有些人认为防病毒产品是相当保守的，不会很快发展的软件。但这再错误不过了——网络犯罪分子不会浪费时间来制造与去年相同的恶意软件。如果这是真的，我们今天就不必与高级勒索软件之类的东西作斗争。病毒和其他网络犯罪(cyber crime)媒介正在以非常快的速度发展，防病毒产品也必须效仿。这就是为什么防病毒产品往往是世界上最具创新性的软件应用程序类型之一，这也是我们今年决定颁发防病毒领域“最佳创新奖”的原因。(article and learn)(antivirus product)
数字公民(Digital Citizen)- 2017 年最佳创新奖授予 F-Secure
对我们来说，“最佳创新”("Best Innovation")奖颁给了在人群中脱颖而出的防病毒产品，该产品具有对保护Windows计算机和设备具有强大影响的工具或功能。(tool or feature)虽然它可能不是总体上最好的防病毒产品，但与其他防病毒产品相比，它确实具有一项创新功能。
今年，我们决定将这个奖项授予F-Secure，因为他们将F-Secure Freedome VPN 服务(F-Secure Freedome VPN service)包含在他们的F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017防病毒产品(antivirus product)中，无需额外费用。
为什么选择 F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017？
因为F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017是我们测试过的唯一一款(only antivirus)提供完整 VPN 服务(which offers a full VPN service)的防病毒产品。它被称为F-Secure Freedome，它比其他防病毒产品中包含的其他VPN服务更好，原因如下：
- 它提供无限带宽
- 它不会花费你额外的钱(doesn't cost you additional money)。如果您已支付F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017 的(F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017)费用，您将获得包含此完整的VPN 服务(VPN service)
- 它通过阻止可能包含有害内容或窃取个人或财务信息的网站，在浏览网页时提供额外的保护
- 它可以在您浏览互联网和使用应用程序(internet and use apps)时保护您免受跟踪系统的侵害
- 它使用强大的加密来保护所有网络流量(network traffic)
- 安全专家最近对(study)同样适用于Android设备的 VPN(Android)服务(VPN service)进行的一项研究发现，F-Secure的VPN 服务(VPN service)是同类中最好的，也是极少数提供真正隐私和强大加密的服务之一
在我们对F-Secure Total Security and Privacy的测试过程中，我们发现它是一款具有高效防病毒引擎的(antivirus engine)安全产品(security product)，扫描计算机的速度也很快。它还包括一个网络防护罩，可保护您免受在线恶意软件的侵害，并且对您的计算机速度和性能(speed and performance)产生很小的负面影响。
F-Secure Total Security and Privacy提供简约的用户界面(user interface)，几乎没有需要调整的设置和选项，非技术用户会喜欢。
为什么在安全套件中提供VPN服务(security suite)是(VPN service)个好主意
尽管必须在您的计算机上安装良好的安全解决方案(security solution)，但此类产品主要保护您免受恶意软件、网络威胁、恶意网站和恶意电子邮件的侵害。虽然防病毒产品可以保护您免受多种类型的威胁，但它不能保护您免受所有安全风险(security risk)。我们认为安全套件还应该包括像 F-Secure 那样的VPN服务。(VPN)这是因为只有VPN(VPNs)可以通过以下几种特定方式保护您的安全：
- VPN服务对通过您的(VPN)网络连接(network connection)进行的所有流量进行加密，使其几乎无法破译。没有人可以看到您在互联网上所做的事情
- 您可以更好地防范监控您连接的网络的犯罪分子。良好的VPN 服务(VPN service)将阻止任何试图通过使用中间人攻击或在您的Web 浏览(web browsing)会话中注入恶意代码来拦截您的网络流量的人。(network traffic)它在连接到不受信任的公共无线网络时特别有用，例如您在咖啡馆、机场、火车等公共场所发现的无线网络
- VPN可帮助您保持匿名，而匿名通常转化为更好的安全性
如果您想了解更多关于VPN及其重要性的信息，请阅读这篇文章：什么是VPN？它有什么作用？。
您如何看待F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017？
最后，我们要祝贺F-Secure在(F-Secure)F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017中采用的创新方法，并征求您的意见。你(Did)测试过他们的F-Secure Freedome VPN 服务(Freedome VPN service)吗？你(Did)试过他们的 Total Security and Privacy Suite吗？您对这些产品有何体验？
Awards - The most innovative antivirus product of 2017
Some people regard antіvirus products as being rather conservative, software which doesn't evolve very quickly. But that couldn't be more falѕe - cyber criminals dоn't lose timе in creating malwаre that's the same as laѕt year's. If that were true, we wouldn't have to fight today аgаіnst things like advanced ransomware. Virυses and other cyber crime vectors are evolving at a very fast pace, and antivirus products must follow ѕuit. That's why antivirus products tend to bе one of the most innovative types of software applications in the world, and that's also why we decidеd to award this year, the prize for the "Best Innovation" in the antivirυs space. Read this article and learn which antivirus product is awarded our prize for innovation:
Digital Citizen - The Best Innovation of 2017 goes to F-Secure
For us, the "Best Innovation" prize goes to the antivirus product that stands out in the crowd with a tool or feature that has a powerful impact in securing Windows computers and devices. While it might not be the best antivirus product overall, it does have one innovative feature that makes a difference when compared to other antivirus products.
This year, we decided to give this prize to F-Secure, for their inclusion of the F-Secure Freedome VPN service, in their F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017 antivirus product, at no extra cost.
Why F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017?
Because F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017 is the only antivirus product that we tested which offers a full VPN service. It's called F-Secure Freedome, and it's better than other VPN services included in other antivirus products, for the following reasons:
- It offers unlimited bandwidth
- It doesn't cost you additional money. If you have paid for F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017, you get this complete VPN service included
- It offers extra protection when browsing the web, by blocking websites that may contain harmful content or steal personal or financial information
- It protects you against tracking systems while you browse the internet and use apps
- It uses strong encryption to protect all network traffic
- A recent study made by security experts on VPN services that also work on Android devices found that F-Secure's VPN service is one of the best in the bunch and one of the very few that provides real privacy and robust encryption
During our testing of F-Secure Total Security and Privacy, we've found that it is a security product with an efficient antivirus engine, that's also fast at scanning your computer. It also includes a web shield to protect you against online malware, and it has a small negative effect on your computer's speed and performance.
F-Secure Total Security and Privacy offers a minimalistic user interface, with very few settings and options to adjust, which will be loved by non-technical users.
Why offering a VPN service into a security suite is a good idea
Although having a good security solution installed on your computer is a must, such products protect you mostly against malware, network threats, malicious websites, and malicious emails. While an antivirus product can protect you against many types of threats, it can't protect you against every security risk. We believe that security suites should also include VPN services like F-Secure does. That's because only VPNs can keep you safe in a couple of specific ways:
- VPN services encrypt all the traffic that goes on through your network connection, making it virtually undecipherable. Nobody will be able to see what you do on the internet
- You get improved protection against criminals who monitor the networks to which you connect. A good VPN service will block anyone who tries to intercept your network traffic by using man-in-the-middle attacks or injecting malicious code in your web browsing sessions. It is especially useful when connecting to untrusted public wireless networks, like those you find in public places like cafe's, airports, trains and so on
- A VPN helps you remain anonymous, and anonymity often translates into better security
If you would like to learn more about VPN and why it is important, read this article: What is VPN? What does it do?.
What do you think about F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017?
In the end, we would like to congratulate F-Secure for the innovative approach they took with F-Secure Total Security and Privacy 2017 and to ask for your opinion. Did you test their F-Secure Freedome VPN service? Did you try their Total Security and Privacy Suite? What was your experience with these products?
