![]() Finding and installing security apps for each can be a fiddly proposition, and managing them all can be even trickier. ![]() Most homes have multiple digital devices ranging from PCs through to smartphones and tablets, all running a bevvy of operating systems. The days of installing a virus scanner on that one lone, beige box PC tucked away in a corner of the house are long gone. I managed to get my hands on an advance copy of Norton's newly released Norton Security 2015 package, which includes an industrial strength antivirus engine, a Firewall and a tonne of other goodies. Installing a good security app that's capable of detecting unauthorised activity goes a long way towards stopping you from becoming a cyber-crime statistic. Thankfully combating these threats isn't difficult. Other cyber-nasties can harvest passwords and other personal information or even bombard you with annoying adverts. Ironically, because people are so desperate to get their information back, they pay up, and this encourages even more Ransomeware attacks. Ransomware, a relative newcomer, can see the entire contents of your device encrypted and locked up until you agree to pay to have it unlocked. Identity theft can see bank accounts emptied and other crimes carried out using your name. The upshot of this is that a good firewall/security bundle is not just a nice to have, but an essential.Ĭyber crimes are no longer just a slight annoyance either - they can wreak havoc on lives. This is a potentially lethal combination. Nowadays, a huge chunk of our lives exists online, and digital security issues have escalated way beyond simple boot sector viruses. ![]() Viruses arrived on dodgy floppy disks and were more of an annoyance than any real threat. In the bad old days keeping a PC secure was simple. ![]()
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