With the growth of malware threats on Android, it definitely makes sense to use an antivirus app, but unfortunately, a new study reveals many security apps have miserable detection rates, so you need to choose wisely. Here are the ones that performed best.
Not securing your computer at all isn’t an option: there are too many potential security threats, from losing personal data to bringing down your entire office infrastructure. Many of our readers favour free solutions, but in security there’s also a good case to be made for paying.
Dear Lifehacker, It seems that every day I am waking up to more articles in my news feed about another big company being hacked, with the hackers bringing down services or stealing sensitive information. Why is this happening? Are we currently in the midst of some ‘hacker revolution’ where every man and his dog have decided they want to join ‘anonymous’ or whoever else to fight ‘the man’? Or is a small group of people finding a lot of big holes within the infrastructure of major organisations? Have big companies thought they could get away with providing minimal security on our data all the years, and now it is starting to all fall back on them? I just don’t understand the constant stream of ‘this was hacked’ and ‘this was stolen’. Any insights as to what is currently going on in the digital world? Thanks, Concerned and Confused.
This morning, Apple announced that the next version of Mac OS X, dubbed Mountain Lion, is scheduled to be available later this year. It’s filled with cool new features, but who wants to wait to get them? Here’s how you can get the best features of Mountain Lion right now.
Today is Safer Internet Day in Australia, where tech-savvy people (that’s you, Lifehacker readers!) are encouraged to help the less-informed to avoid net nasties while online. To help along with that process, we’ve gathered together our most helpful guides to online security. Share and enjoy!
Vodafone is offering postpaid customers with Android phones the ability to add a McAfee Mobile Security subscription to their service for $3 a month. Is that a sensible investment?
Nearly every major Australian bank now offers free security software subscriptions to its customers. Here’s a quick roundup of what’s on offer.
Losing a USB key on a train is all too easy, and a risky prospect if you keep important data on it. But if you find one, think twice before using it: one recent study suggests that it’s extremely likely to contain malicious software.
Windows has more antivirus programs than we can count, but we keep coming back to Microsoft’s own offering, Security Essentials. It’s easy to use, lightweight and does everything in the background, so you rarely need to interact with it.
It’s pretty rare that you’ll see a virus or any malware pop up on a Mac, but it can happen. That said, we don’t feel you need to be using any antivirus software to protect yourself because your diligent mind should be sufficient. Here’s why, and also a few antivirus software options that are worth a look should you want a little more protection than you can provide yourself.
