Symantec Norton Security Premium

Norton comes preconfigured with a default backup set that takes your important documents and archives them to cloud storage. All you have to do is activate it.

You can fine tune exactly what Norton backs up, perhaps enabling backup of Videos and Email (not included in the default set). There's also an option to customize the backup set with any files and folders you deem important.

By default, Norton uses your 25GB of hosted online storage for backups. You can also choose any local or network drive as the backup destination, or even use a third-party cloud storage site that shows up on your desktop as if it's a disk drive.

Norton's default automatic backup checks for new and updated files and backs them up any time the computer is idle. You can optionally schedule a weekly or monthly backup for a secondary backup set, but you should leave the default backup set on automatic.

When you install Norton Security Premium, you get a notification that Norton Family Premier is part of your subscription. That's an important reminder, because Norton Family Premium isn't integrated with the main security suite.

Managing almost four dozen content categories, Norton can block access, display a warning and log if the child ignores the warning, or simply log activity, depending on the child's age.

From the online console, parents can configure Norton Family's supervision in eight major areas. A small local agent enforces these rules on the child's devices.

If the child tries to visit a blocked site, Norton displays a warning, with an option that lets the child explain to parents why access should be allowed.

Norton Family expresses the configuration you've chosen as a set of easily understandable House Rules that your child can view any time.