For more protection under MacOS Ventura, the independent test laboratory AV-TEST tested 5 solutions for corporate networks and 9 protection packages for individual users. While many products shine, a few others have some difficulties.
Only recently there were reports that MacOS was becoming more of a focus for cybercriminals. In addition to new malware droppers, it was revealed that the APT group LockBit has adopted the attack code from the notorious ransomware groups BlackMatter and DarkSide to target macOS systems.
Enterprise Protection for MacOS Ventura
🔎 Almost all company products for endpoint protection under MacOS Ventura complete the test perfectly (Image: AV-TEST).
For the best possible protection of MacOS systems with Ventura, the AV-TEST laboratory tested a total of 14 protection solutions for the Mac in the laboratory - 5 client-server solutions for companies and 9 protection packages for individual users. Each of the products examined can achieve up to 18 points in the test. These consist of 6 points each for the test areas of protection, system load and usability.
- 18 points - Acronis Cyber Protect 15.0
- 18 points - Bitdefender Endpoint Security 7.14
- 18 points – Crowdstrike Falcon 6.55
- 17,5 points - Sophos Endpoint 10.4
- 17,5 points – Trellix Endpoint Security 34.28
The current test shows a very good protection product for companies and for individual workplaces. For enterprise solutions, Acronis, Bitdefender and CrowdStrike get the maximum 18 points. The other two products from Sophos and Trellix follow closely behind with 17,5 points.
9 single-user versions for MacOS Ventura in the test
7 of the 9 protection packages for single-user versions achieve 17,5 or even the 18 maximum points. Only 2 products are slightly below these values, but still achieved a very good result.
- Avast Security 15.7
- AVG anti-virus 20.4
- Avira Security 1.15
- Bitdefender Antivirus for Mac 9.3
- F-Secure SAFE 19.1
- Intego VirusBarrier 10.9
- Kaspersky Plus 23.0
- Norton Norton 360 8.8
- Trend Micro Antivirus 11.5
About AV-TEST AV-TEST GmbH is an independent provider of services in the field of IT security and anti-virus research with a focus on the identification and analysis of the latest malware and its use in comprehensive comparative tests. The fact that the test data is up-to-date enables the quick-response analysis of new malware, the early detection of virus trends, and the investigation and certification of IT security solutions. The results of the AV-TEST Institute represent an exclusive information base and serve manufacturers for product optimization, specialist magazines for the publication of results and end customers for orientation in product selection.
The company AV-TEST has been operating in Magdeburg since 2004 and employs more than 30 people with profound specialist and practical experience. The laboratories are equipped with 300 client and server systems in which more than 2.500 terabytes of self-determined test data of harmful and harmless information are stored and processed. Further information can be found at https://www.av-test.org.