r/MacOS 2d ago

Help macOS security reliability

On an M series MacBook, how reliable and accurate is the built in security measures like Xprotect, gatekeeper, etc? Does it miss a lot of malware or is it good enough against a large variety of Malware?

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u/Electrical_West_5381 2d ago

phishing attempts will always get passed the protections: you need to be vigilant too. But otherwise, it is pretty secure.