Discover How Bitdefender Responds to New Internet Challenges

Internet penetration or access is perceived as the mirror that reflects the health of an economy and the social progress. Pretty much like telephones, water, and electricity it has become an essential utility, and recognizing that government of the United States and other countries have also come with their broadband policies to streamline its access & usage. A current prediction says that by 2012 it will expand by 3.1% to 239 million, representing 75.6% of the total population. Simultaneously, mobile Internet users will reach 113.9 million. But there is rising health issues as well. As consumers are going online so are cyber criminals. Internet attackers are largely targeting the social network understanding its high user base (Twitter has more than 140 million active users, Facebook has over 900 million), as data and information are widely available on such platform due to the benign approach of end-users so the latter don’t need put much efforts. Email which shares the largest pie is also not less vulnerable as always. In the wake of that security vendors like Bitdefender have come up with their unparalleled security features in their home products like Bitdefender Internet Security & Bitdefender Total Security. A few include: (a) Active Virus Control - Monitors processes behavior while they are running to detect new & unknown viruses (b) Rescue mode - Reboots your computer in a trusted environment, which is used for cleanup and restoration (c) Virtualized Browser - Isolates the browser from the operating system in a Bitdefender-provided environment to block web-based threats, (d) Vulnerability Scanner - Checks for missing or outdated security software as well as potentially unsafe system settings (e) Antispam - Stops unwanted e-mail from reaching your Inbox (f) Two-way Firewall - Monitors your Internet connections and keeps strangers from accessing your Wi-Fi connection, Parental Control - Blocks inappropriate content, restricts Web access between certain hours, and helps parents remotely monitor their children's online activity, and more. Bitdefender Total Security takes a further jump by including 2 GB of free, & secure online space for your valuable critical files and emails. The feature named as Safebox can instantly backup files and folders to a secure remote server and allows file sync between your computers. Induction of Personal Data Filter is to make sure that critical data, such as your social security number, etc. remain confined to your system. The shared chat messages and files will be encrypted. The vendor flaunts some state-of-the-art features like Bitdefender SafePay, Device Anti-Theft - Remotely locate, lock or wipe any internet connected device, USB Immunizer - protection for flash drives against e-threats & Security Widget in the latest 2013 series. In discussed products, the vendor has emphasized to keep the user-interface simple and responsive. You can get a quick glimpse of the system security status. A big dashboard at the top of the interface warns you of your security status, with green for secure, yellow for problems that "require attention," and red for immediate security issues. Besides the notifications, products display buttons like Events, Settings, and AutoPilot. However, if something is not going well, and you are desperate need to repair the corrupted Windows operating system then it’s not any herculean job. Boot your system with the Bitdefender Rescue CD (If required change the BIOS mode and look for “Boot sequence”) and repair all damaged files in no time.