New Technology : Does Your Mac Really Need A Firewall?

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Dig through your Mac’s settings and you’ll find a firewall, turned off by default. Isn’t that insecure? Why would Apple be so irresponsible? Don’t panic: this doesn’t mean your machine isn’t secure. The firewall in question lets you block incoming traffic to particular programs, meaning it’s only useful if there are programs on your computer that you’d like to restrict in terms of incoming information. If that’s not the case, and if you use the Internet primarily behind a secure router, you probably don’t need to enable a firewall at all. What Do The Experts Say? A lot of general tech...

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