Disabling services/Enabling the Mac firewall. When on potentially hostile networks you should disable all unnecesary services and enable the Mac OS firewall. The MCS network, or your home network if it sits behind a NAT, would not be considered hostile. Starbucks or any other public WiFi is generally considered hostile. Up until last week, my HotSpot connection was a regular old unsecured AirPort connection. That meant that much of my traffic was sniffable by others in the vicinity. I didn't like that much, so I did a little digging. T-mobile offers Connection Manager software for Windows users which solves this need, but no love for OS X users, though.
Welcome to the CELS home for Mac OS.
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- NOTE: The latest versions of Adobe Reader do not support viewing PDF files within Firefox on Mac OS and if you are using a modern (Intel) Mac, there is no official plugin for viewing PDF files within the browser window.
- Concern #4: That Starbucks is recording my daily patterns e.g. Which Starbuckses I go to and when, and selling it to the highest bidder. Concern #5: Retailers are sharing this information, so that if someone with a given MAC goes to Starbucks, that same MAC is tracked in other stores that the shopper happens to pass by e.g.
If you are interested in sharing information with other MCS Mac users, have questions that other Mac users might be able to answer, or want updates about the evolving CELS Mac environment, please subscribe to the MCS e-mail list mac-users. To subscribe, visit the subscription management page.
If you don't want to receive mac-users e-mail, but would occasionally like to check postings to the list, you can subscribe, but choose no mail delivery as an option. That allows you to view the archive at https://lists.mcs.anl.gov/mailman/private/mac-users/.
- 2Documentation
- 2.2Securing a Mac
Mac OS X Software
Infinite golf (itch) mac os. NOTE: If you are not in CELS, you must contact your own IT support to install this software.
The dungeoning (itch) mac os. Argonne licensed software can only be installed on Argonne owned machines. Cannibal lottery - horror visual novel demo mac os.
You may need to be on an internal network to download these packages:
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- Eracent: required for installing Adobe, Parallels or Microsoft products. Recommended for all machines.
- Adobe Acrobat Professional
- The Lab has a site-wide agreement with Adobe for their software. For any Adobe product, please see your respective Help Desk for installation.
- Parallels
- The Lab has a site-wide agreement with Parallels. Please see your respective Help Desk for installation of Parallels.
- Microsoft Office 2016
- Licensed per computer. First install the 'Installer' package, then the 'Serializer' to activate it. Also, install the Eracent package and then E-mail help@cels.anl.gov to notify us you've installed it.
- Avast Mac Security (External Link)
- Cisco Systems VPN Client
- You must request access to the VPN. E-mail help@cels.anl.gov to be added.
- Mac (backup) Client, documentation *(External Link)
- Send an email to systems@mcs.anl.gov to have a TSM account set up for your machine.
- LibreOffice.org Free alternative to Office.
The following packages are not available for general download, and are purchased on an as-needed basis. Contact systems@mcs.anl.gov if you wish to order a copy.
- iWork
- VMWare Fusion
Documentation
Printing
See Printers/Mac_OS_X
Securing a Mac
We recommend the following best practices for securing you Mac.
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Install the latest Mac OS patches and security updates
Apple releases patch and security updates regularly. New vulnerabilities are often the target of attackers. We recommend that you apply Apple patches and security updates as soon as they are released. When critical security updates are released we will notify all MCS users; for less important updates we will notify individuals subscribed to the mac-users e-mail list.
Disabling services/Enabling the Mac firewall
When on potentially hostile networks you should disable all unnecesary services and enable the Mac OS firewall. The MCS network, or your home network if it sits behind a NAT, would not be considered hostile. Starbucks or any other public WiFi is generally considered hostile.
From the 'Sharing' System Preference, disable all unneeded services.
In the 'Security and Privacy' Preference Pane,
The following packages are not available for general download, and are purchased on an as-needed basis. Contact systems@mcs.anl.gov if you wish to order a copy.
- iWork
- VMWare Fusion
Documentation
Printing
See Printers/Mac_OS_X
Securing a Mac
We recommend the following best practices for securing you Mac.
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Install the latest Mac OS patches and security updates
Apple releases patch and security updates regularly. New vulnerabilities are often the target of attackers. We recommend that you apply Apple patches and security updates as soon as they are released. When critical security updates are released we will notify all MCS users; for less important updates we will notify individuals subscribed to the mac-users e-mail list.
Disabling services/Enabling the Mac firewall
When on potentially hostile networks you should disable all unnecesary services and enable the Mac OS firewall. The MCS network, or your home network if it sits behind a NAT, would not be considered hostile. Starbucks or any other public WiFi is generally considered hostile.
From the 'Sharing' System Preference, disable all unneeded services.
In the 'Security and Privacy' Preference Pane,
- In the FileVault tab, turn FileVault on
- In the Firewall tab turn the Firewall on
- In the Firewall Options button, block all incoming connections (top checkbox).
If you need to share, only enable the necessary services or ports while you are actively using them.
Consider AntiVirus software
To protect your Mac from e-mail viruses you should not open attachments unless you know the sender, were expecting that attachment, and you know what it is. If you receive an unexpected attachment from someone you know, you should confirm that they intended on sending it before opening it.
For extra security, you can also install Avast Antivirus, available on the Mac Software page. It will detect and neutralize infected e-mails and disk images.
Argonne also provides McAfee antivirus for lab-managed machines. Contact help@cels.anl.gov to get it installed on your machine.
Apple Mail configuration
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See Mail/Mail
Links
Apple
News
Other
- Fink - Unix software for the Mac
- MacPorts - Like Fink, but different. Formerly known as DarwinPorts.