If you have got a new Mac and are looking for ways to go ahead and secure it to the best ways possible, then after the installation process, you will get to see a few alternatives that are offered by Apple so that the choices you make can help secure it for you.

However, this can also be one of the words times that you can choose in order to try out the various available options to help you make that decision. Well here are a few tips that can help you to go ahead and ensure that your Mac is as secure as can be.

Use the FileVault 2; this has been introduced by Apple in the OS X 10.7 Lion version. The name that Apple has kept for this is FDE or full‐disk encryption. When you enable the FileVault 2, instead of boosting the start up from the start‐up volume, the recovery portion will be used. Another way that you can go ahead and secure your Mac is by making backups or clones regularly, this will be really beneficial for you so that whatever changes, updates or new files that have been added to your Mac stays intact. You can go ahead and schedule the backup or cloning of your files when it is suitable for you and also select where you wish to save them.

Another option that is available is using your Apple ID and setting up the two factor authentication. This will help to protect your Mac and at the same time, you will also get to know if somebody else is trying to gain access to your system. It also lets you know if someone is trying to use your Apple ID to log in.

There are also various kinds of softwares that can be used for monitoring purposes, these are specially designed to go ahead and let you know what exactly is happening with your system and tells you the outgoing and incoming connection while giving you the liberty of denying and approving them.