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Hi Spiceheads! I read an article about a report recently released by the US Cyberspace Solarium Commission.

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Does your software monitor data breaches and compromised passwords? This feature is useful to alert you to any new data breaches that might have included one of your accounts that might have leaked this information, so you can update your password with something stronger to protect your online accounts.įor more information read the full article.

Do you already use a VPN? If so, what are the specifics about its protection? If you don’t already make use of one, Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are useful for a variety of reasons: they can protect your online browsing when you share a connection to a public Wi-Fi network, keep your actual location private as well as add additional protection so all of your online activities can’t be so easily compromised or tampered with.

For example, does the software stop tracking devices such as cookies, ad tracking and browser fingerprinting? There should also be several features to protect your family when you shop and bank online, or when providing other sensitive information such as your birthdate or medical information or when you use an email address to identify yourself on various websites.

Does the software protect your privacy under a variety of circumstances? Ideally, you want software that will keep your private information as private as possible.

Does the software work proactively or retroactively at protecting you from various threats? Is the malware stopped before it can do any damage, or do you have to act after you have been notified to cleanse your system from all traces of the infection? Look for those products which have built-in firewalls to complement anti-virus/anti-malware features, and those that can detect and warn you when you are using untrusted network connections or accidentally browse phony websites that could be dangerous (such as copycat banking sites that are trying to phish your credentials).

Does the software run on both desktop (MacOS and Windows) and mobile (Android and iOS) operating systems? You need protection across all of your devices, and that means having four solid versions that are designed to deliver similar features.

If you are considering an all-in-one security suite, here are some things to think about. The article highlights some of the things to think about as you consider an all-in-one security suite to help keep your family safe online. While antivirus provides a good foundation, you still need to build the rest of the structure to protect your family's activity. Hi Spiceheads! A recent article asked the question if antivirus is enough online protection for your family. You can also configure whether apps are allowed to access saved passwords.Īvast One Password Protection is included in Avast One Individual and Family subscription. This protection can be configured to Automatically block access or Ask me to allow or block the first time. Here you can add an email address to be monitored and also have the system check for new breaches immediately on a specific email address.įinally, there is a Browser protection section that will bring up the browser protection feature that helps protect passwords saved in your browser from being stolen or accessed by unwanted applications. You can also add new emails to be monitored in this section.īy moving to the Breach monitoring section you will bring up the list of emails that are currently being monitored.

For each breached account, you can click Change Password button to resolve the issue. When you open Password Protection section in Avast One, you’ll see a listing of all breaches associated with the emails you’ve registered as seen below under Compromised Passwords. Password issues are a serious problem, but you can easily and comprehensively discover accounts whose information has been lost or stolen and change them to protect yourself in a single location: the Password Protection feature in Avast One. As of this writing, they show over account and password information of 11 billion accounts have been lost globally. The site tracks lost and stolen passwords and is recognized as one of the best sources of information about how serious a problem this is.

Here are some highlights form the article about Avast One Password Protection.

It’s meant to help you understand a specific feature and how it works so that you can quickly understand and use the feature to better protect yourself.

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It is an ongoing series to help introduce you to specific features in Avast products. Hey Spiceheads! Avast has a series of articles called “Meet the Features”.