| Messaging | | | | 1) File Vault can encrypt the whole profile or folder |
| OS X Server 10.4 and beyond is equipped with | | | | into a disk image which is kept on the local system, |
| embedded iChat Server. Developed on the jabber | | | | protected by password. |
| protocol, Mac OS X Server has the ability to farm | | | | 2) Applemail and Entourage are both able to be |
| jabber services to any jabber-able client; this includes | | | | modified for certificates which are self-signed or |
| iChat, Adium X on Mac OS X, and Trillian for | | | | commercial-verified. Thawte provides free certificates |
| Windows. Your employees are able to communicate | | | | by email, and other companies supply the same at |
| with each other on the network, or with remote | | | | low cost. This can allow workers to transmit |
| access, to exchange files, text, and audiovisual chat. | | | | encrypted email amongst each other as clients. |
| It's all able to be administrated from Mac OS X's | | | | 3) Keychain assistant, built into OS X, provides easy |
| Open Directory. Enabling the service on the X Admin | | | | ways to store credentials in a high-security encrypted |
| application is a simple process. Sysadmins are able to | | | | area, automatically. |
| encrypt by making a self-signed certificate or by | | | | The keychain created by OS X is pre-set to unlock |
| simply going with a vendor such as GoDaddy or | | | | after logging in, and lock again upon logging out. This |
| Verisign - to encrypt all IM communications. The best | | | | allows users to keep passwords and other credentials |
| thing is that there aren't any client access license | | | | secure. Apple's password assistant shows you the |
| limitations. You may even already use an Active | | | | encryption strength of a password live as it is being |
| Directory system; if so, no problem. Just merge OS | | | | selected. The user can develop the benefit of |
| X to Active Directory, and use the AD credentials to | | | | Keychain assistant by creating secure keychain notes |
| IM with the iChat. | | | | manually, even adding several keychains devoted to |
| Content | | | | storing certain kinds of passwords, software serial |
| A profile or group is able to be managed locally or on | | | | numbers, personal info, etc. |
| the OS X Server. This lets sysadmins block users | | | | Archives |
| from particular websites, even allowing the creation | | | | As you probably have an incredible number of emails |
| of an all-inclusive list of sites which employees are | | | | or locally-stored files, it may be difficult for the |
| allowed to visit. If you already have Web Filtering by | | | | newbie user to search for a particular file or email. |
| Postini in use, consider using it in tandem with the OS | | | | Fortunately, OS X 10.4 comes with Spotlight, which |
| X policy to restrict undesirable content away from | | | | PC-users can really only be prepared for using with |
| your employees' web browsers. | | | | prerequisite knowledge of Google Desktop or |
| Security | | | | Windows Vista search tools. Spotlight is able to |
| You really should be proactive about the security of | | | | locate files by name, content, or file type. It's even |
| your small business, and that's exactly why OS X is | | | | able to do a boolean query, like 'apple .xls' to find |
| complete with secure encryption of nearly all aspects | | | | Excel spreadsheets with 'apple' in the name. Spotlight |
| of the user's experience. Three top ways to maintain | | | | can also be extended by the use of valuable plugins. |
| safe and secure data include: | | | | |