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<blockquote data-quote="technologist" data-source="post: 414700" data-attributes="member: 4134"><p>The day I relax about security practices is the day I get fired. (Okay, probably not the same day...we'd have to get audited first, and that takes months. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> )</p><p></p><p>Things like sharing a user account (or a home directory) are horrific security practices. It's setting yourself up for trouble--all it takes is one personal file/email/IM log that doesn't get carefully encrypted to embarrass you (or a friend who trusted you to keep their secret.)</p><p></p><p>Lock your account. Put public things in your Shared folder. Use FileVault if your computer could be lost or stolen. It's actually <em>easier</em> Than creating and constantly mounting/unmounting an encrypted image, and it protects your data better.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="technologist, post: 414700, member: 4134"] The day I relax about security practices is the day I get fired. (Okay, probably not the same day...we'd have to get audited first, and that takes months. :) ) Things like sharing a user account (or a home directory) are horrific security practices. It's setting yourself up for trouble--all it takes is one personal file/email/IM log that doesn't get carefully encrypted to embarrass you (or a friend who trusted you to keep their secret.) Lock your account. Put public things in your Shared folder. Use FileVault if your computer could be lost or stolen. It's actually [i]easier[/i] Than creating and constantly mounting/unmounting an encrypted image, and it protects your data better. [/QUOTE]
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