{"id":821,"date":"2009-04-28T16:35:09","date_gmt":"2009-04-28T15:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.intego.com\/?p=821"},"modified":"2009-04-28T16:35:09","modified_gmt":"2009-04-28T15:35:09","slug":"15-tips-for-securing-your-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/15-tips-for-securing-your-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Tips for Securing Your Mac"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Computerworld has a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.computerworld.com\/action\/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&#038;taxonomyName=Security&#038;articleId=9131990&#038;taxonomyId=17&#038;pageNumber=1\">long article about securing your Mac<\/a>. With 15 tips, the article discusses the basics of keeping your Mac secure. 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