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With cybercrime on the rise, an unprotected PC can become infected within four minutes of connecting to the Internet. Computer users’ personal information and files are also at risk through data loss. In fact, Norton has found that one in three online adults has lost irreplaceable data on their PC To keep consumers protected, Symantec (Nasdaq: SYMC) has launched the latest version of Norton 360 that includes the latest security technology as well as remote access to securely backed up data. Norton 360 version 4.0 also delivers the industry’s best protection rates for Web-based attacks, including the latest social networking threats, with Norton scoring a 100 percent protection rate in recent third-party testing.

With smartphone use predicted to account for nearly half of all mobile phone sales worldwide by 2013, Norton introduces its first beta application for the Android and plans to introduce its first beta applications for the iPad and iPhone in the next few weeks. After downloading the free application of their choice from the iPhone App Store or the Android Market, consumers who have stored data online with Norton 360 or Norton Online Backup can access and share their documents, music, photos or videos directly from their device. Norton products and services help more than 11 million consumers stay connected with anytime, anywhere access to their online data. Now Norton 360 users who use online storage can access any of their files from a Web browser and either download it or email a link to friends and family.

The latest version of Norton 360 also includes improvements to the features valued most by consumers, such as PC Tuneup, which improves performance and saves time. Consumers can reduce boot-up time by using the Smart Start-up Manager feature to reduce or stagger start-up applications. Data from the Norton Community gives valuable insight into which applications are most widely used, allowing consumers to make informed decisions about whether to exclude applications from the list of startup items. According to testing by Passmark, Smart Start-up Manager can improve PC boot time by as much as 41 percent on Windows 7 machines. For consumers who boot up once a day, over the course of one year, using Smart Start-up Manager could save more than three hours – enough time to fly from Cains to Melbourne.

For more information, check out http://www.symantec.com/norton/online-backup