Intruders are the most successful in attacking all computers—not just home computers—when they use viruses and worms. Installing an anti-virus program and keeping it up to date is among the best defenses for your home computer. If your financial resources are limited, they are better spent purchasing a commercial anti-virus program than anything else.
—“Home Computer Security”, CERT® Coordination Center, Software Engineering Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, http://www.cert.org/homeusers/HomeComputerSecurity/
Firewalls are an important part of your home computer’s security defenses.
—Ibid.
Every computer connected to the Internet must fulfil three basic requirements:
- It must run an antivirus program all the time.
- It must run a firewall all the time.
- All software must be kept up to date.
On most computers, a security breach could lead to exposure of confidential information, such as banking credentials, credit card numbers, and/or address book contents.
Even if you do not feel you have any information of value to an attacker, you are still responsible for preventing criminals from using your computer and your Internet connection to commit fraud, or to launch attacks on other computers. Such crimes are not only harmful to innocent third parties, but may also incriminate you.
If you have not already protected yourself, or if your software is outdated, now would be a great time to select, purchase and install a suitable product from the following list. The links lead to the Norman shop over at www.anta.net.
Products
Norman Security Suite
Antivirus + antispyware + firewall + parental control + more. A set of security programs to guard you against Internet threats such as viruses, worms, Trojans, spyware and intruders.
Norman Security Suite - Antivirus & Antispyware
Antivirus + antispyware. Protects you against Internet threats such as viruses, worms, Trojans, root kits and spyware. (You also need a firewall.)
Norman Security Suite - Personal Firewall
Firewall. Protect yourself with the best personal firewall available. (You also need antivirus software.)
Norman Security Suite - Parental Control
Parental control. The Internet is not necessarily a good place to be, and there are web sites we certainly do not want the youngest members of the family to visit. (You also need antivirus software as well as a firewall.)
Business class
Norman Virus Control - Business Edition
A complete antivirus solution for companies that need protection for their workstations and laptops (Windows®, Linux and OS/2), servers (Windows, Linux and Novell) and terminal servers (Citrix and Microsoft®).
Norman Virus Control - Single User
User-friendly, proactive and automated. This product uses the same core components as the Business Edition, but does not include network management functionality.
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