Dear CNET members,

Happy Friday! Sorry for not sending out a newsletter for the past couple weeks. I've been knee-deep in testing our new forums platform that is coming to you (hopefully) in a couple of weeks. And when I mean "new" forums platform, I don't mean a new look or new functionality (this will come later) as most everything you see in the forums today will mostly remain the same. What is changing is the platform that powers the forums. Most changes that will be coming will be on the back end, behind the scenes. We will have a few small changes, and they are noted right here in this forum discussion thread. So check it out, and if you have any feedback, let me hear it. Now let's move on to this week's question from Dave to see if there is such a thing as too much computer security.

So, is there such a thing as too much computer security? Well, the only person who can really answer that question is you. As member pillbox1911 puts it, "Too much for who?" Who you are, what you do on your computer, and the risk you are willing to take should dictate how much and what type of security protection you'll need. For most general users, the basics of having an up-to-date and trustworthy antivirus program, firewall, and a couple of antispyware utilities are all you need to keep yourself reasonably safe. And the second most important thing, as many members have mentioned, is just using your common sense. As member kilhan puts it, "Remember that the greatest threat to your security is YOU!" In this discussion thread there are many great suggestions on how to keep yourself safe, so give all the answers a read; hopefully you all can learn from them. If you have any more suggestions, we'd all love to hear them, so join in the discussion. Have a great weekend, all and thanks for your contributions!

Cheers!
- Lee

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Featured member solutions
for last week's question:

 "No such thing as too secure, but... "
-- Submitted by: Acaykath

 "Too much security? "
-- Submitted by: Zouch

 "Diversify across security classes, but not so much within "
-- Submitted by: davidldawson

 "Main threat - user himself "
-- Submitted by: kilhan

 "Too much for who? "
-- Submitted by: pillbox1911

 Read all member contributions

 Thanks to all who contributed!