Internet security has long been one of those things that we all know is important, but don’t necessarily know how to approach – certainly as far as catering for our own needs in this often-tricky area is concerned.
Symantec is one of those companies that reckon you should reach into your pocket a bit more for the utmost peace of mind. So, is it worth handing over $69.99 of your hard-earned for one year of the company’s rangetopping family protection suite, Norton Security with Backup – or $139.98 if you sign up for two years?
AN IMPRESSIVE RANGE OF FEATURES
The name ‘Norton Security’ may make it sound like quite a generic product, but it’s actually an extremely fully-featured one in keeping with its premium price tag. Norton Security is also available for one device, at $44.99 for the first year, and as a Deluxe version for five devices, priced at $49.99. But in this review, we’re considering the all-singing, all-dancing Premium version for 10 devices.
This offers such exclusive perks as the backup of your PC files in the cloud to better protect against ransomware, the secure online storage of up to 25 GB of your Windows PC’s photos, movies, school projects and financial documents and the ability to add even more secure storage if and when you require.
A REFRESHED APPEARANCE AND EXPERIENCE
The emphasis on convenience, speed and ease of use continues once you have downloaded the software – as we did, for the purposes of this review, on a Windows laptop, although the experience on other devices is much the same.
On firing up the software, you are greeted with five large panels. If you want to run a scan, it’s the Security tab that you need. What if you need to check your ID protection settings? Then you’ll just need to head to the Identity section. The Backup part is fairly selfexplanatory, with its ability to run backups and restore files, while Performance gives you disk optimization and file cleanup options. The final More Norton panel is where you can add devices and access the Norton Family feature.
THE COMPLETE FAMILY SOLUTION
If you’re paying this much for an Internet security suite, it really does need to be excellent. Thankfully, Symantec Norton Security with Backup lives up to those lofty expectations. Not only does it effectively protect a wide range of devices and is easy to install on them, but it also offers a convenient and secure means of managing your online usernames and passwords.
All in all, it caters for almost every priority that one could have for a premium Internet security suite. You can read the full version of this review in the new issue of Apple Magazine and subscribe now to Symantec Norton Security with Backup.
by Benjamin Kerry & Gavin Lenaghan