In this day and age, it is crucial to consider all the security measures and technologies available to protect our company's, clients', and users' security and privacy. We will see various security tools and features macOS has available to increase protection. Apple Platform Security ensures all Apple devices' operating systems are protected in all five main areas: hardware, system, data, applications, and services. In this chapter, we will explore the most important tools and features to understand how security is approached in macOS in those five areas. Take into account that most of the tools and measures we discuss in this chapter require administrative privileges.

The following topics will be covered in this chapter:

• System security
• Hardware security
• Application security
• Data security and encryption
• User and services security...