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Don’t take your antivirus software for granted

Security news is often sober, especially as of late. Many huge data breaches have come to light this year alone, and security vulnerabilities keep coming at us, too—like this week’s report about a massive issue with Secure Boot, one of the core methods used to keep your PC safe from sneaky attacks…

Security news is often sober, especially as of late. Many huge data breaches have come to light this year alone, and security vulnerabilities keep coming at us, too—like this week’s report about a massive issue with Secure Boot, one of the core methods used to keep your PC safe from sneaky attacks…
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How Antivirus Software Has Changed With the Internet

We live in a world filled with computer viruses, and antivirus software is almost as old as the Internet itself: The first version of what would become McAfee antivirus came out in 1987—just four years after the Internet booted up. For many of us, antivirus software is an annoyance…

We live in a world filled with computer viruses, and antivirus software is almost as old as the Internet itself: The first version of what would become McAfee antivirus came out in 1987—just four years after the Internet booted up. For many of us, antivirus software is an annoyance…
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Acronis True Image for Mac Review

Macworld At a glanceExpert’s Rating Pros Good backup elements, functional scheduling, and fast copy speeds between volumes Antiviral Protection module caught a respectable amount of viral samples right off the bat Easy to create a viable boot volume to work with Cons Clunky Acronis cloud dashboard interface Errors creating clone archives to the cloud Users

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At a glanceExpert’s Rating

Pros

Good backup elements, functional scheduling, and fast copy speeds between volumes

Antiviral Protection module caught a respectable amount of viral samples right off the bat

Easy to create a viable boot volume to work with

Cons

Clunky Acronis cloud dashboard interface

Errors creating clone archives to the cloud

Users are unable to target specific drives to perform antivirus scans on

Our Verdict
There’s admirable antivirus protection…
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10 things I’d never, ever do as an IT professional

I have been working in the IT industry for over 30 years, for most of this time as an editor at PC-WELT (PCWorld’s German sister publication), specializing in security. I test antivirus software, give tips on how to make Windows more secure, am constantly on the lookout for the best security tools…

I have been working in the IT industry for over 30 years, for most of this time as an editor at PC-WELT (PCWorld’s German sister publication), specializing in security. I test antivirus software, give tips on how to make Windows more secure, am constantly on the lookout for the best security tools…
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Bitdefender Total Security review: One of the top antivirus options you can buy

Bitdefender bundles antivirus and anti-malware with other digital privacy tools to keep you safer. Here’s how it works…

Bitdefender bundles antivirus and anti-malware with other digital privacy tools to keep you safer. Here’s how it works…
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