Anindita Mishra
Cybermum, McAfee India Like any other parent, Anindita wants to make sure that her children are safe wherever ...
The latest McAfee Survey shows that India is the 10th Least Protected Country with almost 17.32% Consumers not using PC Protection
Other facts which need to be pondered on:
These and other startling facts have come to light through a global study conducted by McAfee. The study analyzed data from voluntary scans of around 27-28 million PCs per month to arrive at an estimate of the number of consumers who have basic security software installed. The study found that even though 83% of global consumers had active basic security protection17% PCs had either no anti-virus installed or the software was installed, but disabled.
Note: Basic security protection includes working anti-virus, anti-spyware, and firewall technologies
Key Global Findings of the Report:
A serious question here is, are you one of those 17.3% of Indian consumers in India? Because if you are, or if you are the type that continually defers the simple task of installing security software, you are not only doing grave harm not only to yourself and your computer BUT also to any child who might have the access for your computer. Think about it. An unprotected computer is like a treasure trove for a hacker, a cyber criminal like a scammer and an online predator. It makes their task easy and puts you and your loved ones at great risk.
What you SHOULD do?
ü If you don’t have security software, install one NOW! Don’t delay you might lose some precious data or download infected files that might harm your system. The process is so easy even a computer novice can do it. You can either purchase a CD from a nearby store (ensure it offers family protection) or better still, you can buy protection software from the site of a reputed company (try getting one that can be used to protect all your internet-enabled devices). Once you make your purchase, you will receive a key. Go to the site indicated on the CD or on the website; access your account (or create one if you don’t have an existing account); enter the key and continue as directed. And voila! The work is done.
I strongly recommend a highly advanced, all-inclusive software like McAfee AllAccess. It will allow you to protect all your devices like PCs, laptops, smartphones without having to bother about obtaining separate software for separate devices.
Tune in for my next blog where I will discuss why consumers leave their PCs unprotected and the dangers this may expose them to. Till then, surf safely!
Tags: Global unprotected rates, mcafee all access, pc protection, security software
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