Sensible Mac OS X Anti-malware Precautions

Question

Given that complacency probably isn't the best idea what do people believe the right approach to staying safe when using Mac OS X is.

Not doing dumb stuff and staying patched are pretty obvious but are there other things which Mac OS X users should be doing?

Answer 1

Is there any real reason why you should not be making precautions that PC/Windows users have been doing for ages now? I don't see why you should be expected to do something above and beyond the same common sense practices that have been proven tried and true by PC users for years.

• Don't open and download attachments from email you don't trust

• Have good anti-virus and anti-malware software running

• Have a decent firewall set up to prevent intrusions

• If you think a site is shady, don't go to it and don't download crap from it.

• And if you still aren't sure, ask a PC user who already knows.