Will a Virus Scanner Keep You Safe Online?

Website: apetech.me/social Voicemail: https://anchor.fm/apetech/message Email: [email protected] Hello, and welcome to another episode of Cyber Security For All podcast.  A podcast all about cyber security from Apetech.  I’m your host, Alex and today we are going to be talking about will my virus scanner keep me safe online? Before we jump into the episode, let me update you on a few things.  Almost at 600 downloads! I really do think we can get to 750 before the end of the month!  Please feel free to share my podcast with your friends and family so that they too can benefit from Cyber Security For All!  If you want to leave a message, there is a voicemail URL in the episode description that you can use to get a hold of me.  Also, apetech.me/social is where you can find me and everything else that I am working on.  This podcast is just one of many different side hustles that I’m working on.  Alright, enough updates, let’s get into the episode. Will having a virus scanner on your computer keep you safe online?  Based on a Google search I did, the resounding answer is YES!  I find this very interesting and it’s the reason why I wanted to create this episode today.  While yes, a virus scanner will keep you safer online, I do not think it’s the only thing you should be using to keep yourself safe online.  I also do not agree with the first article that popped up in my search.  They state that the best antivirus program on the market is going to offer you 100% protection from advanced cyber threats.  I really do wish they would have not state this information.  I remember growing up and getting the internet installed in my house for the first time.  I was 10 years old and I remember going to a radioshack to purchase MSN.  I had no idea what I was doing, but my parents had just bought me my first computer and the year was 1998.  Within a month of owning that computer, and having an internet connection, my computer broke to the point where CompUSA (where I purchased my computer) took almost three months to fix it.  I was 10 years old and didn’t know what had happened.  Back then, not a lot of people knew what could happen on the internet.  Turns out a virus had wiped out my hard drive and rendered my computer useless.  In 1998, this was easy enough to believe since it made sense.  A simple virus scanner purchase later, and I was back in business.  But now, in 2021, if your computer broke, would you blame a virus? Well that’s it for this episode.  I hope you enjoyed it.  If you feel that someone you know could benefit from listening to this episode, please feel free to share it with them.  I appreciate you taking the time to listen to my podcast and thanks for the support!  I know I’m just getting started, but I’m excited to see where I take this podcast in the future.  Thanks for being a part of this journey with me.  See you on the next one! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/apetech/support