What's the personal computer security solution you recommend most?

Question

Hello everyone. What's the security solution or software (private or open source) some of you here at HN would recommend most for deeply protecting a personal PC or laptop as free as possible of malware, spyware and so forth? Plenty of commercial options exist obviously, but my suspicion of their qualities and own business-related data-grubbing and clumsiness has gone nowhere but up in recent years. Any suggestions would be very helpful.

cpach · Accepted Answer

For Linux and Mac: Just be mindful of what you install and from what sources.
For Windows: Defender is the best choice IMHO.
And keep backups of your data.
If you want something foolproof, iPad or Chromebook are good choices.

msh · Answer

There is a really good security check list here: https://medium.com/@boblord/device-and-account-security-chec...

What's the personal computer security solution you recommend most?

For Linux and Mac: Just be mindful of what you install and from what sources.For Windows: Defender is the best choice IMHO.And keep backups of your data.If you want something foolproof, iPad or Chromebook are good choices.

There is a really good security check list here: https://medium.com/@boblord/device-and-account-security-chec...

For Linux and Mac: Just be mindful of what you install and from what sources.
For Windows: Defender is the best choice IMHO.
And keep backups of your data.
If you want something foolproof, iPad or Chromebook are good choices.