With over 900 million users to look after, Facebook has recently come under pressure to protect its members from highly targeted virus attacks. The reason for Facebook’s popularity is that it provides a safe and secure environment for its members to socialize and communicate with each other. However with so much of our personal information on the social media website, Facebook needs to work harder than ever before to protect our data from Viruses and Spam. In this article, we will explore Facebook’s recent security announcements and what they mean for you as a regular Facebook user.
Facebook launches Anti-Virus Marketplace with Security Partners
Facebook has decided to team up with some of the largest anti-virus companies in the world including:
- McAfee
- Symantec
- Microsoft
- Sop hos
- Trend Micro
Facebook is actively working with these companies to provide its own Anti-Virus Marketplace and to track its own back linking process. The Facebook Anti-Virus Marketplace offers users 6 months free licenses to the most popular and secure anti-virus software programs available including:
- McAfee 6 Months Internet Security
- Microsoft Security Essentials
- Norton Antivirus
- Sop hos Antivirus for Mac Home Edition
- Trend Micro Internet Security
Users can access all of these tools from Facebook’s Security tools page and download the software and 6 month free license directly from Facebook. Once installed, the software will protect users not just on Facebook but also any other online website or social network.
Protecting Facebook Users with New Back link Protection
Facebook is also using this partnership to help protect its users when clicking on links within the social network. Even those users that don’t have anti-virus protection will be better protected thanks to Facebook’s intelligent security updates. Facebook will use a combination of all of the new intelligence from its new security partners to analyze and block billions of website links. Each URL back link within Facebook will now be scanned and a user will be advised if intelligence believes that the link may be harmful or malicious. This new security partnership should help prevent rogue spam links flooding the popular social network in the future.
All of these security updates ensure that Facebook is safer than ever before and can help the social network attract even more users. Even if you don’t use the social network much, you may wish to download the free software licenses and protect yourself for 6 months on other 3rd party websites.
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