Greetings everyone,
I am a new member as of 2/8/2007 and I have a wealth of information to share both on this forum and my website, PC-Armor.com. I have been working as a network and system administrator for a global corporation for the past 10 years and it has been my job to ensure ALL of our network-connected computers, servers, and devices remain secure from external and internal attacks. I brought PC-armor.com online January 1, 2007 with the sole objective of helping average computer users understand the threats facing them in today's environment, how these threats can negatively impact their computers and personal identity, and to offer advice and late-breaking news through our Blog (which can be accessed from any page on PC-armor.com). We have also become affiliates with software companies who not only protect the enterprise environment I administer, but have a proven track record for consistently being at the top of their fields.
There is a lot of useful and practical advice in this thread and it is important to note that many people rely on security software to protect their systems; but in reality, they must adopt sound security practices to remain safe! It has been my experience in working with normal computer users in our corporate environment that user education is just as important as having "proven" and reliable software. I noticed that many people recommend "free" software to protect systems; but it is important to note that you get what you pay for...these days, most of the better programs have become quite affordable. I have tested the freebies against the security that must be purchased and the latter has always found malware the freebies missed.
Be safe and check out our blogs...we try to write an article 5 to 6 times each week.
I am a new member as of 2/8/2007 and I have a wealth of information to share both on this forum and my website, PC-Armor.com. I have been working as a network and system administrator for a global corporation for the past 10 years and it has been my job to ensure ALL of our network-connected computers, servers, and devices remain secure from external and internal attacks. I brought PC-armor.com online January 1, 2007 with the sole objective of helping average computer users understand the threats facing them in today's environment, how these threats can negatively impact their computers and personal identity, and to offer advice and late-breaking news through our Blog (which can be accessed from any page on PC-armor.com). We have also become affiliates with software companies who not only protect the enterprise environment I administer, but have a proven track record for consistently being at the top of their fields.
There is a lot of useful and practical advice in this thread and it is important to note that many people rely on security software to protect their systems; but in reality, they must adopt sound security practices to remain safe! It has been my experience in working with normal computer users in our corporate environment that user education is just as important as having "proven" and reliable software. I noticed that many people recommend "free" software to protect systems; but it is important to note that you get what you pay for...these days, most of the better programs have become quite affordable. I have tested the freebies against the security that must be purchased and the latter has always found malware the freebies missed.
Be safe and check out our blogs...we try to write an article 5 to 6 times each week.