![]() ![]() ![]() This is done most often through a PDF (Acrobat) file that contains malware, or a Flash application that contains malware, or in a couple of cases, commercial programs that are essentially malware (such as MacKeeper). In 2019, Macs are mostly immune to malware (viruses, worms, and such) unless a user with Admin privileges accidentally or intentionally gives someone else Admin privileges. A Standard user account can only touch things they own, and cannot change global settings. Under the account names on the left, “Admin” (Administrator) accounts say “Admin” under them Standard accounts say “Standard.” All user accounts should be “Standard.”Īn Admin account has the power to add and delete users, change preferences, and even delete everything on the computer. If you open up System Preferences > Users & Groups, and you have only one account, it is an Admin account. Set your “main” account as a standard account Installing Catalina was covered during the October 2019 meeting. Virtually everybody on the planet will do the “Real People” install. Security professionals would encourage you to do a “Secure” install. Note 2: a mixture of screenshots were done in both “light” mode and “dark” mode, both to give you a sense of how things look and for variety. Most of these steps apply to previous versions of macOS, too. What follows are the initial steps to creating a secure MacOS Catalina environment for the average user. ![]() Catalina has just come out, and over the next year, people (some evil, most good) will find things that need to be fixed, or tweaked, or nudged. Note: this is essentially the first draft at a Catalina secure configuration. Charters, Vice President, Strait Macintosh User Group Once complete the process should be smooth.© 2019 Lawrence I. I didn't test the Acronis cloud storage, but given the upload speeds most Americans have it would take days, if not weeks, to perform the first backup. The inability to recover files from local storage on a non-Acronis equipped Mac could bite some users at a typically stressful time.Navigation will get difficult if you have to go deep to find a lost file, if you don't know exactly where it was as there is no search option. The file recovery window opens folders only in hierarchical text mode.A matter of taste mostly, but I prefer to know which drive we're talking about. Doesn't use your Mac drive name, instead uses My Mac.Measures capacity in GiB, not GB - which we know many Mac users will find confusing, since Apple fixed the GiB capacity bug 5 years ago.Most users should be able to navigate it with little trouble. Overall, Acronis True Image is a polished backup application with a simple and clear interface. But there are some surprising limits on what True Image can back up: Macs using Bootcamp Fusion Drive or File Vault 2 aren't supported. Oldest versions are deleted starting with the 11th backup. First is a full copy remaining copies are changes only. Acronis bootable rescue media if the system drive won't boot.Backs up your Parallels virtual Windows machine in it’s active state.Local backups can be encrypted cloud data is automatically encrypted.Backups can be saved both locally and to the cloud.Cloud backups are saved in native formats and can be recovered to any Mac from the Acronis Cloud web app.tib format that can only be recovered through True Image. Local backups are saved in a proprietary compressed.Backs up to a local and an Acronis cloud service.So Acronis True Image for Mac has some tough competition. They're both solid packages that have served me well for years. I've bought and use both - SuperDuper! on a daily basis and CCC for partial syncs and for older versions of Mac OS. Two of the most popular rsync-based apps for Mac are SuperDuper and Carbon Copy Cloner. Handy if the system dies and you need to get back to work. On a Mac, you can take the rsync backup and restart on any Mac that supports the version of Mac OS you're using. Good for casual users, less so for professional users. I stopped using Time Machine years ago because it's slow and a resource hog. The rise of big data and the demand for real-time information is putting more pressure than ever on enterprise storage. ![]()
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