Originally posted by micael
I'm currently using PGP Desktop 7.1 with VPN, firewall (IDS), disk and mail encryption. I'm quite satisfied, and the premier bonus is that it's a whole packet of security :-). It's aint free but so far it has been worth the price.

//micael
You can actually get PGP for free at http://www.pgpi.org/ I didn't use the firewall, so I have no comments over it. I use ZoneAlarm, which is quite good, Tiny's good too, but if you're a beginner and won't like to mess with the rules, ZoneAlarm is better