What kind of threat are we talking about - Traditional antivirus and internet security software rely on signature files that are always trying to catch up with today’s highly sophisticated and rapidly evolving identity theft malware, leaving your computer vulnerable to attack until a new update is released. Increasingly targeted attacks are now appearing, which often take much longer to discover, and which in turn may leave users vulnerable for much greater periods of time.
I trust my secured Internet banking sites - Secure sites such as ’https://'only protect your confidential information from the point at which it leaves your computer and enters the internet network, but not while it is being entered on your computer. Today’s sophisticated threats exploit this fact and steal the information directly from your computer before you send it.
I have Antivirus and Antispyware software, so I am safe - Antivirus and antispyware software is an essential part of your computer’s protection, but it simply isn’t going to stop all of the rapidly evolving threats that are appearing everyday on the internet. Symantec stated recently: “To combat the sophisticated, stealthy, and targeted attacks of today’s threat landscape, you can no longer rely on traditional anti-virus and anti-spyware solutions. It is necessary to implement additional layers of security to proactively protect against zero-day threats BlueGem Total Privacy adds this critical layer of security, which protects your privacy and secures your confidential information from hacking attacks.
I have anti-phishing software, so I am safe - Increasingly we are now seeing assaults that integrate multiple attack vectors, including phishing scams, keyloggers, viruses, trojans, and more. This means that unless you are using proactive security protection, like BlueGem Total Privacy, you are vulnerable to today’s sophisticated new crimeware attacks.
My PC is well under control, I am not worried - Identity theft and the vulnerability of online financial transactions have now reached unprecedented new levels. 250,000 new types of malicious threats were identified in 2007, which is equal to the total number identified over the past 20 years, according to one security company. A survey reported that 15 million Americans were victims of identity theft over the past year and the average loss per incident was $3,260.
