ZoneAlarm Receives TWO Editors’ Choice Awards from PC Mag

ZoneAlarm PRO Firewall

 

ZoneAlarm’s Firewall has been an industry leader for more than a decade, and our 2016 product line is no exception. PC Mag’s Neil Rubenking recently awarded ZoneAlarm PRO Firewall 2016 the Editors’ Choice award, giving it 4.5/5 points and an Excellent rating overall. Rubenking also gave ZoneAlarm’s Free Firewall 2016 the Editors’ Choice award in the free Firewall category, giving it 4.5/5 and an Excellent rating overall. ZoneAlarm’s Free Antivirus + Firewall received an Excellent rating, receiving 4/5 overall.

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7 Simple Steps for Keeping Your Kids Safer Online

92% of US teens are online daily

After two long months of computer games and ice pops, it’s time to head back to school. And with the new school year comes new gadgets, new friends and new past times. So this is the perfect time to speak to your kids about staying safe online.
Today’s hyper-connected environment presents amazing opportunities for kids to explore ideas they would never be able to otherwise, but it also presents many dangers. The more tools you have for keeping your kids safe, the better.

Here are 7 steps for keeping your kids safer online.

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Introducing ZoneAlarm Extreme Security 2016: With Exclusive 100% Virus-Free Guarantee

ZoneAlarm 2016

 

We’re pleased to announce the release of our 2016 product line, and introduce ZoneAlarm Extreme Security’s exclusive new 100% virus-free guarantee. In addition to offering total protection from all viruses and malware, including zero-day attacks, the new ZoneAlarm Extreme also comes with privacy protection for your Android device. All 2016 products are fully compatible with Windows 10.

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4 Tips for Back-To-School Shopping in a Windows 10 World

Shopping for a new school year isn't what it used to be.

 

Back-to-school shopping isn’t just about buying mechanical pencils and grid-lined notebooks anymore. These days, shopping for the new school year often means investing in a new computer. Whether you’ve got kids heading to college, high school or (gulp!) even primary school, a new computer may very well be part of your 2015 school shopping list.

Of course, buying a computer is considerably more complicated than picking packs of pencils and paper. It’s a major purchase that calls for comparing prices, warranties, screen sizes, and operating systems. This year, with the release of Windows 10, there are more issues to consider than usual.

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3 Security Features in the Microsoft Edge Browser that We Love

Microsoft Edge

No matter how you rate on the Cyber Security Savviness meter, chances are you know that Microsoft’s Internet Explorer isn’t the most popular browser out there. And you may not know this, but chronic security issues one of the big reasons why Internet Explorer has faded from popularity over the past decade or so. That’s why Microsoft came up with Edge, the brand new browser that comes with Windows 10. And Microsoft is seriously hoping that Edge ushers in a new era of browser success.

 

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