The Mac and its operating system MacOS have the name to be safe against malware and viruses. However, due to its still growing popularity, the Mac is increasingly threatened. And it is often precisely the Mac user himself that open doors for malware or hackers. Pareto can help you prevent all this.
Pareto Security is an app for macOS that checks the security settings of your Mac and helps you to avoid common security errors. The app is also part of SetApp.
The Pareto Security App is active in the background and gives you notifications via a menu in the macOS menu bar. This means that you can immediately see which settings are safe with green and orange balls or need attention.
What is Pareto Security?
Pareto Security is not an antivirus software, it an app that gives users recommendations to eliminate security risks and ensures that your Mac is correctly configured and stays up-to-date. The app checks a limited number of security settings, which can cause most problems.
Which security settings check Pareto Security?
Pareto Security checks various important safety settings on your Mac to ensure that your computer is correctly configured for optimum security. The most important settings that the app checks are:
- Firewall: Check whether your firewall is switched on to protect your Mac against unwanted outside network connections.
- Filevault: Checking whether the encryption of your SSD storage (hard disk) is active.
- Password protection: Check whether a password protection is activated after a period of inactivity.
- Airplay receiver: Checking whether the AirPlay receiver is switched off to prevent unauthorized access.
- Secure boat: The app verifies whether your Mac is set to start safely.
In addition to these basic settings, Pareto Security also performs dozens of different safety checks. These are divided into four categories: access security, firewall & sharing, macOS software updates and system integrity.
In addition, the app also checks whether popular apps such as Google Chrome, Signal and Zoom are up-to-date, since outdated versions of these apps can form a security risk.
Only control and recommendations
The Pareto Security App only checks the security settings and gives you recommendations. The app itself does not make any changes on your Mac. Pareto Security is designed to help you keep your Mac safe by reminding you of engaging important security settings.
At every institution that has checked Pareto you will receive a detailed description and instructions on how you can remedy the safety problem. And of course it is also possible that you do not want to adjust a certain function such as an open port in the firewall, because you simply need it. In that case you can switch off the check.
Purchase pareto security
As often with Security Apps, safety comes with a solid price tag. For the Pareto Security you pay € 20 per month, for which you can use the app on 10 Macs. If you want to try out Pareto Security for free, then that is possible for 14 days. You can find more information on: Paretosecurity.com
Available in SetApp
A cheaper alternative to use the Pareto Security App is a software subscription service via SetApp where you have access to more than 230 macOS apps for a fixed amount per month, you can also try this service for free.
