According to statistics [PDF] released by the market research agency IDC, 76% of IT decision-makers believe that Macs are more secure than other computers.
47% of the companies surveyed said that Mac is more secure than other platforms and that the company’s IT department plans to purchase and use more Mac devices; 36% of IT decision-makers believe that Apple Mac is easy to deploy and manage.
The report points out that Mac and macOS provide many security features that are highly praised by enterprise customers. Attached are some of the survey results as follows:
Apple's multiple device management APIs ensure devices are included in enterprise management systems the first time they are powered on
Apple’s Endpoint Detection API gives IT teams a way to ensure device security while maintaining user performance
Apple integrates identity authentication systems through a built-in SSO framework that is compatible with modern identity providers (IdPs), so enterprises can easily scale to thousands of Macs.
Touch ID on macOS implements native encryption, increases user trust, and provides a seamless hardware and software experience through Apple Silicon, which is a huge win for IT.
