Internet security software for the most paranoid
Source: boston.Internet.com
If you're concerned about computer security, Symantec Corp. has a nicely packaged bundle to satisfy even the most paranoid.
If this software had a mother, it would demand photo ID on every visit.
The Norton Internet Security Professional Edition controls Internet access to and from the computer.
Most of us worry about the "to" part, but there's danger in sending sensitive information from the computer as well.
I was surprised when the software told me that 87 programs on my office computer were set up for Internet access. These days, software you download can be programmed to send back data without you ever knowing.
Norton stops those transmissions and lets users choose whether to always permit a transmission from a particular software, to permit it once, to always deny it or to ask every time.
