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Boost your security!

Stop hackers, beat malware, & protect your privacy!

- WRITTEN BY NICK PEERS

We’re sure you haven’t fallen for the old fallacy that Macs are somehow impervious to harm. If not, the recent revelation that a new form of malware has targeted 30,000 Macs (including those with the new M1 chip) should be your wake-up call. But it isn’t simply a case of installing anti-virus software and carrying on as before. You need to close other security and privacy holes too, most of which are linked to the online world, from web browsing and shopping to email and messaging.

Over the following pages, we’re going to help you give your Mac (and a lot of this is just as applicable to a Windows PC as well!) a thorough security checkup. After installing security software, you’ll give your passwords a full audit and find ways to protect your online accounts from hackers. We’ll reveal how to make web browsing in general safer and more private, with all the tools, tips, and techniques you need to block those invisible trackers that seem to anticipate your every online move.

And we’ll finish by looking at how you can close a huge security loophole by encrypting your emails and switching to a truly private messaging system so that your online conversati­ons – including any sensitive info – can’t be intercepte­d. Ready to tighten your Mac’s online security? Read on…

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