Sophos Home Premium for Mac Review: Affordable Remote Security With Trade-Offs

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Pros & Cons View status and trigger actions by remote control Includes ransomware protection and parental control Inexpensive No scores from independent testing labs Parental content filter is not effective Lacks advanced features found in the Windows edition Mobile management and webcam protection no longer available Sophos Home Premium for Mac Specs Name Value tr:nth-of-type(n+6)]:hidden" :class="{ '[&>tr:nth-of-type(n+6)]:!table-row': open }"> On-Demand Malware Scan On-Access Malware Scan Website Rating Malicious URL Blocking Phishing Protection Behavior-Based Detection Vulnerability Scan Firewall More Specs

Sophos is a big name in corporate security, enabling one IT security expert to remotely manage local Sophos installations across a company’s fleet of computers without employee aid or interference. Sophos Home Premium delivers the same level of remote management for consumer security. With Sophos, you remotely view status and take action on up to 10 Windows or macOS antivirus installations for yourself or your family and friends, and its pricing is impressively low. The Mac edition lacks many high-end features available in Windows, however, and doesn’t have any recent test lab scores. If you can afford to spend a little more, consider Bitdefender Antivirus Plus or Norton AntiVirus Plus. These two are our Editors’ Choice picks for Mac antivirus, with top lab scores and a wider feature set than Sophos.How Much Does Sophos Home Premium Cost?Prices for macOS antiviruses vary wildly. With Norton, you pay $59.99 per year to protect a single device. That same price gets you a three-license subscription for Bitdefender, Malwarebytes Premium, or Total Defense Essential Anti-Virus.ESET Cyber Security is a bit more generous. With ESET, that same $59.99 per year covers five Macs. But Sophos outdoes all those mentioned here, offering to protect 10 devices, PC or Mac, for the very same $59.99.Apple makes macOS updates smooth and simple, so most Mac users migrate to the latest version as soon as it's available or when they&