Advanced Plus Security Lightning_Brian's 2018 Security Config

[LDogg]

Some really good upgrades and updates on your setup! Thanks for sharing!

~LDogg

 

[bribon77]

thanks for sharing

 

[oldschool]

You're not paranoid, you're insane! No, you're just paranoid! Nice setup, but $$$? Thanks for sharing.

 

[Lightning_Brian]

Some really good upgrades and updates on your setup! Thanks for sharing!

~LDogg

@LDogg thank you! I like to stay up on the latest generation of software to keep up with the changing times. Lots of great updates have been made to the software I own and use.

thanks for sharing

@bribon77 Your welcome!!

You're not paranoid, you're insane! No, you're just paranoid! Nice setup, but $$$? Thanks for sharing.

@oldschool How's it going!? Yeah I'm paranoid and perhaps a little insane!! haha Na' I agree I'm a bit paranoid. Indeed the setup does cost some serious chunk of change; however, I have gotten some great deals over the years. Every year on various websites Norton goes on a deep discount so I snag the license for a super good deal. VMware Workstation Pro is a large chunk of change that I spend on each year that cost some serious amount of money. However, VMware has some good Customer Service (if anyone ever needs to work with them) and they usually cut me a deal being that I have been with them for so long. Therefore a plug for them - hats off to VMware for your great customer service!!

Revo Uninstaller v4 with two years of free upgrades direct from the manufacture cost some serious money too, but they too have great customer service that likes to keep their customers coming back through a nice discount. Bitsdujour (well known website) sometimes puts their Pro Portable up for a nice deal too. Worth a look!

Acronis True Image 2018/2019 is some great software that costs some serious money too. However, I have been very lucky to get some free upgrades. If you buy the 2018 version after a certain period of time you can upgrade for free to 2019 per Customer Support: PC backup software | Acronis True Image

Therefore, when I see Acronis True Image 2018 go on sale (sometimes free after mail in rebate) I jump for it and then go for the 2019 version too - through the free upgrade. Of course I have to wait for the mail in rebate to show and sometimes follow up a few times on the mail in rebate, but in the end minus my time it becomes free and I get the latest version for free too. Acronis has some great software and some good customer support. However, Macrium Reflect Free along with viBoot is super cool!!! If folks don't have the money or funds to get Acronis True Image 2018 (even for free through mail in rebate which puts you on the hook for a while) I say Macrium Reflect Free with viBoot is amazing (hence the reason why I use it too).

Well folks, I think I'm going to go with the Professional version of Windows 10 as it allows some really sweet upgrades over Home. I'm in the process of finding a great deal on Windows 10 Pro. Part of me just doesn't want to purchase $200 x 2 ($400), but I'm ready to see what I can find on Black Friday/Cyber Monday for deals. This will likely mark one of the larger upgrades to my build once I do buy it.

Plug out there for VoodooShield Premium - just wow!! Wowzers!! I'm really liking the improvements and the great work that is being done with the software. What a great investment VoodooShield Premium truly is. Even the free version is amazing.

All in all I have spent some serious money on my setup, but I have found some great deals on software throughout the years so I'm thankful for that and wonder folks at the various companies I have actually had the pleasure of meeting via phone, email, support forums etc.

~Brian

 

[Lightning_Brian]

Happy New Year!!!

A new year brings a new security configuration! A new security configuration brings new thoughts. Should I simply change the title of my security configuration and update everything @harlan4096 @JM Security or should I create a new one? I have been keeping it fairly up-to-date.

Thanks,

Brian