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macOS encryption and AV controls
Do macOS come with any full disc encryption and option for encrypting inserted USB before they can be written too, similar in fashion to bitlocker and bitlocker to go on later releases of windows OS. If they do can you provide details, and any tips on how you could verify that these encryption controls (FDE and USB) have been applied to all devices in the environment? we need some assurances from a partner for security audit and are aware they run macos.
out of interest are there any major providers of anti virus for macOS or does the OS itself have any inbuilt AV similar to windows defender?
out of interest are there any major providers of anti virus for macOS or does the OS itself have any inbuilt AV similar to windows defender?
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Ok, so 2 handfuls + a bit of Mac OS X viruses.
270% increase from 3 = 11. The vast majority are still Windows Viruses. Several of the Mac viruses are already shut down.
Again, the scanners do an after the fact scan. They do not catch 0-day attacks. Because of gatekeeper and such, a Adblocker as a first line of defense is more effective at keeping malware at bay than just using a virus scanner.
270% increase from 3 = 11. The vast majority are still Windows Viruses. Several of the Mac viruses are already shut down.
Again, the scanners do an after the fact scan. They do not catch 0-day attacks. Because of gatekeeper and such, a Adblocker as a first line of defense is more effective at keeping malware at bay than just using a virus scanner.
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MacOS does not have any anti-virus facilities included. There are plenty of third party providers incl. AVG, Clamavx, McAfee, BitDefender, Avast etc.