Thankfully, macOS offers several customizable security settings you can tweak to beef up your system's defenses. We'll go over six key settings you should consider for better protection.

System Preferences is now called System Settings, and that's not the only thing that's changed. Some settings have moved, too!

MacOS is a secure and private operating system out of the box. However, there are a few settings that you can configure to make it even safer and more private.

The Windows 11 September 2025 update introduces a new Recall homepage, a redesigned Windows Hello UI, a Settings AI agent, ...

Open System Preferences>Apple ID>iCloud>Password & Security and ensure 2FA is On and check that the correct phone number is provided. In Safari, use Private Browsing mode ...

Inside Desktop Settings, all the features are laid out in a single scrollable window instead of buried behind multiple System Preferences icons.