How could a company protect itself from viruses, and how they put other solutions to avoid loses?

December 23rd, 2008 | by Rick |
nano_angels asked:


Every company nawadays are under of probability to get virus in their systems which may damage the system due to many reasons which could be :virus from the internet, usb or any other sources of viruse that causes loses to the company.

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  1. 3 Responses to “How could a company protect itself from viruses, and how they put other solutions to avoid loses?”

  2. By SYLVESTER on Dec 27, 2008 | Reply

    MOSES

    They could replace their PCs with Macs and avoid the 117,000 Windows viruses.
    I’ve had two companies I have done business with on the internet get viruses/malware. As a result my credit card info was used for other sites and airline tickets.

  3. By ED on Dec 27, 2008 | Reply

    JULES

    There are a lot of steps to secure a company from viruses. The most obvious steps include installing antivirus on each workstation and server.
    Additionally, using a business version of AV that can be centrally managed is a great tool. That way, if a workstation gets a virus, it can be set to email an administrator with the info. You can also make sure that definitions are up to date across the company.

    Less obvious steps include setting up the company’s mail servers with AV, keeping workstations up-to-date on patches, locking down workstations to prevent end-users from loading unauthorized software, and finally, user education. Reminding folks to not open unrecognized emails is a big one.

    Finally, a good firewall and network setup will help if you’re infected by a virus to help contain it and prevent it from propagating around and outside your network.

  4. By NIGEL on Dec 28, 2008 | Reply

    TIM

    Host based intrusion prevention.

    – In addition to antivirus/anti-spyware, host based(installed on each PC) intrusion prevention software monitors the computer and blocks malicious programs from being installed. The good stuff does this based on behavior, not merely signature files like anti-virus.

    For example: Any program that attempts to add itself to the “Run” or “RunOnce” keys in the registry would be flagged as malicious and blocked.

    This sort of setup also assumes that users do not have elevated privileges on their machines.

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