Report ID: ES-MAC-2026-04 Date: April 13, 2026 Author: Security Architecture Team Classification: Internal Use – Confidential 1. Executive Summary As macOS continues to gain market share in enterprise environments—from creative departments to executive leadership and DevOps—the need for robust, native endpoint security integrated with Virtual Private Network (VPN) clients has become critical. Traditional VPNs provide encrypted tunnels, but modern threats require endpoint posture assessment, malware prevention, and data loss prevention (DLP) at the point of connection.