NatWest protects customers with Malwarebytes Premium

By Robin Amlot

Malwarebytes^TM, has been selected by NatWest Group to deliver cybersecurity solutions to the bank’s consumer and business banking customers worldwide. NatWest Group customers will now be able get a free license to install Malwarebytes Premium to protect their digital experiences from within their Online Banking portal.

“Keeping our customers safe and secure is of paramount importance to us,” said Alasdair MacFarlane, Head of Fraud Prevention NatWest. “We are the only UK bank to offer premium virus protection to our customers for free and are working with Malwarebytes to deliver this.”

The new customer offering already has more than 100,000 customer downloads to date and further efforts are planned to increase awareness amongst the bank’s customer base.

“Providing digital protection, productivity, and peace of mind to customers is increasingly critical for companies and consumers as the threat landscape continues to rapidly evolve,” said Marcin Kleczynski, CEO of Malwarebytes. “Malwarebytes has been a champion of security since our inception and we’re thrilled to be able to partner with innovative, socially responsible organizations like NatWest Group who are going above and beyond to ensure the safety of their customers.”

Malwarebytes for NatWest Group is available for personal customers on up to ten devices and for business customers on up to thirty devices. Users may download Malwarebytes from their online banking portal after logging in. This offering is available for customers of NatWest, Royal Bank of Scotland, Isle of Man Bank, NatWest International and Ulster Bank.

Malwarebytes’ team of researchers and security experts protect more than 60,000 businesses and millions of people worldwide, combatting millions of threats daily using artificial intelligence and machine learning to identify behaviour and catch new threats. CEO Marcin Kleczynski founded Malwarebytes in 2008 and has grown the company to over 800 employees across the world . The company is headquartered in California with offices in Europe and Asia.