2020 Top 4 Internet Security Products
Over the last 15 years, there have been a surge in new internet security products on the market for consumers and enterprises. Whilst most provide adequate protection from malware and privacy exploits, several have continuously pushed the boundaries in detection, system performance and ease of use. We're going to go over our top picks and tell you why we use and recommend them for our customers.
The factors looked at when selecting our top 4 platforms are subjective, but are as follows:
Malware Protection
Performance
Industry Experience
Support
Ease of use
Deployment Options
Right away lets get into our list.
#4 Kasperksy Lab.
Kaspersky has been a leading internet security software provider for over 23 years, offering very capable antivirus and cyber security solutions for consumers, governments and enterprises of all sizes. Kaspersky Labs has received the most reviews and awards in the industry, and in our experience has been exceptional especially for their malware removal capability. Pricing is very close out of all the products we'll be discussing, however Kaspersky at the time of writing, offers it’s products at some of the lowest prices for both consumers and businesses. Check them out here.
#3 Bitdefender
Bitdefender comes in third on our list as the product performs among the best in synthetic and real world protection testing. Bitdefender has been available for consumers and enterprises for almost 20 years at the time of writing, and we really like it for it's numerous integrations with other enterprise security management solutions. Bitdefender's approach to system protection is one of our favourites as it finds an appreciable balance of speed and accuracy in testing. We find Bitdefender's user interface to be quite pleasing and easy to use, thus we give it our seal of approval. Learn more here.
#2 Avast
Avast has earned its place on this list with the second largest market share for anti-malware software installations across the world as of the time of writing. Avast has over 32 years of experience in the industry, and provides in our opinion the most user friendly software for consumers and the enterprise market. Avast internet security is a top performer in AV-Comparative's real world protection testing, making their software an easy pick for many users. We highly recommend Avast for consumers and small businesses. Visit their website to learn more.
#1 ESET
Hands-down our top pick.
ESET checks all the boxes for a consumer or enterprise application. ESET has many different software solutions for just about any use case or system, including Linux-based systems, something every other vendor on this list seems to lack. We have been using ESET internally and deploying it for customers for years and it has yet to let us down. With 28 years in the business, world-class support and highly-rated protection, ESET Internet security, and their Endpoint protection receives our highest recommendation. Check out their offerings here.