks lead to start choosing smarter safety settings, first, click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner and choose System Preferences. Then, go to the Security and choose System. Now, you will be able to view a separate menu with several safety enhancement options to choose from:

• Require a password to wake the computer. This one is quite obvious. But it would be smart to have this feature activated. Because if you ask yourself a question when your Mac goes to sleep – it is probably when it is unattended. 

• Disable automatic login. If this option is not chosen, then, for example, if you restart your Mac, which sometimes might take a while, especially if it is after updating, it will automatically log back into your account. So if you tend to leave your Mac unattended in such matters, it is best to check this box.

• Require password to unlock system panes. This option is only effective if more than one person is sharting a Mac. 

• Mac might sometimes write temporary information to your virtual memory automatically. Therefore if you want to keep it safe, it is best to encrypt it and choose this security option.

• There is a possibility that if someone has a special remote, they can view some of the images that are inside of your computer. So if you have some sensitive information stored on your Mac, it is best to enable this option. 

Tip #4: Keep Your Mac in Safe Place

No matter how hard you try to secure your Mac from the inside, there is a chance that all of your efforts will go to waste if someone who has negative carnivores gets a physical hold of your computer. If the person that finds your Mac has enough time to work on unlocking it, it can cause great harm.

Therefore if you use your Mac for work, it is only smart to lock your computer up or lock the space that you are working in – if such an option is possible.