Trend Micro has released an update to Security for Mac, designed to protect corporate Mac users against viruses, spyware, threats and platform-independent web-based attacks on the Mac platform. It integrates with its OfficeScan Client/Server.
Trend Micro said that OfficeScan’s plug-in architecture allows it to give enterprise customers an enhanced management of Mac desktops, laptops and servers through the same web console that manages Windows clients and servers.
According to Trend Micro, the version 1.5 includes web reputation, a component of its Smart Protection Network infrastructure, protecting businesses from web threats. The technology prevents users and applications from accessing malicious or infiltrated web sites while both on and off the corporate network.
Other features of the Security for Mac include: group policy management of up to 1,000 Mac endpoints within OfficeScan; Cocoa client user-interface with auto-registration to the server; location aware web reputation policies; protection for both the host Mac OS system and any Windows virtual machines; and improved manual scan performance using the Quick Scan feature.
Thomas Miller, general manager of enterprise business unit at Trend Micro, said: Cross platform Web-based threats and phishing attacks exist, regardless of the operating system and as more enterprises adopt multiple platforms, they need flexible security that adapts to their needs. Trend Micro has been conducting extensive OS X threat research for over seven years and is currently the only vendor protecting the Mac against native and cross platform web-based threats.
