Finding the Security Software That Suits Your Needs

[omidomi]

Content source

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/allan-smith/finding-the-security-soft_b_9644638.html

Along with the numerous benefits the internet offers, not the least of which is access to information 24/7, hackers and malicious entities roam the cyberspace, justifying the oft-used expression, “This is why we can’t have good things.”

Spear phishing, spam, malware, viruses, worms, ransomware - there’s a whole battalion of them waiting in the sidelines to launch an attack, especially on unprotected, unsuspecting users. (For more information, this Infosec article differentiates one virus or malicious code type from another.)

This being the norm, leaving the security of your devices to fate is irresponsible. Keeping your computers and smartphones protected is paramount, the same way securing your house before you retire for the night is second nature for most people around the world.

Surely, you don’t want your private information plastered on public forums for the world to see, or your bank accounts wiped clean without your permission.

The good news is that security software products to safeguard your devices - home computers, office computers, laptops, tablets, or smartphones - are plenty. The bad news is that there are so many of them on the market that it can be difficult to determine which best suits your needs. Those days when security software choices were a toss-up between McAfee and Norton are long gone.

This article offers a proven two-step process to find the security software that’s just right for you.

 

[Deleted Member 333v73x]

Thanks for that! It sure will help a lot of members choose the best security FOR THEM, not just what does good in tests that can be biased...

 

[Mineria]

When testing security software, look for the following features:

● Email protection

It isn't really needed with a proper sandbox/hips, hence why a lot of today's security suites come without it.

 

[dJim]

lol what ppl really need is.. stop to open unknow mails and never never ever open/ donwload files from mail. if ppl will act with more brain viruses will be history

 

[Mineria]

lol what ppl really need is.. stop to open unknow mails and never never ever open/ donwload files from mail. if ppl will act with more brain viruses will be history

So you never open attachments?
Attachments are used for a lot of important things, both private as at work, so telling your staff to not open them would be a very bad advice.
As for unknown mails, that is what a proper spam-filter on the mail server should catch, and if people get them and open malicious content regardless, the security software should isolate and discard the threat.
Besides that we can't state that people don't use their brains when they get infected, they might work in a field where they won't have time to pay attention to information technologies small details.

 

[hjlbx]

You can write a 500-page book on this topic.

Adopt sound protection config with reasonably good protection for system.

Don't make it overly complicated. Don't try to every attack vector known to mankind. The more you add, the more likely you will experience problems.

Once implement sound protection, don't worry about it...

 

[dJim]

So you never open attachments?
Attachments are used for a lot of important things, both private as at work, so telling your staff to not open them would be a very bad advice.
As for unknown mails, that is what a proper spam-filter on the mail server should catch, and if people get them and open malicious content regardless, the security software should isolate and discard the threat.
Besides that we can't state that people don't use their brains when they get infected, they might work in a field where they won't have time to pay attention to information technologies small details.

its easy im getting some mails daily wich name " seems legit " like name of my bank or some page i have account in tittle of msg but if u check the mail where come from its another things mail so strange.just check the mail where come from and be sure u waiting for mail from that site.