Built-in Mac Security Tools: XProtect, Gatekeeper, Sandbox Mode for Apps Built-in security may not be enough to handle all the threats users face, but Mac antivirus software may be able to help. Viruses and malicious software that target Macs are on the rise.
That’s more than the average number of threats detected on Windows machines. While this was somewhat true in the past - Macs were generally more secure than PCs running Windows - it’s no longer as accurate.Īccording to a recent report from cybersecurity company Malwarebytes, Mac threats per endpoint doubled between 20, from 5.8 to 11. Installing Mac antivirus was seen as ultimately misguided - the software wouldn’t help prevent viruses but could impact performance and take up valuable storage space. For a time, the conventional wisdom was that Macs were much less vulnerable to viruses and that the on-board security software was all you needed to be safe.
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