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Kaspersky Lab launches Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac

Kaspersky Lab announces the release of Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac, a reliable, user-friendly protection solution for Mac owners. By combining traditional antivirus technologies with advanced proactive and cloud-based protection methods, the new product provides premium, easily-managed security for Mac computers that won’t disrupt system performance.

The myths about the inherent safety of Mac OS X have been shattered by numerous examples of Mac-targeting malware in recent years, including widespread infections of the SabPub and Flashback Trojans on Macs worldwide. As the number of Mac owners grows year by year, so does cybercriminal interest in this operating system. According to Kaspersky Lab analysts, in 2012, the amount of malware for OS X increased by 30 per cent from the previous year.

In an effort to develop a security product that meets the usability requirements of Mac users, Kaspersky Lab has created Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac. This new solution replaces the company’s existing product - Kaspersky Security for Mac - by adding security technologies already found in the Kaspersky Lab’s advanced Internet Security products for PCs. The new technologies in Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac offer Mac owners a host of new security benefits, such as:

• Real-time protection against all threats

• Secure web surfing and shopping

• Protection for your identity

• Parental Controls to ensure safe Internet browsing for your children

• A more intuitive user experience

Advanced Technologies to Combat Advanced Threats

Thanks to our extensive malware database, updated regularly with the help of the Kaspersky Security Networkcloud service, Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac is up date with the latest threats. However, new threats emerge constantly – sometimes even quicker than antivirus database updates can be released. That is why, in addition to standard signature protection technologies, Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac integrates proactive behavioural technologies, which can detect previously unknown malicious programs.

Malware, like viruses and Trojans, are not the only types of cyberthreats encountered online. In fact, there is a much smaller quantity of total malware for OS X than for Windows, but there are many types of threats that can attack all Internet users regardless of the operating system they use. For example, by using social engineering tricks, cybercriminals can lure any user into visiting a fake social networking site or online banking service in order to reveal their financial data and personal information. Once a user believes the website is legitimate and begins typing in their passwords, no operating system is able to protect them from identity theft.

To combat the threat of these clever forgeries, the anti-phishing technologies now included in Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac will identify malicious websites before the user can be harmed. Before downloading any webpage, Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac checks the website against an extensive, constantly updated database of dangerous phishing pages. It also checks pages for embedded malicious code. Cybercriminals will often use techniques to make their malicious websites show up in search results, but Mac users can now find out whether a link in search engine results is harmful even before clicking it. The Kaspersky URL Advisor is a reputation service that automatically checks every link on each page opened in the browser and flags each link with a color-coded special marker to warn the user if any of these links lead to suspicious or malicious sites.

Email messages continue to be a common source of cyberthreats, so Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac now uses the latest antivirus technologies to scan both the body text of the message and email attachments for malicious code.

Protecting the personal information entered by users on websites – including passwords, account numbers, addresses and more - is another vital part of combating cyberthreats. Kaspersky Virtual Keyboard, integrated into Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac, allows users to enter sensitive information using a mouse to click an on-screen virtual keyboard. This eliminates the possibility of data interception by keyloggers or malicious programs that can take screenshots.

Parental Control

The Parental Control technology in Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac protects children and helps parents clearly regulate the time youngsters spend online. Parents can set time limits on their children’s Internet usage, and choose the types of websites their children can access, while blocking websites with inappropriate content. Other key Parental Control features are enhanced tools for monitoring and managing children’s activities on social networks. In particular, Kaspersky Lab technologies can automatically block children from sharing personal data – such as phone numbers and home addresses on social networks, and restrict their contact with anyone outside of their trusted circle of contacts.

Easy controls & better performance

Like any other high-quality application for Mac, Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac offers a highly intuitive design. All the solution’s features can be accessed via an easy-to-use interface, and the notification system only informs the user about the most important security events, not bothering them with excessive technical information. Optimised to meet the specific hardware requirements of Mac computers, Kaspersky Lab’s security solution operates on machines with Retina display. At the same time, it does not have any noticeable impact on system performance. For example, Kaspersky Lab’s intelligent real-time scanning technologies only check new or recently updated files, which eliminate unnecessary scans and drastically reduces the usage of the computer’s resources.

To learn more about Kaspersky Internet Security for Mac visit Kaspersky Lab’s global website: http://www.kaspersky.com/mac-security

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About Kaspersky Lab

Kaspersky Lab is the world’s largest privately held vendor of endpoint protection solutions. The company is ranked among the world’s top four vendors of security solutions for endpoint users*. Throughout its more than 15-year history Kaspersky Lab has remained an innovator in IT security and provides effective digital security solutions for large enterprises, SMBs and consumers. Kaspersky Lab, with its holding company registered in the United Kingdom, currently operates in almost 200 countries and territories across the globe, providing protection for over 300 million users worldwide. Learn more at www.kaspersky.co.uk.

* The company was rated fourth in the IDC rating Worldwide Endpoint Security Revenue by Vendor, 2011. The rating was published in the IDC report “Worldwide Endpoint Security 2012–2016 Forecast and 2011 Vendor Shares (IDC #235930, July 2012). The report ranked software vendors according to earnings from sales of endpoint security solutions in 2011.

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