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DoD systems are categorized in two ways: mission assurance category (MAC) and classification level (CL).There are 3 MAC levels: I, II, and III.Refer to DoDI 8500.2 for more details, but in general terms:MAC I systems cannot ever go down - the mission of the organization fails, the war is lost, people die - bad, bad stuff happens if the system goes down without another system coming on line immediately to take over for itMAC II systems cannot be down for very long. When they are down, mission capability is degraded until the capability is restored. A great many DoD systems fall in this categoryMAC III systems need to be back up and running as soon as reasonable. They are not critical or vital to operations but do impact day to day operations. Public facing web sites, continuing learning sites, stuff like that are typical MAC III systemsThere are 3 CL levels: classified, sensitive, publicClassified includes system handling information with Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret classificationsSensitive includes systems handling unclassified information that is nevertheless sensitive such as Personal information (PII) like soldiers social security numbers, annual personnel evaluations, etc, as well as information that is FOUO or CUI (controlled unclassified information.Public includes systems handling information open to the public such as public DoD web sites.
A high level of integrity and a high level of availability
MAC-2 requires more stringent protection measures than MAC-3, but not as much as MAC-1. This level of protection must be better than industry best practices.
A high level of integrity and a medium level of availability
The System Information Utility is an all-in-one hardware and software display tool. You can locate the System Information in the Utilities folder within your Applications folder.
To find information about your system click on the Apple menu icon (top left corner) and select About This Mac. From the window that appears click the More Info... button.
Mac OS Hints and MacInTouch both have information bout the Mac OS X server on their website. Wikipedia also has a page for the Mac Server. For specific questions or to purchase the system you can visit your local Apple Store.
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Control Panel--> Performance and Maintenance--> See basic information about your computer or system If on a mac just go to system preferences and look around... sorry im not on a mac right now so I can't help with that...
In accordance with US Army regulations, MAC II has more stringent protection requirements than MAC III. MAC I is the category with the most protection requirements of all three.