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And according to Andrew McKee from security vendor Check Point, browser security should be seen as an essential and front line part of a computer users protection arsenal.
Speaking with channelnews, McKee says, "Browser security, run in addition to your current antivirus or security suite, provides an essential level of critical web protection you would not have otherwise. It does not replace traditional layers of protection such as antivirus, anti-spyware, firewall and a security suite, but works in conjunction with these solutions to provide an additional layer of security to ensure a user has complete protection against the emerging classes of browser-based "super attacks".
Furthermore says McKee, the company has seen that Australian consumers are becoming increasingly savvy about the threats they face online and the good news is that they are also becoming more educated on how to protect themselves.
Check Point markets ZoneAlarm ForceField, which says MckKee, "virtualises parts of the user's operating system that interact with the Internet, making it the first emulation system that adapts to how users surf rather than asking users to understand and adapt to the duplicate file systems and associated maintenance required of a traditional virtual machine".
