My cyber insurance policy is requiring I install anti-virus software on my company’s macs. I think this is kinds of dumb for a lot of reasons but before I respond to the insurancy company I’d like to know what, if any, AV software you use/recommend. Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
My work recently upgraded the VPN solution to Cisco AnyConnect and now allow personal devices to connect, providing they comply with security policies, one of which is AV. I installed the free version of Avast and it works well, updates several times a day and non-intrusive.
For corporate devices, it all depends on whether you want centralised management or not.
For me, working well implies a product that doesn’t affect performance of the machine in a noticeable way when performing scanning functions as well as its ability to detect and clean viruses and malware. I chose Avast as I used to use it back in the Windows 7 and 8.1 days before Windows Defender became a decent enough solution.
Microsoft Defender, renamed from Windows Defender, will be available for Mac as an Antivirus. I would trust the new Microsoft as a Mac provider these days with their excellent Office 365 and One Note. And I would complement with Malwarebytes software.