Hot on the hound of the late Koobface / Boonana scare , Sophos , ESET , and Trend Micro have all secrete new security software mathematical product for the Mac .
Sophos , which typically focus on security intersection for the enterprise , has releasedSophos Anti - Virus for Mac Home Edition . ( Say that three times fast , I presume you . ) It ’s a new complimentary antivirus client for the Mac that anticipate tribute against virus , trojans , and worms—“even those design for Windows . ”
ESET , which makes a variety of security products for home plate , business , and fluid twist , has also denote that it will presently release a Mac customer . ESET Cybersecurity for Maclooks to be a doppelgänger ofESET NOD32 Antivirus 4for Windows . Like that Windows product , the Mac client will offer annual subscription , controls to stymie the use of computer hardware like USB or CD / DVD drives , a compliance system for reporting Indian file , and more . Recognizing that “ the human element is often the weakest link , ” ESET also offers a set of educational resources , approachable only through the Mac client , to help users assist themselves .
The company has also liberate ESET NOD32Antivirus Business Edition for Mac , a translation of its node that meets sure security ordinance for commercial enterprise and allows IT administrator to now supervise Mac clients in add-on to Windows and Linux clients . The home variant of ESET Cybersecurity for Mac will be available online and in Apple retail stores later in November for $ 40 . Business drug user should contact ESET for pricing .
Finally , Trend Micro has announcedWorry - Free Business Security 7 , a novel rendering of its internet - based security solution for small- and average - sized business . The modern version of of WFBS7 offers protection for Mac clients .
As other Mac security vendors have had to admit , all three of these vendors acknowledge that , while Mac malware is technically feasible , the terror of it may not be straightaway or pervasive . As part of its sales pitch , for exercise , Sophos quote such less - than - impending terror as those pirated iWork ’ 09 installers that contain trojan horse buck . Trend Micro reminds us that evenApple has saidthat Mac users should have some form of malware - detection software at hired hand .
