Most Internet users are aware of the importance of coming up with unique passwords when registering for sites or services, but in practice this isn't particularly easy to do. Such is the wide range of sites ...

Taking steps to ensure that your PC is sufficiently protected against threats is a must these days, and there's a range of suites and tools around to help. What's frustrating is when you hear of a ...

Treading similar ground to higher profile tools such as Steganos Safe, PrivateDisk is an application that creates a secure drive space on your computer and allows you to lock your data away from prying eyes. For ...

The latest tool to claim to add a bit of welcome privacy to the standard PC, Folder Castle is a small download but packs in enough to satisfy some basic security needs. On installation you're asked ...

AVG Internet Security 8.0 is the latest version of the complete home security package from the company that made a name for itself by offering powerful, free antivirus software to the masses. It's a pretty comprehensive ...

Virtualisation has been the buzzword of the last 12 months, but many people still think it's a technique only applicable to servers in large, corporate data centres. Here's an everyday application of the technique that can ...

With all the malware floating around the Internet, it's important to protect your PC against the worst excesses. Although the focus of protection has shifted from anti-virus to anti-spyware applications, the best approach is still a ...

It may sound a like a new toothpaste, but Total Protection 2008 is designed to keep a bit more than your molars in check. This latest version of McAfee's flagship Internet security suite offers no fewer ...

Budget programs are all well and good; let's face it, everyone's up for a bargain. But entrusting the safety of your PC to a cut-price security solution is a matter that will probably make some people ...

It was by pure coincidence that our review copy of the annual update of Steganos' Safe software was installed onto the same test machine that still housed last year's edition. And it was interesting to see ...

The choice of possible guard-dogs for your PC is certainly wide ranging. Some security suites are more effective than others, some are more comprehensive, and BitDefender's effort definitely has the latter base covered. It offers the ...

If you ask about budget anti-virus protection on any message board, odds are that AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition will be recommended. It's a solid program that provides a good level of basic protection and regular updates ...

These days there's a large range of anti-virus options to choose from, not just Norton and McAfee. The Trend Micro brand has been around for a while (previously it was also known as PC-Cillin) and is ...

Thanks to the good old Internet and its wealth of potential security risks, there will never be a lack of interest in PC protection. Spyware Doctor has been one of the more successful anti-spyware tools of ...

As an alternative to VPN remote access, hosted remote control services from companies such as LogMeIn have a lot to offer, enabling you to connect to a home or office PC from anywhere with Internet access. ...

Recently we took at look at McAfee's Total Protection 2007, identifying it as a comprehensive and powerful set of tools for securing your PC. With Microsoft's Onecare also on the prowl, it was inevitable that security ...

McAfee's Total Protection is an all-in-one solution for the home user that crams an impressive amount of tools and applications into a single suite. These can either be installed as a complete collection or, unlike many ...

There's little point reiterating the proliferation of online threats in the modern online world, so instead let's look at the latest release of a popular remedy. GriSoft has, for many years, provided a free version of ...

Bullguard has for some time been a purveyor of respected and widely-used firewall software. Regularly notching up awards and gradually increasing its exposure, it might not be - thankfully - as in-your-face as a Norton product, ...

In recent years all the big names in Internet security software have added 'all-in-one' products to their ranges. Each new release sees more features being added to these packages (with some exceptions), and the latest 2007 ...