macOS Security and Privacy Hardening

Skill by ara.so — Security Skills collection.

This skill provides comprehensive guidance for securing and hardening macOS systems based on the drduh/macOS-Security-and-Privacy-Guide. It covers security configurations, privacy settings, encryption, firewalls, and monitoring for Apple silicon Macs running currently supported macOS versions.

Overview

The macOS Security and Privacy Guide provides enterprise-standard security practices for:

• System hardening: Firmware passwords, FileVault encryption, secure boot
• Privacy protection: Disabling telemetry, configuring DNS encryption, certificate management
• Network security: Firewalls, VPN configuration, DNS filtering
• Access control: User account separation, authentication policies
• Monitoring: System auditing, network monitoring, execution tracking

Important: This guide targets Apple silicon Macs. Intel Macs have unpatched hardware vulnerabilities and are not recommended.

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