Why is Cybersecurity About More Than Viruses Now?

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Cybersecurity is no longer just about protecting your devices from viruses. It also means protecting your personal information, online activity, important files and privacy from the growing range of threats people encounter every day.

Consumers now use the internet for banking, shopping, working, streaming, social media and storing personal information. This creates more opportunities for cybercriminals to target sensitive information through phishing, malicious websites, unsafe networks and other online threats.

Modern cybersecurity should therefore help protect different parts of your digital life:

  • Phishing and malicious websites: Phishing uses fake messages, websites or other online content to trick people into sharing sensitive information. ESET's anti-phishing and Safe Banking and Browsing features help protect users when they browse, shop and bank online.
  • Sensitive files and information: Important documents, photos and other personal files can contain information you do not want others to access. ESET HOME Security Premium includes Secure Data encryption and Folder Guard, which helps protect sensitive files and folders from unauthorised access or modification.
  • Online privacy: Your internet connection can reveal information about your online activity. ESET HOME Security Premium includes unlimited VPN traffic, which encrypts your connection and helps prevent unwanted tracking.
  • Emerging threats: Cyber threats continue to evolve beyond traditional viruses. ESET uses AI-powered threat detection alongside its multi-layered security technology to detect and block malware, phishing and other emerging threats.

ESET HOME Security Premium brings these protections together to help secure more than just your device. It is designed to protect the information you store, the websites you visit, the files you rely on and the connections you make online.

As your digital life becomes more connected, cybersecurity needs to do more than stop viruses. It needs to help protect the wider digital life that you depend on every day