Mac Security Article #7 - Older Operating Systems Article ID = 87 Article Title = Mac Security Article #7 - Older Operating Systems Article Author(s) = Graham Needham (BH) Article Created On = 29th June 2012 Article Last Updated = 18th September 2018 Article URL = Article Brief Description: How to secure older/not supported/out of date Mac operating systems Securing Older Operating Systems This is number seven in a. Applications provided with the operating system can be at high risk from attack especially those that open common document formats like movies, JPEGs/pictures, PDF, Office (Word/Excel/PowerPoint), RTF files and those that access the internet i.e.
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Web browsers e.g. Safari, iChat/Messages and email applications e.g Apple's Mail. This article will help you secure your older operating system and also source up-to-date, more secure applications if they are available (alternative applications are listed in OS support order not in any order of recommendation). This article has the following sections:.
Mar 18, 2015 - Fortunately there's still a solution for Macs running OS X Snow Leopard. Before includes AdwareMedic, Intego Mac Internet Security X8,.
NOTE: Due to changes in security requirements (SSL and early versions of TLS are now broken), Apple's developer software output/OS support, and third-party software applications that use the update mechanism must now use a new secure version which has higher minimum system requirements, it is becoming increasingly more difficult for developers to support Mac operating systems prior to OS X 10.9 (Mavericks). 2017 also sees the end of secure web browser, Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF Reader support on operating systems prior to OS X 10.9. If you are currently running OS X 10.8 or earlier MacStrategy highly recommends that you start planning to stop using these operating systems on the internet and/or upgrade to OS X or by October 2017 at the very latest. Firefox ESR on approximately 13th June 2017. Microsoft Office 2011 on 10th October 2017. Adobe Reader/Acrobat XI(11) on 15th October 2017. Sparkle version 1.13.1 or later requires macOS / OS X / Mac OS X The following operating systems are no longer fully supported/updated by Apple and if you are still running one of these there is a security risk to you and your data especially if you use it to access the internet.
You should therefore read all of this article and heed the recommendations given within it. OS X 10.11 El Capitan (as of 17th September 2018). OS X 10.10 Yosemite (as of 25th September 2017). OS X 10.9 Mavericks (as of 1st September 2016). OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion (as of 30th September 2015). OS X 10.7 Lion (as of 16th October 2014).
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard (both PowerPC and Intel versions). Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger (both PowerPC and Intel versions). Mac OS X 10.3 Panther. Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar.
Mac OS X 10.1 Puma. Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah. Mac OS 9 (Classic) or earlier Q. How can I tell which version of macOS / OS X / Mac OS X I am running? Go to Apple menu (top left) About This Mac check the version reported for macOS / OS X / Mac OS X.
Apple provided guides for securing some versions of their operating systems. Although quite technical they are excellent for helping you to secure your old OS:. OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion = (click on 'Common Criteria certification' and download the admin guide). OS X 10.7 Lion = (click on 'Common Criteria certification' and download the admin guide). Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard =. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard Server = Third parties, such as the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), also offer guides for securing Apple operating systems. Again, although quite technical they are excellent for helping you to secure your old OS:.
OS X 10.10 Yosemite = Defense Information Systems Agency. OS X 10.10 Yosemite =. OS X 10.9 Mavericks =. OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion = Defense Information Systems Agency.
Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard = Defense Information Systems Agency. Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard =. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard =.
Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard =. Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard =.
Mac OS X 10.3 Panther = Apple software (included with macOS / OS X / Mac OS X) For Apple software not included with macOS / OS X / Mac OS X e.g. Pages, Numbers, Keynote, iMovie, Garageband, please see our article on. Article Keywords: Mac OS X OSX 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 1010 macOS XXX Cheetah Puma Jaguar Panther Tiger Leopard Snow Leopard Lion Mountain Lion Mavericks Yosemite XXX Macintosh Security Mac secure old older not supported out of date out-of-date operating system systems OS PowerPC PPC This article is © MacStrategy » a trading name of Burning Helix. Apple, the Apple logo, and Mac are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. And other countries. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
PPTP/L2TP/SOCKS Security The PPTP/L2TP/SOCKS5 protocols are provided for devices lacking compatibility with the Private Internet Access application or OpenVPN protocol. PPTP/L2TP/SOCKS5 should be used for masking one's IP address, censorship circumvention, and geolocation. If you need encryption, please use the Private Internet Application or OpenVPN protocol with our service.
Enable port forwarding in the application by entering the Advanced area, enabling port forwarding and selecting one of the following gateways: CA Toronto CA Montreal CA Vancouver DE Berlin DE Frankfurt Sweden Switzerland France Czech Republic Spain Romania Israel After enabling port forwarding and re-connecting to one of the above gateways, please hover your mouse over the System Tray or Menu Bar icon to reveal the tooltip which will display the port number. You can then enter this port into your software. Port Forwarding reduces privacy. For maximum privacy, please keep port forwarding disabled. The dns leak protection feature activates VPN dns leak protection.
This ensures that DNS requests are routed through the VPN. This enables the greatest level of privacy and security but may cause connectivity issues in non-standard network configurations. This can be enabled and disabled in the Windows application, while it is enabled by default on our macOS application.
We use our own private DNS servers for your DNS queries while on the VPN. After connecting we set your operating system's DNS servers to 209.222.18.222 and 209.222.18.218. When using a DNS Leak testing site you should expect to see your DNS requests originate from the IP of the VPN gateway you are connected to. If you change your DNS servers manually or if for some other reason they are changed this does not necessarily mean your DNS is leaking. Even if you use different DNS servers the queries will still be routed through the VPN connection and will be anonymous.
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