New Internet Safety

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Bitdefender for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

I don't know about you, but I am spending more and more time online every day. From paying bills, to shopping, to searching for recipes, etc. my laptop has become my "right hand man". And keeping my family and personal information safe is top priority in my house. But let's face it, no matter how hard we try to keep them out, unwanted threats always seem to find their way to our home computers, and when we least expect it. But now there is something we can do to protect ourselves from these cyber predators.

Introducing the next generation of the #1 ranked antivirus technology. For 2012, Bitdefender Total Security takes privacy and security to new levels. It's line of solutions provide user-friendly, proactive protection from e-threats, such as viruses, spyware, hackers, spam and phishing attacks. They also offer more advanced safeguards and rich features, including parental controls, online backup, social networking protection and more!

• Bitdefender Safe Pay gives you peace of mind when making online purchases, which is something I seem to be doing almost on a daily basis, and want to know am safe doing so.
• Bitdefender Autopilot operates without a pop up window every 5 minutes, so you can work without being interrupted. Believe me, for a blogger, this is essential. I don't have time to stop that much!
• Bitdefender Anti-Theft not only protects against online threats, it can also track lost or stolen items. 
• Social Network Protection filters the links you get from your Facebook and Twitter friends monitoring your privacy.
• Parental Control Options allows you to block inappropriate content, restrict Web access between certain hours and lets you remotely monitor your children's online activity, including Facebook! (As a mom...this is a MUST!)

This year comes with an increased focus on useful services such as Safebox, Device Anti-Theft, and Parental Control, but also on the secure and convenient management  of your services with the new MyBitedefender. Its improved dashboard allows you to view and control installed apps and mobile devices.

I have had virus issues on my laptop before, even with anti-virus protection, and it's not fun. It is a huge hassle, so if you need to protect yourself why not do it with the product that won CNET Editor's Choice and PCMag Editor's Choice!