With more organizations preferring macOS endpoints for business-critical work, it has become an increasingly attractive target for attackers. Cybercriminals are actively developing malware and exploits specifically engineered for macOS environments. And despite Mac being known for its in-built security measures, Mac endpoints are not immune to vulnerability-based attacks.
Maintaining the security of enterprise macOS devices requires continuous visibility into their vulnerabilities and implementing a well-structured remediation process to mitigate those vulnerabilities. Vulnerability Manager Plus helps organizations identify, prioritize, and remediate vulnerabilities so your Mac devices stay resilient to potential cyberattacks.
Once the Vulnerability Manager Plus agent is installed on your Mac systems, vulnerability assessment begins right away. In the console, see every vulnerability across your macOS assets.
Scan your macOS devices and identify vulnerabilities based on installed software versions. Vulnerability Manager Plus automatically detects and surfaces newly disclosed vulnerabilities for remediation. Drill down into each vulnerability to gain deeper insights, including its discovery and entire disclosure timeline, potential attack vectors, CVE and CWE details, affected systems, exploit code availability, remediation recommendations, and the potential impact to your environment.
You can also track relevant discussions from security communities and social platforms, helping you understand how the vulnerability is being discussed and exploited in the wild. This additional context enables you to assess risk more accurately and make informed remediation decisions.
With the number of vulnerabilities ramping up everyday, remediation efforts can seem like an uphill battle. Not every vulnerability poses the same level of risk, though even a seemingly low-severity vulnerability can pave the way to more serious threats.
That's why Vulnerability Manager Plus enriches every detected vulnerability with AI-based risk scores calculated using real-world risk factors such as exploit availability, vulnerability severity scores, attack trends, and more. In addition to risk scores, you can assess each vulnerability based on risk indicators, patch availability, and other parameters.
This context helps you quickly identify critical vulnerabilities, prioritize remediation efforts effectively, and focus on the issues that need immediate attention.
Easily isolate zero-day vulnerabilities and publicly disclosed vulnerabilities under a dedicated tab. Then, deploy available workarounds and mitigation measures across macOS endpoints while waiting for vendor-issued fixes. This helps reduce the exposure window and risk of exploitation even when a patch isn't available yet.
Once vulnerabilities are identified, deploy patches manually or automatically using Automated Patch Deployment (APD).
With APD, test patches before deployment, schedule installation windows, and define pre- and post-deployment policies. Patch rollouts then run automatically around your business hours and organizational requirements.
With the Executive Patch Summary report, get a consolidated view of missing patches, deployment status, and patching progress across the enterprise.
Run a wide range of reports, such as system compliance reports, executive vulnerability summary reports, and detailed patch reports, for deeper visibility into supported, missing, and vulnerable patches.
These reports help you track remediation measures and patch compliance, giving you the insight needed to secure your systems.
Not every vulnerability requires remediation. In some cases, certain vulnerabilities may be accepted as known business risks.
In Vulnerability Manager Plus, mark such vulnerabilities as exceptions and control the scope of those exceptions through creating custom groups of macOS endpoints. This ensures that exception policies are applied only where they're needed.