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Pareto Security

Non-invasive device security checks for teams.

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Pareto Security is a read-only device security checker for macOS, Windows, and Linux, paired with a cloud dashboard for teams that need to verify encryption, patching, firewall, screen lock, and related settings without taking control of a machine. It is designed for remote, personal, and contractor laptops, and it generates audit-ready reports for SOC 2, ISO 27001, CIS, and Cyber Essentials.

The desktop apps are free and open source, with platform-specific versions: a native Swift app for macOS Sonoma and later, a CLI and tray app for Ubuntu, Arch, Fedora, and NixOS, and a lightweight installer for Windows 11. Each runs 30+ configuration checks and offers one-click fixes. Pareto Cloud adds device monitoring across platforms, alerts via email, Slack, or Teams, an API, compliance reporting, workspaces, zero-trust login, and a fractional CISO on Business plans. Enterprise, MSP, and MSSP editions add dashboard SSO, SLA and priority support, custom integrations, and source code access.

Pareto is aimed at teams that need device-level evidence for compliance or customer security reviews, including those using BYOD or contractor machines. The desktop apps are free; Pareto Cloud is free for up to 5 devices, with paid Team and Business plans priced per device per month, and custom Enterprise, MSP, and MSSP plans for larger deployments.

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