

A secure browsercan provide additional security, including "isolated" surfing of banking sites, or enhanced protection against phishing.The Parental Controlcan complement the one built into macOS, including filtering websites for child-sensitive content, or offering predator protection features.A Wi-Fi Protection tool will monitor your network for possible security issues, especially on a public network.A VPN will allow you to connect anonymously and securely, and the feature is increasingly present in suites, often coupled with a fairly low data quota unless you pay an additional subscription.Antivirus software can also detect missing updates for both the system and third-party software. An anti-exploit module to protect the system against vulnerabilities, often due to software or a system that is not regularly updated.The integration of a sandbox, which will run the software in a secure environment in order to isolate it from the rest of the system.Two solutions exist to protect against these attacks: prevent modifications to sensitive files, and make frequent backups of these files

This software has appeared in recent years and takes the user's personal data hostage, which ends up being encrypted, with a ransom demand.

Signature databases identify known threats according to a signature.
