If you are part of Generation Y then your daily life is all about being connected. Tweeting, friending, and googling is routine, but protecting yourself from the various cyber-related issues that will likely pop up should be, too.
According to our research, only 31% of Gen Y ranked security as the most important consideration when making decisions about their computer. In fact, Gen Y was more likely to prioritize entertainment and community than security. This is in spite of the fact that at least half indicated that they had computer security issues in the past two years.
In reality, being proactive with personal online security doesn’t have to be an inconvenience and should be a priority for this connected generation. Here are ten ways to get started. For the full article, click here.
You have to be nuts or a moron not to be concerned about security. I do not trust free security programs. You get what you pay for. I have hardware and software firewalls and my isp catches a lot of stuff before it even gets to me. I looked at a report from my security software and I have been attacked over 5,000 times this year so far. nothing has gotten through. if you are not running something you are a fool and you will get hit. I 100% guarantee it.
Call me a cynic but how convenient that the first comment lauds the desirability of paid for security
As a pensioner I find Zone Alarm Free an absolute boon as money is tight, please don’t denigrate the free programs otherwise those of us cash strapped will have nothing and the losers will be you younger folk trying to catch all those Trojans and Virus posted to you by your grannies.