Some of the nasties malware around today tries to make use of your PC’s webcam to spy on you secretly while you are working on your PC. A hacker who controls your webcam can take videos of you, and even record what you say if your webcam has a built-in microphone. Secure Webcam is a simple webcam controller that can be employed to protect your webcam from unauthorized external usage. To use the tool you have to first register with the developers and obtain a unique code. Once registered you can use the tool in one of two ways. You can either monitor your webcam’s usage to see whether unauthorised programs are using the device, or you can disable it completely. The first option is best if you rely on your webcam regularly, for video conferencing using tools such as Skype. If you only use your webcam occasionally, then you can disable it until you need it, or if it is an exteral device, even disconnect it completely from your PC.