A proper cybersecurity strategy is a must for businesses, but a regular person should not discard its importance either. Whether you are using a computer, a tablet, or a smartphone, there are quite a few potential threats on the internet that could expose personal information, worsen device performance, or wipe data, to name a few.

Avoiding these and other threats is manageable so long as you are smart about using the devices properly while online. Let's take a look at some key aspects of how a good cybersecurity strategy should look like. And remember that you need to incorporate as many ideas as you can for that extra bit of safety.

Purchase a VPN

A virtual private network costs only a few dollars a month, and you can get an even better deal by ordering a yearly plan.

VPNs excel when you have to use the public internet. While your home network should be safe enough, the same cannot be said about Wi-Fi at hotels, bars, libraries, and other public establishments.

Of course, if you want, you can also use virtual private networks when you are at home. They still provide an extra security layer, and if you already have a service you subscribe to, it only makes sense to make the most out of it, right?

SysRestore is a freeware which allows users to backup and restore entire system hard disk or partition to prevent it from any unwanted changes. With this software, you can restore the disk or partition with its data back even if your computer is attacked by virus and crash undoing unwanted changes on system and disk. Unlike the windows built-in system restore, SysRestore is based on sector by sector copy which is able to backup any partition including boot, restore files, restore system after crash, restore different snapshot, boot system from backup. While windows built-in system restore is based on file copy which can only backup files on system partition.

The good news is SysRestore Pro is being given away to 1000 users for free until July 31, 2013. Just download and use the registration serial number provided below.

Having backups is very crucial and when you are running a server it becomes even more important. Recently, I encountered a similar situation where an important folder got deleted which resulted in broken website functionality - luckily my linux server has automatic R1Soft CDP (Continuous Data Backup) installed which saved me from a lot of hassle. While searching the internet for an easy to use tutorial on how to restore files from an R1Soft recovery image, I found nothing good for the latest version of the software (CDP 3.0) - so here is an easy to follow visual walk-through of the process.

We have written about EASEUS Todo Backup Home edition and now here all users have a chance to grab an activation serial number for EASEUS Todo Backup Professional Edition which comes with many additional features.

Backups are the best solution to avoid any kind of data loss which may be caused by system crash, hard disk failure, virus attack or any other computer disaster. EASEUS Todo Backup Professional is an fast and advanced data backup & system disaster recovery software for home users, fully protecting their personal photos, music, financial data, documents, applications, etc.

Lookout a new cross-platform mobile device security, backup and anti-theft solution has opened its gates for public beta testing, I have been lucky to be on the iPhone private-beta from past few months but forgot to write the review and giveaway 50 exclusive invites for iPhone users which is still under private beta and is available to selected users only.

Lookout supports a wide-range of devices including Windows Mobile, iPhone (Private Beta), Android, Symbian, Balckberry, Palm, Samsung, Sony-Erricson and many other offering users complete peace of mind with inclusion of an advanced anti-virus, firewall, and intrusion prevention technologies; allowing backup of contacts, photos, video, e-mail, and text messages to the cloud, and in-case your device gets lost or stolen lets you locate your device (needs GPS), sound an alarm or even wipe your personal information remotely from the web.