AV-Test.org - More Protection for MacOS Monterey: 14 Security Packages Put to the Tes

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More Protection for MacOS Monterey: 14 Security Packages Put to the Test

Unfortunately, the invulnerability of MacOS towards malware, such as ransomware and other threats, is and will remain a myth. The laboratory of AV-TEST examined 10 protection packages for consumer users and 4 security solutions for corporate users against new and nefarious malware. It is quickly apparent how effective the protection packages are when dealing with digital attackers. That is why a Mac without an installed protection package is potentially at risk.

News of malware incidents have been making headlines for quite some time, confirming that malware can also inflict considerable damage on Macs. In doing so, the attackers elude the browser, for example, find a way through an application update or make it to the Mac via e-mail. It is interesting to note that the AV-ATLAS.org statistics platform already has just under 1 million different attackers for Mac on file!

The market offers many products to protect consumer Macs or workstations in corporate environments. In its current laboratory test, AV-TEST examined 10 products for consumers and 4 solutions for corporate users. The test was carried out in March 2022 under the MacOS version Monterey 12.2. Included in the test for consumers were 10 products for consumer users from Avast, AVG, Avira, Bitdefender, Clario, F-Secure, Kaspersky, Norton, Protected.net and Trend Micro. In addition, 4 solutions for corporate users from Bitdefender, Crowdstrike, Sophos and Trellix were examined.

The results in the table indicate how well the security packages and solutions protect against a wave of attackers. But not only the protection of each product was checked. Performance and usability were also put to the test. The last category mainly involves the test for false alarms due to falsely identified software.

In each test category, a product can collect up to 6 points. The top score achievable in the test is thus 18 points.
Several products earned the full 18 points. Among the Mac products for consumer users, 8 out of 10 achieved the top score and an additional 2 products an excellent 17.5 points.

The Mac corporate solutions also had similar good results. The provider Crowdstrike garnered the full 18 points, and the other 3 solutions an excellent score of 17.5 points.
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