![]() That said, different people have different tolerances for risk, and if you want as much protection as we can offer, adding Sentinel AM to Sentinel Ultra is the way to do. It's a $5/mo add-on for Sentinel+ or Sentinel Ultra services, but it's probably not needed in the case of Ultra because we don't think you're going to get malware in the first place if you're using Ultra. Sentinel AM is our anti-malware offering. At $34.99, Ultra represents our best effort and the best tool in our arsenal to keep clients safe on the web. As soon as you inadvertently attempt to go to a bad site, up pops the Sentinel Ultra shield to block access to the site so that you don't accidentally download malware or otherwise have your Mac compromised. As long the web sites are kosher, the shield stays down. Ultra is like having a shield for when you surf the web. Ultra blocks malicious web sites, filters objectionable content, protects against email phishing threats, and even increases the speed of your web surfing. Sentinel Ultra is our new top-of-the-line, four-in-one service that includes everything in Sentinel and Sentinel+. For $24.99/mo, Sentinel+ is like having your own Residential IT. This is includes basic scanning and quarantine of malware. Sentinel+ will handle most software updates so you don't have to as well as run maintenance routines to keep things running tip-top. Sentinel+ adds maintenance and security to Sentinel's 24/7 monitoring. We recommend Sentinel as a minimum for everybody and at $14.99/mo we've tried to make it incredibly affordable. That means if something starts to go wrong, we have a great chance at catching it before it becomes serious or at least we can care for it in a reasonable manner rather than in a panic. We're monitoring all kinds of things (RAM, hard drive, Time Machine backups, battery, etc.)-150 different data points every hour. Sentinel provides professional 24/7 oversight of the health of your Mac. Sentinel, Sentinel+, Sentinel Ultra, Sentinel AM It works transparently in the background to first encrypt your data then to shoot it up to Backblaze's servers. There are a variety of services that can work, but we like BackBlaze because it's only $6 month for unlimited data. The industry rule is "data in three places, one of which is off-site." Time Machine solves the local backup, but to be fully protected (from, say, fire or theft) you need your data off-site as well. You'll need an external hard drive so that the data is automatically saved to a second location. We recommend and use Apple's built-in Time Machine backup system. ![]() Because all physical things ultimately fail, having a second copy of your data is crucial. The internal threats to our data, like a hard drive failing, can get overlooked. When we think of security we frequently think of external threats, bad guys trying to get into our stuff. If your computer is stolen, your data will be absolutely inaccessible without your password-even Apple can't break it. It can be turned on in System Preferences > Security & Privacy. We recommend using Apple's built-in whole disk encryption, FileVault. Because an operating system is foundational-all the software runs atop it-it is crucial that it be secure. Right now, that means the much-maligned 10.15 Catalina, 10.14 Mojave, and 10.13 High Sierra. ![]() ![]() Apple secures the current operating system and the two previous version of macOS. If you're not running a secure operating system, it's very difficult to maintain the security and privacy of your data. ![]() What to use-and what we use-to keep your Mac safe. ![]()
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