Kaspersky Introduces All-New Security Solution for Mac

Article by George Norman (Cybersecurity Editor)

on 18 Jul 2012

Earlier this week, security company Kaspersky announced the release of an all-new security solution meant to protect Mac users from all sorts of threats. The name of the new security solution in question is Kaspersky Security for Mac.

You can get a 30-day Kaspersky Security for Mac trial right now directly from the company’s official site here. You will need to meet these system requirements to run the security solution: Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, or 10.8, Intel processor, 512Mb of RAM, 350MB of free disk space, internet connection.

If you want to buy a 1 year subscription for 1 machine, you will have to part with $59.95. For this amount of money you will get a tool that provides powerful protection against Mac, PC and Linux malware in a familiar Mac-style interface.

Kaspersky Security for Mac Main Features

Real-time protection against threats
The security solution can protect against Mac, PC, and Linux malware. It uses the latest protection technologies to protect your machine from viruses, keyloggers, Trojans, bots, spyware, and other nasty threats. It also prevents your Mac from passing on malware to Windows or Linux-powered machines, it protects against phishing and malicious websites, and it scans the files you download from the web.

Parental controls
Kaspersky Security for Mac can help parents offers a safe and regulated online experience to their children. The security solution protects against inappropriate content and undesired websites, lets the parent set up time limits, blocks the download of specific file types, monitors the child’s activity in social networks, and it presents a detailed report to the parent.

User and resource friendly
With the aim of making things easy on the user, the security solution comes with a simplified interface that’s as user friendly as possible. With the aim of taking it easy on the user’s machine, Kaspersky Security for Mac comes with better performance – the security solution has much less impact on performance.





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