iCreate - UK (2020-02)

Secure your Mac with Catalina

Your Mac’s Safari web browser comes with its own robust set of security and privacy options that can be accessed by going

to Safari>Preferences. Here we’ll guide you through the most important of these settings to help you stay safe while online.

YourSafari Preferencesarebrokendownintovarioussectionsthatcoverallaspectsoftheapp.Byperusingeachcategory

you’llbeabletofindvarioussecurityoptionstuckedawaythatyoucantweaktosuityourneeds.

Web security tips

1

ManageAutofill

In Autofillyoucanuncheckanyitems

youdon’twantpermanentlystoredonyour

computer,suchasusernames,passwords

andcreditcarddetails.Click‘Edit’followed

byyouraccountpasswordtomakechanges.

2

Swapsearchengine

Clickonthe‘Search’tabandyou’llsee

theoptiontopicka preferreddefaultsearch

engine.DuckDuckGois byfarthemost

secureoptionasit doesn’ttrackorstoreany

aspectof yourwebbrowsing.

3

Securitycheck

Clickonthe‘Security’tab and tick the

boxfor‘Warnwhenvisiting a fraudulent

website’.ThismeansthatGoogle Safe

Browsingwillbeemployedto identify

websitesthatarelikelytosteal your data.

4

Reviewyour privacy

Clickon‘Privacy’andtickthe‘Prevent

cross-sitetracking’option.Youwillalsosee

the‘ApplePayandAppleCard’optionon

thispage.Deselectthistopreventpurchases

beingmadeonlineusingthismethod.

5

Manageyour cookies

OnthePrivacypageyoucanopt

to‘Blockallcookies’.However,in most

instancesit maybebettertoreviewwhich

sitesstorecookiesbyclicking‘Manage

WebsiteData’anddeletinganyfromoldsites.

6

Websitesettings

TheWebsitestabletsyou apply content

blockerstospecificwebsites and determine

whichsiteshaveaccesstospecific features

of yourMac,suchasthecamera and

microphone.Bevigilant!

DISABLEJAVA

Javais a programminglanguagethat

developersusetocreateappson

yourMacandit hasanaccompanying

webplug-inthatallowstheseapps

torunin yourbrowser.Notmany

sitesstilluseJavasoit’sa good

ideatodisableit. GotoSystem

Preferences>Java>Security and

untickthe‘EnableJavacontent in

thebrowser’option.Don’t confuse

thiswiththeJavascriptoption in

Safari>Preferences>Security though,

asmanywebsites,such as Google

Mailrequirethis.

Not many websites still use Java so it’s a

good idea to disable it. Here’s how...