Bitdefender Security For Creators is a new security product that the company says helps creators focus on content creation and growing their communities instead of the management of security tasks.
So, what do you get when you sign-up for the product?
- YouTube channel and account monitoring, alerts for “alerts for mass deletion of videos, alterations to account name, profile picture changes, descriptions and more”.
- Phishing protection that flags “phishing and scam emails” automatically.
- Hacking prevention that protects logins and sensitive data against “infostealers, online threats, and hidden malware designed to steal your information”.
- Account recovery assistance that provides users with step-by-step guides to recover account access or data.
Some of these features are unique. This includes the YouTube channel and account monitoring feature. Others, not so much. Most antivirus solutions offer phishing protections. Unless BitDefender has found a unique way to handle those, you best bet is to stay alert regardless of that. Some phishing emails will bypass protections.
The price is quite hefty for the product. Bitdefender Security for Creators is available for $15 per month or $180 yearly, and that is already 50% off the regular price.
While that may not be much for content creators who have millions of followers, it is a sizeable sum, especially when compared to regular security services and products.
Also, YouTube is the only service that it monitors right now. That leaves plenty of other services, Twitch, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, and others. Whether these will be added in a future update is unclear. Bitdefender confirms that it is working on adding other platforms soon. It mentions Instagram and TikTok specifically.
There is a 30-day money back guarantee and also versions for teams of up to three or five. These cost $18 or $21 respectively.
Closing words
Bitdefender Security For Creators is a product for content creators who want to protect their accounts. The monitoring is the key feature that separates it from regular antivirus solutions.
This is limited to receiving alerts, however. When someone mass deletes your videos, you should know. But you receive the alert once the software detects the mass deletion. This also means that someone got access to the account.
I can see this becoming popular with a specific breed of creators, especially once new services do get added to the monitoring and alerting functionality.
What is your take on this? Would you say this is a product designed for a specific audience that could do well, because of that? Feel free to leave a comment down below.