Press Release: ESET, the leader in proactive digital protection, has released a new generation of products for the increasingly popular Mac OS X platform - ESET Cyber Security Pro a ESET Cyber SecurityWith both products, users can maximal to protect their Mac devices and find solutions to security incidents with a single click. ESET Cyber Security Pro allows parents using the Mac platform to set up their devices to have control over their children's online activities. To protect their digital identity when shopping or banking online, users can allow or block incoming and outgoing connections from selected applications, services, and port numbers.
Both products provide additional layers of security and proactive protection for Mac computers. They are designed to protect against emerging threats to the Mac OS X platform, but can also address cross-platform attacks aimed at Windows or Linux systems in mixed networks. ESET Cyber Security Pro i ESET Cyber Security offer more than a dozen new or improved features. In addition to all the features of ESET Cyber Security, ESET Cyber Security Pro also includes a personal firewall and parental control.
A test of Mac security solutions by the independent organization AV-Comparatives * rated the new generation of ESET products for Mac as “very well thought out product". “ESET Cyber Security Pro is more than just an antivirus scanner, it impressed us with its range of features. In addition, the security suite offers a personal firewall, parental control, a powerful task scheduler, as well as innovative features such as the management of running processes. The ESET solution is one of the most complex products we've tested, but the user interface is still clear and intuitive." the report states.
“Thanks to the improved performance and advanced ThreatSense scanning engine, this solution allows you to enjoy the smooth running of your Mac while working, watching movies or using other multimedia functions. The familiar Mac interface is also a benefit," says Ignacio Sbampato, Sales and Marketing Director at ESET. Customers can take advantage of ESET's advantageous unilicense model, which with one license allows extending protection to all operating systems running on one device. It is also possible to move the license to another device with a different operating system.
ESET Cyber Security adds another layer of protection to the company's built-in security features by detecting and blocking Mac infection attempts Apple. The product focuses on effective detection of previously unknown malware using advanced heuristics, generic signatures, and genetic technology. It is designed to be memory-friendly and performance-optimized for Mac devices. Protection is enhanced by the ESET LiveGrid reputation system based on cloudu.
Research by the American magazine Macworld showed that 57,5% of users do not use any antivirus protection. “In recent years, we have seen an increase in Mac malware that has a major impact on users of the platform (for example, the spread of the Flashback trojan in April 2012). This group of users often does not realize that they can infect their friends who use it with malware Windows, “ says Petr Šnajdr, security expert at ESET. At the same time, the development of malware for Mac dates back to 2004.
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I have never had the need to install an antivirus or something similar on a MAC, but I am thinking about this. Has anyone installed it?