protecting my edit system

[Andy Mees]

i think i know those IT guys!!

don’t let them put anything on it if its purely an editstation.
if they insist, you might allow Norton Antivirus. but Norton Utilities/Systemworks have been end of lifed and are not supported for OS X 10.4 Tiger (and if you check they’re website you’ll see they have announced that they will not be supporting Tiger in the future)

cheers
Andy

[Donato M. rondinelli]

Does Final Cut need to be connected to the internet for updates? Can I download the updates to a PC & burn them to a disk?
-dMR

[Mitchji]

[Donato M. Rondinelli] “What can I do to protect the FCP form the internet & risks through our large intranet? “

Hi,

Just connect it, turn on the firewall and don’t worry about it. Unless you have an intranet with a lot of malicious hackers you are not going to have any problems. If you are REALLY paranoid either turn off networking or disconnect it when you don’t need to be connected.

Best Wishes,

Mitch

[Jeff Carpenter]

Tell them to leave it alone. Tell them you KNOW what you’re talking about.

First thing, go into the Apple menu in the upper left and find System Prefrences.

If you’re new to Macs it’s a good idea to spend an hour looking in each of the sections, just so you know what’s there. When you find the Firewall, turn it on. (It’s off by default.) That’s really all you need. Feel free to connect to the internet.

Although you CAN download updates as files and run them you’re far better off to go to the Apple menu and select “System Update” once you’re online. Just do whatever that says and you’ll be fine. It will download them, run them, and erase any files it used. (After you run it, restart and check it AGAIN.)

SO many problems people have with Macs come from the fact that they run the updates from the files and they get some, but not others, and the system isn’t running evrything that Apple thinks it should be. Just do the auto-updates and you’ll be fine.

Also, since you’re new, go into Applications/Utilities and open “Disk Utility.” Click on your system drive and “Repair Permissions” after you’ve run a lot of updates or installed a new program. (If you’re installing a bunch at first you can do that after you’ve finished…no need to do it every time.) Try that as a first fix if you ever have an odd problem with the OS in the future. (For a REALLY thourough check, put your OS X cd in, restart holding the “C” key, and find Disc Utility in the menu from the CD boot up. That checks the disc while it’s not running anything. A far better check that’s not usually needed, but keep it in mind.)

And finally, download this free program:
https://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/video/fcprescue.html

Open it up and tell it to “Backup.” If you make changes in Final Cut (like changing prefrences or making custom transitions) go into it and “Backup” again. If you ever have an odd problem with Final Cut, close it and run this little program. Tell it to “Restore.” It can solve little problems that no one around here can figure out. It’s worth having.

[Donato M. rondinelli]

>>>>>>[MitchJi]…Unless you have an intranet with a lot of malicious hackers you are not going to have any problems….

This will get internet access through an intranet of 300 or so users. The organization does get frequent attacks although their usually stopped by Novell’s firewall https://www.novell.com.
-dMR

[Jeff Carpenter]

Ah, one more thing…

In the Firewall settings there is an “Advanced” button. Click that and select “Enable Stealth Mode.”

The keeps your Mac from responding to unsolicited network requests. In other words, you can go out and find stuff on the ‘net, but other users won’t be able to find YOU by sending out generic requests and listening for whatever replies they get.

[Mark Maness]

I agree completely. The Mac is the most stable system when it comes to the Internet. I have two macs at my company and have NEVER had an attack on either. All your IT guys need is a hardware firewall in place and that will protect you just fine. Anti-Virus… I don’t know about that either. If your company has an excellent anti-virus program on all the PCs then there is no reason for you to have it on your macs. Viruses are platform dependant. PC viruses cannot hurt your mac and vice versa.

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Wayne Carey
Schazam Productions