Long story short, I'm a Windows/Linux guy who decided to give OS X a try by buying a new MacBook.
I'm going to be using my laptop on a college public wireless network. What applications do I need to make sure I'm secure? Specifically,
1. Is the built-in firewall good enough, or is their a preferred free software firewall out there?
2. What is the recommended free antivirus program? It looks like ClamXav is popular, and I know ClamAV is a popular choice on Linux.
3. Are there any OS X antispyware programs out there?
4. Are there any services (sshd, vnc, etc.) that are on by default that I will need to turn off?
Is there anything else I'm missing? (I am going to avoid making credit card purchases and online banking transactions just to be safe side, too.)
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