Security Suites: Buying Advice, Tips, and News

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What's the top security software to keep your PC safe? We've tested, reviewed, and rated more than 40 apps to help you choose the right security suite to protect your devices and data.

Avast One Ultimate combines solid antivirus protection, a capable VPN, privacy tools, and identity theft monitoring into a comprehensive security package.

Avast One Premium brings together enhanced antivirus and a collection of other security, privacy, and performance features for all your devices, but many remain locked unless you pay for them separately.

Along with cross-platform protection, cloud-based backup, and a wide range of security tools, Norton 360 Deluxe includes an unlimited VPN and comprehensive parental controls, making it an excellent value for top-notch digital security.

When your company outgrows a consumer-level suite, Bitdefender Ultimate Small Business Security offers effective protection with enhancements such as remote management of PCs and monitoring the dark web for abuse of company assets.

Bitdefender Ultimate Security combines award-winning device protection, VPN privacy, and robust identity theft monitoring and recovery into an all-in-one premium security package.

Bitdefender Premium Security combines award-winning security with a scam-detection chatbot, server-level email protection, and a VPN with no bandwidth or server limits.

Bitdefender Total Security combines a bonanza of security components and bonus features into a single mega-suite that protects Windows, macOS, Android, and iOS devices.

ESET Home Security Ultimate builds on the company's Premium security bundle, enhancing ransomware protection and adding an identity protection system for the whole family.

While it doesn’t offer remote management, ESET Small Business Security lets you monitor the health of all company computers and even offers a version specifically configured for server protection.

ESET Home Security Premium enhances the features in its entry-level suite with encryption and a VPN, but doesn't add enough value to fully justify the increase in price.

ESET Home Security Essential delivers excellent core malware protection and a broad set of features across platforms at a competitive price, making it a strong choice for users who want comprehensive security and can tolerate a few usability quirks.

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If you run a small business, you don't need an enterprise-level IT army—but you do need serious protection for your systems and data. Here's how Avast, Bitdefender, and other top security suites keep your company safe without breaking your budget.

Malwarebytes for Teams combines an effective antivirus, a VPN with no bandwidth limits, and priority business-focused support, but it omits many typical suite components.

With Small Business Premium, you get Norton’s powerful device-level security along with a collection of useful features specific to protecting your business and its data.