Kinki Mac Users Group (KMUG)

From the KMUG homepage

The Kinki Mac Users Group (KMUG) is a non-profit all-volunteer organization started in 1989 for users of Macintosh computers to get together to help each other learn more about their computers. It is recognized and supported by Apple Japan. We currently have over 100 members in Japan, the United States and Australia and we ”meet” 24 hours a day on KINKI-net and we also have ”live” meetings ten times a year, generally alternating between Kobe and Osaka as well as a summer picnic and Christmas party.

While visiting Osaka I attended KMUG meetings and was given the opportunity to give a presentation about security. I wish we hade a nice MUG like KMUG where I live.

Documentation from my, Fredrik Jonsson, presentation on security at the KMUG meeting Sunday November 23 2003:

• Security presentation slides PDF 1,4 MB

Security applications for Mac OS X:

• Fugu SFTP, SCP and SSH Frontend.
• Web Confidential Password organizer.
• PGP File and e-mail encryption.
• GnuPG Free replacement for PGP, released under GPL.
• HenWen GUI for Snort, a free Network Intrusion Detection System (NIDS).
• Little Snitch Check all outgoing network connections.
• CheckMate Generate and compare secure MD5 checksums of critical files.
• Open Firmware Password Set password for starting computer, Apple.com

Security resources:

• SecureMac
• AFP548.com
• Mac OS X Hints
• Mac OS X - Features - Security Apple.com
• An Introduction to Mac OS X Security Apple.com
• Ipfw-HOWTO
• Ipfw-Advanced-Supplement-HOWTO
• SANS Top 20 Internet Security Vulnerabilities
• *General UNIX Authentication Accounts with No Passwords or Weak Passwords
• *Clear Text Services

Applications used:

• DEVONthink Information manager
• NoteBook Outliner
• Keynote Presentations
• Iconverter Convert icons to icns, gif, jpg, png, bmp and tiff
• Romeo Romeo gives you remote control of your mac via Bluetooth and a compatible mobile device.