The malware threat is more insidious than ever. If you’re not properly protected, you may not know you’ve been hit until dodgy-looking transactions start appearing on your online shopping accounts, or an alert pops up warning that your files have been encrypted. Simply being careful online is no longer good enough – not that it ever was.
Fortunately, as we all know, security software isn’t something you necessarily need to spend money on. A decent degree of protection is built right into Windows 10, and there are copious providers promising to keep you safe for free.
With so much at stake, though, the question is whether opting for a free suite is a false economy – especially when some paid-for suites can be had for almost nugatory sums. Alongside the free options this month, we test a whole spread of commercial security software at prices ranging from just £7 up to £50 per annum.
So if you’ve been wondering whether it’s worth paying a premium for high-end protection, or whether you’re just as well off with a cheap or free solution, you’ll find the answer on the following pages. Read on to discover which products will keep you safe on a tight budget, and which struggle to justify their price tags.
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Hackers are using these malicious npm packages to target developers Windows, macOS, and Linux systemsNews Security experts have issued a warning to developers after ten malicious npm packages were found to deliver infostealer malware across Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.
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Blackpoint Cyber and NinjaOne partner to bolster MSP cybersecurityNews The collaboration combines Blackpoint Cyber’s MDR expertise with NinjaOne’s automated endpoint management platform
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Millions of Dell laptops are are at risk thanks to a Broadcom chip vulnerability – and more than 100 device models are impactedNews Widely used in high-security environments, the PCs are vulnerable to attacks allowing the theft of sensitive data
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‘A huge national security risk’: Thousands of government laptops, tablets, and phones are missing and nowhere to be foundNews A freedom of information disclosure shows more than 2,000 government-issued phones, tablets, and laptops have been lost or stolen, prompting huge cybersecurity concerns.
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Busting nine myths about file-based threatsWhitepaper Distinguish the difference between fact and fiction when it comes to preventing file-based threats
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The Total Economic Impact™ of the Intel vPro® Platform as an endpoint standardWhitepaper Cost savings and business benefits enabled by the Intel vPro® Platform as an endpotnt standard
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The Total Economic Impact™ of IBM Security MaaS360 with WatsonWhitepaper Cost savings and business benefits enabled by MaaS360
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WithSecure Elements EPP and EDR review: Endpoint protection on a plateReviews An affordable cloud-managed solution with smart automated remediation services
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KuppingerCole leadership compass report - Unified endpoint management (UEM) 2023Whitepaper Get an updated overview of vendors and their product offerings in the UEM market.
