F-Secure released XFENCE, with Little Flocker technology. The application will enhance corporate and home security solutions in MacOS by adding advanced malware prevention techniques.
F-Secure security company acquired Little Flocker the most advanced security technology available for Mac by an app developer.
Most Mac security solutions rely entirely on signatures for malicious software, but this cannot protect Mac users from modern targeted attacks.
Το Little Flocker προστατεύει υπολογιστές Mac με τη χρήση προηγμένης ανάλυσης με βάση την συμπεριφορά και παρακολουθεί τις εφαρμογές που προσπαθούν να έχουν πρόσβαση σε εμπιστευτικά αρχεία και τους πconditions of the system. It also detects and blocks Mac ransomware.
F Secure will integrate the next-generation Little Flocker security engine into the new XFENCE technology. XFENCE will complement existing solutions to protect F-Secure's endpoint by providing advanced Mac protection solutions for businesses as well as for consumers.
The Myth of Macs That Don't Require Ransomware Protection backdoors and other software vulnerabilities has begun to surface. Advanced persistent threats (APTs) are increasingly focused on Macs due to Apple's popularity among senior-level employees and other high-value targets.
By acquiring the core Little Flocker technology and implementing it into F Secure's endpoint protection portfolio as XFENCE, F-Secure will further enhance the existing cyber security capabilities of its products for sophisticated detection of zero-day attacks, regardless of the platform chosen by its customers.
"Macs have become an attractive entry point for attackers who seek to penetrate organisms. With Little Flocker technology, we will enhance protection based on Mac's behavioral analysis to stop our modern opponents, "said Mike Stahlberg, Chief Technology Officer at F Secure.
Inter Engineering's Josmaarten Swinkels, CEO of Inter Engineering, comments: "F-Secure focuses on being the best in detection and investing heavily in technology to succeed. This is one of many actions that also benefit customers and the F Secure partner community. "
HF Secure plans to enrich Little Flocker technology with security its cloud and apply it to Protection Service for Business, a security solution with centralized management of computers, mobile devices and servers with integrated patching and Mobile Fleet Management. The technology will soon be available to consumers as part of the F-Secure SAFE solution – security for multiple and different devices.
For tech savvy users, the company will continue to offer the F-Secure XFENCE tool as a next-generation cyber security solution that will be available through a free beta release to:
https://campaigns.f-secure.com/xfence.