IT security and control firm, Sophos has announced its market-leading Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac: Home Edition will fully support Apple's Mac OS X Lion (10.7). Current users of Sophos Anti-Virus products for Mac will continue to be fully protected as soon as they upgrade to Mac OS X Lion, now available. New users will also have immediate compatibility after downloading the security product.

As Apple's operating system has increased in popularity in recent years, so have security threats for users.  Sophos Anti-Virus for Mac provides automatic detection against existing and new threats for Mac OS X Operating Systems, including Lion. The solution detects both Mac and Windows malware, and is backed by Sophos Labs, Sophos' global network of highly skilled researchers and analysts that protects businesses and users from known and emerging malware - viruses, trojans, spyware and rootkits. 

Sophos Labs has seen a recent rise in malware specifically targeting Mac OS X users including a series of recent fake anti-virus attacks such as the Mac Security variants which are spread through infected web pages including Mac Defender and Mac Security. In a recent Sophos Facebook page poll, 89% of the 968 people who answered the poll said they would recommend friends and family install anti-virus software on their Macs. Due to the rise in Mac malware in 2011, many Mac users have realized the need to take security on their home computer seriously as well as recognized the advantages of running anti-virus software.