Macintosh Internet Security Guide

This page provides links to background information, security vendors, comparative and individual reviews of personal firewall, anti-virus, anti-spam, privacy and suites of software as well as hardware firewalls and anti-theft services to help you protect your Macintosh desktop or laptop computer.		Share \|
	How to secure your home network, Glenn Fleishman, MacWorld, May 8, 2009 15 easy fixes for Mac security risks, Ryan Faas, Computerworld, April 28, 2009 Security Tips and Tricks for Everyone, Matthew Sarrel, PC Magazine, November 18, 2008 [scroll down for Mac] Ten steps to secure your Mac laptop, Steve Ragan, The Tech Herald, July 18, 2008
Comparative Reviews of Macintosh Security Software Mac Security Focus: Privacy, Joe Kissell, MacWorld, PC World, October 8, 2008 Mac Security Focus: Antivirus, Scott McNulty, MacWorld, PC World, October 7, 2008 Mac Security Focus: Firewalls, Chris Pepper & Rich Mogull, MacWorld, PC World, October 6, 2008 Walling In The Mac, Jack Germain, Macnewsworld, August 27, 2007 Firewall Software for Macintosh BrickHouse Brian Hill DoorStop X, Open Door Networks, also see "Who's There? Firewall Advisor" and their book "Internet Security for Your Macintosh" DoorStop X Security Suite 2.0, Jeffery Battersby, MacWorld, March 19, 2007 Doorstop X a sweet suite for security, Don Foy, Macsimumnews, January 11, 2006 Flying Buttress Flying Buttress 1.4, Jeffery Battersby, MacWorld, May 22, 2006 IPNetSentry, Sustainable Softworks IPNetSentryX 1.6.5 [firewall], Joe Kissell, MacWorld, PC World, July 22, 2008 IPNetSentry X, Jeffery Battersby, MacWorld, May 22, 2006 Mac OS X Firewall Mac OS X Firewall, Jeffery Battersby, MacWorld, May 24, 2006 Norton Personal Firewall 3.0 for Mac; based on Door Stop Personal. Norton Personal Firewall 3.0.3, Jeffery Battersby, MacWorld, May 23, 2006 SunShield Anti-Virus Software for Macintosh Best Free Antivirus Software, Mary Landesman, antivirus.about.com, April 21, 2009 -- Avira AntiVir Personal for Windows, PC Tools iAntivirus for Mac, AVG Free Edition for Windows, Avast Home Edition for Windows, and ClamXav for Mac. ClamXav Secure Your Mac with Free ClamXav Virus Checker, Jesse Kirdahy-Scalia, OpenMediaBoston, September 26, 2008 Intego VirusBarrier X6 includes firewall VirusBarrier Adds iPhone, iPod Touch Scanning, Peter Cohen, Macworld, July 17. 2008 Intego VirusBarrier X4, Rob Griffins, MacWorld, May 11, 2006 McAfee Virex for the Macintosh Norton AntiVirus 11 for Macintosh Review: Norton AntiVirus 11, Scott McNulty, MacWorld, July 7, 2008 Norton AntiVirus 10.1, Rob Griffins, MacWorld, May 10, 2006 Norton AntiVirus Dual Protection (Mac & PC antivirus) PC Tools, free for personal use PC Tools iAntivirus for Mac, Mary Landesman, antivirus.about.com, September 23, 2008 Also see our page on secure online email hosting services with virus and spam filters. Anti-Spam Software for Macintosh Hendrickson Software Components -- Purify, Em @ ilCRX, SidewinderX, SpamX, SpamControl... Spamfire 2, MatterForm Media SpamSieve "Adds Bayesian spam filtering to popular e-mail clients." SpamSieve 2.7 [Macintosh], Rob Griffiths, Macworld, July 6, 2009 SpamSweep, Bains Software SpamSweep 1.5, Christopher Breen, MacWorld, April 10, 2007 Also see our page on secure online email hosting services with virus and spam filters. Internet Security Suites and Families for Macintosh Intego Security Barrier X6 includes two-way firewall, anti-phishing, anti-spyware, virusbarrier, content barrier, personal backup, personal anti-spam, and fileguard. Personal Antispam X5 [Macintosh], Rob Griffiths, MacWorld, July 7, 2009 ContentBarrier X4, Roman Loyola, MacWorld, PC World, August 18, 2008 Norton Internet Security 4.0 for Macintosh suite includes Antivirus, Anti-phishing, Identity protection, Internet worm protection, Two-way firewall, Vulnerability protection, Intrusion protection, Norton DeepSight™, Browser protection and File protection. Trend Micro Smart Surfing for Mac -- two-way firewall, antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-rootkit, web threat protection, and more. Privacy Software for Macintosh Allume Systems -- Internet Cleanup... OS X Security Utilities, Kirk McElhearn, MacWorld, January 25, 2005 Little Snitch, Objective Development [outward bound firewall] Little Snitch, Consumer Search, May 2009 Little Snitch 2.0.3, Mark Anbinder, MacWorld, May 8, 2008 Jiiva -- AutoScrubber NetShred X, Internet track eraser for Mac OS X $20, Mireth Technology Corp. Pretty Good Privacy (PGP) email security Web Confidential password manager, $20 Hardware Routers (Firewall, Internet Connection Sharing & Networking) AirPort Extreme, Apple Computer Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station 802.11n, Mario Morejon, PC Magazine, April 20, 2009 Review: Apple's new Airport Extreme gets dual-band Wi-Fi, Michael DeAgonia, Computer World, March 29, 2009 Review: Apple AirPort Extreme, Gerry Blackwell, Wi-Fi Planet, June 2, 2008 First Look: AirPort Express 802.11n Wi-Fi base station, Christopher Breen and Dan Frakes, Macworld, March 17, 2008 Go to our Router, Wireless and Broadband Gateway pages for more choices and product reviews. Anti-Theft Services for Laptops Adeona is a free Open Source system for tracking the location of a lost or stolen laptop while preserving your privacy. Computrace Lo/Jack MacPhoneHome, Brigadoon Security Group Orbicule Undercover