Bestsecuritytips.com, a very popular security portal, launched today a free $100 sweepstake for its toolbar users. The sweepstake is organized by BestSecurityTips.com to promote the Best Security Tips Toolbar by offering a FREE weekly prize of $100 in cash to one lucky user who makes proof of using the Best Security Tips Toolbar every week.

To assist home PC users in these troubled economic times and to help them understand the importance of data backups, GFI Software today announced the release of a free version of its newly-developed backup and recovery software GFI Backup 2009 – Home Edition. Perfect for home users, GFI Backup 2009 will allow all PC users to safeguard their precious memories in the form of pictures, video, Office documents and any files on the computer.

GFI Software, the market leader in network security, content security and messaging software for small to medium sized businesses shows once again visionary strategy by releasing a FREE version of GFI LANguard. Even though the news is not yet public, we struggled to find more details so that you, our readers, could make the best out of it. 

Retina-X Studios, LLC announced today the immediate availability of RecoveryCop for Windows Mobile devices. This software claims to be "A Thief's Worst Nightmare!" Users can install the software to their compatible Windows Mobile based device and it will run in stealth. Anytime thereafter they can monitor every move, action and sound of the device even if a new SIM card is inserted.

Update MS09-008 was meant to patch windows DNS and WINS servers. The patch does not effectively protect against a vulnerability in DNS servers that could be exploited by cyber-crooks to redirect users to a malicious proxy. Cyber-crooks could monitor users' internet movements, access their confidential data and even redirect them to malicious web pages.

Zamzom Control is freeware that offers email alerts, blocks websites, screens copy and logs web history. Zamzom's parental control software is free and does not require registration. The software is also free of adware.

Panda Security, a leading provider of IT security, today unveiled a beta version of Panda Antivirus Pro 2009 compatible with Windows 7. Now all users of the beta version of Microsoft's new operating system will be able to install the best protection against malware at no cost and with minimal resource consumption.

By including Next Generation antivirus protection from DriveSentry in Security Centre, Microsoft® customers are finally protected from the very latest virus threats. Known as Zero day threats, they are the preferred method of identity theft on the web. However even these are thwarted with significant ease by the technology known as whitelisting.

PC Dynamics, Inc., is pleased to announce the public preview release of SafeHouse Explorer, the newest member of its award-winning SafeHouse family of PC privacy and encryption  products. SafeHouse Explorer is free encryption software designed for USB memory sticks.

Zscaler, the industry-first, multi-tenant SaaS security service, announced today that it has deployed proactive protections to combat the rapidly spreading Conficker (aka Downadup) worm. A recent variant of the Conficker worm has spread rapidly over the past week, infecting millions of computers worldwide.