ESET, the leader in proactive digital protection - developing award-winning technology for more than 25 years, announced today the launch of the next generation of ESET products for the increasingly popular Mac OS X platform: ESET Cyber Security Pro® and ESET Cyber Security®. With both products users can maximize their security while still enjoying the full power of their Macs and easily find the solution of possible security risks only with one click. ESET Cyber Security Pro enables parents using Mac platforms to set up their devices, so they have parental control over the activities of their children while online. To protect their online identity while shopping or banking, users can choose to allow or block all incoming and outgoing connections of selected applications, services or port numbers.
Both products provide additional layers of security and proactive protection for Mac: the products are designed to fight against emerging threats for the Mac OS X platform in real-time, as well as to handle cross-platform attacks targeting Windows or Linux based systems in mixed networks. Each, ESET Cyber Security Pro and ESET Cyber Security offer more than a dozen new or enhanced features. ESET Cyber Security Pro comes with all the features of ESET Cyber Security, plus Personal Firewall and web content managing tool Parental Control.
*AV-Comparatives’ Mac Security Review 2012 has labeled the new Mac generation of ESET as “very well thought‐out product”.
“ESET Cyber Security Pro is more than just a virus scanner and impressed us with its range of features. The security suite additionally offers a Personal Firewall, Parental Control and a powerful scheduler as well as innovative functions such as Running Processes. The ESET suite is one of the most comprehensive products we have tested, but the user interface is still clear and easy to use”, states the Review.
“Due to enhancements in performance and ESET’s advanced ThreatSense® scanning engine, ESET is allowing you to enjoy the smooth running of your Mac while working, watching movies or using other media-centric functions. The user will benefit from the best user experience and native Mac look-n-feel interface”,
says Ignacio Sbampato, ESET Chief Sales and Marketing Officer.
The user can gain value from ESET’s Unilicense model, extending protection to all other operating systems running on their single machine and allowing taking their license with them if they change their platform.
ESET Cyber Security adds an extra layer of protection to Apple’s built-in Internet security features, detecting and blocking attempts to infect users’ Macs. ESET Cyber Security products focus on effective detection of yet unknown malware by utilizing advanced Heuristics, generic signatures and genetic technology and are engineered with low memory usage and minimal notifications to protect Macs while keeping them running at peak performance. Ultimate protection is strengthened by ESET’s cloud-based reputation system called ESET LiveGrid®.
Research shows Mac users are not generally aware of specific details about technology or social engineering which could spare them from attack, they are neither well enough informed about the rise or impact of Mac malware. A 2012 **Macworld Magazine Poll has shown that more than half, 57.5%, of Mac owners don’t use any anti-virus protection.
“There has been an increase in Mac-related malware in recent years, already having an impact on Mac users (e.g. the Flashback Trojan outbreak from April 2012), especially as Mac users are often unaware that they are capable to easily pass malware to their friends using Windows”, says Stephen Cobb, ESET Security Evangelist.
The Mac malware development dated back to 2004 until now is captured in ‘Straight Facts about Mac Malware’ microsite, developed by a team of ESET researchers overseeing the Mac Malware area for education purposes of the Mac user growing community, as demonstrated in the latest Gartner press release***.
Selected New Benefits and Features of ESET Cyber Security Pro and ESET Cyber Security
Cloud-Powered Scanning (ESET LiveGrid®): Optimization of scanning based on whitelisting of "safe" files, in line with the file reputation database in the cloud. This functionality limits possible false positives to a very minimum. ESET LiveGrid® identifies “safe” files on the user's hard drive improving the scanning performance with passing time.
Web and Email Scanning: Enhanced Proxy server agent for Email > POP3/IMAP and Web > HTTP scanning. This functionality is integrated independently from Mail/Web client solution.
For all new and enhanced features, please visit ESET Cyber Security and ESET Cyber Security Pro product pages.
*AV-Comparatives, Mac Security Review, September 2012
**Macworld Magazine Poll, April 2012
***Gartner Report, January 2013 and by W3Schools OS Statistics and Trends
About ESET
ESET®, the pioneer of proactive protection and the maker of the award-winning NOD32® technology, is a global provider of security solutions for businesses and consumers. For over 25 years, the Company continues to lead the industry in proactive threat detection. By obtaining the 75th VB100 award in September 2012, ESET NOD32® Antivirus holds the world record for the number of Virus Bulletin "VB100” Awards, and has never missed a single “In-the-Wild” worm or virus since the inception of testing in 1998. ESET has been selected as one of the most innovative companies in Europe for the 2011 HSBC European Business Awards and holds a number of accolades from AV-Comparatives, AV-TEST and other organizations. ESET NOD32® Antivirus, ESET Smart Security® and ESET Cyber Security® (solution for Mac) are trusted by millions of global users and are among the most recommended security solutions in the world.The Company has global headquarters in Bratislava (Slovakia), with regional distribution centers in San Diego (U.S.), Buenos Aires (Argentina), and Singapore; with offices in Sao Paulo (Brazil) and Prague (Czech Republic). ESET® has malware research centers in Bratislava, San Diego, Buenos Aires, Singapore, Prague, Košice (Slovakia), Krakow (Poland), Montreal (Canada), Moscow (Russia) and an extensive partner network for more than 180 countries.