New Year; Same Old Security Woes

It's now 2011 and many folks are brimming with resolve to quit some habit, go on a diet, or exercise more. Still others will look to the year ahead and try to predict what comes next for us. But resolutions are made to be broken and even the best intended predictions have a 50% or better chance of not coming true. There are, however, some absolutes. Here's a list of things you can count on happening in 2011.

Some celebrity's Twitter account will be hacked and their tweets will point to malware-laden websites;Someone you don't even know will try to 'friend' you on Facebook so they can spam you with socially engineered malware;A malicious email will pretend to be a breaking news alert;You'll receive a greeting card from a stranger with a link that points to a malicious website;Someone from Nigeria or South Africa will claim a long lost relative or complete stranger has left you lots of money, then ask you to pay some fees in order to receive the (bogus) funds;You'll receive a bogus job offer that promises instant cash with no qualification requirements other than having a bank account and a pulse;You'll receive an email claiming you've won some non-existent Internet lottery - and once again ask you for fees for the (bogus) funds.

This year, make a pact with yourself to not fall victim to yesteryear's social engineering scams. After all, you'll have plenty of other security mishaps to deal with in 2011 without adding getting scammed to the mix. For sure, you can also bet that in 2011:

Search engine trending topics will be repeatedly poisoned with links to malicious websites;Tens of thousands of legitimate websites will be repeatedly compromised;Malicious ads will be repeatedly distributed through bona fide and perfectly innocent websites;New security vulnerabilities will be repeatedly discovered, released, and quickly exploited - often by the same folks that discovered them.

Fortunately, you don't need to reinvent the wheel to protect yourself. Following these 2010 New Years Resolutions will keep you safer in 2011, both online and off.

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Download Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 (Final Version)

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La 5 luni dupa lansarea versiunii beta a popularului antivirus Security Essentials, Microsoft lanseaza in sfarsit si versiunea finala a acestuia.

Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 vine la pachet cu cateva caracteristici si functii noi, cum ar fi:

un nou motor anti-malware (heuristic) dotat cu o putere de detectare mult mai mare si care are capabilitatea de a curata mult mai eficient sistemele (nu se bazeaza doar pe updateurile definitiilor despre virusi pentru a detecta noi potentile pericole),integrarea in Internet Explorer (pentru a putea bloca scripturile periculoase chiar dinainte ca acestea sa fie rulate) si compatibilitatea excelenta cu Windows Firewall (permite activarea si/sau dezactivarea firewall-ului direct din interfata antivirusului),

optiunea de a limita consumul de resurse (CPU, memorie) in timpul scanarii si optiunea de a monitoriza comportamentul aplicatiilor si fisierelor de pe un sistem

De asemenea, MSE 2.0 se integreaza in retea, monitorizand traficul fara a afecta performanta PC-urilor, in felul acesta detectand potentialele pericole inainte ca acestea sa ajunga in computere.

Download Microsoft Security Essentials 2.0 (versiune finala)

Daca deja folositi acest antivirus, cel mai probabil veti primi o notificare care va va cere sa faceti upgradeul. Daca nu folositi MSE, poate ca este timpul sa incercati si dvs acest antivirus, gratuit pentru utilizatorii Windows cu licenta genuine. Posibil sa deveniti fani. ;)

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Best Internet Security Suites for 2011

An Internet Security Suite is a sound investment for your Windows PC, but it can be pricey. Finding the best Internet Security Suite that offers the most protection for your hard earned money is important. To save you time, money, and heartache, we've poured over the results of AV-Test.org's extensive testing of Internet Security Suites and provided our top picks for the best Internet Security Suites for 2011. To qualify, each Internet Security Suite had to score 4 or higher (out of a possible 6) for its combined effectiveness in detecting and removing malware.

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