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April 9, 2011

Glen Marshall and 1 other person answered this question

What are the top pros and cons of application whitelisting?

As a risk mitigation strategy, whitelisting is a shorthand way of asserting trust when there is pre-established strong assurance.
Pro: It can limit resources consumed in frequently-used applications for which trust has been strongly established.
Con: It can serve as anesthesia to put you to sleep while ... more

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Jan. 12, 2011

Erik Goldoff and 1 other person answered this question

What anti-virus and anti-malware products to small businesses REALLY need?

I'd recommend that you please check your license. You should make sure that any 'free' software you use is intended to be free for business use, because in many cases they are only free for home/personal use. To my understanding, Avast's Free version is only ... more

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Jan. 2, 2011

Erik Goldoff answered this question

How can you be sure that your anti-virus is working efficiently?

There is no comprehensive *safe* test for your anti-virus product short of using live virus samples on a sandbox test system, and I do NOT recommend that for any but the most experienced of security professionals.
There is a simple and safe test that I use ... more

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Dec. 22, 2010

Noah Hughes asked a question

What are some examples of free anti-virus options for Mac users?

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Dec. 17, 2010

Scott Wright answered this question

How important is it to put in some sort of security measures for your websites?

Gary,
Visit OWASP.org they spell this out in great detail and all of the solutions are free and so is membership in this leading organization.
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Dec. 17, 2010

Scott Wright answered this question

How prevalent are rogue security vendors and fake IT security products?

Gary,
If you are on a tight budget many of the open source products are highly comparable to the big 5 offerings. Also home grown works as well, 3 guesses who supports the do not build your own philosophy…
A good place to look starts ... more

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Dec. 9, 2010

Karl Scott answered this question

How much of IT security revolves around making people feel secure?

Kristi, interesting question. I was directly responsible for security the last eight years and asked myself this many times. The reality is that, while many of the controls aren't as effective as we would hope them to be, we have to implement them. Why? From ... more

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Dec. 1, 2010

Leonard Dyke and 2 other people answered this question

What anti-virus software have you had a positive experience with?

I am very comfortable with Symantec Endpoint Protection for my server and a hands-on experience of a few good once like EST NOD32 4 and the Free AVG 9. works impressively for me...
thanks
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June 25, 2010

Paul Knight and 1 other person answered this question

Wireless Network Security: What are the basics on securing a wireless network in a small office?

The point of hiding the SSID isn't to secure the network, simply to make it less visible. If someone is really determined to get into your wireless network, they will find a way. That is why Robin's suggestion of putting a firewall behind the access ... more

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June 3, 2010

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April 30, 2010

Richard Stiennon answered this question

Rise in Fake Anti-Virus Softwares

Fake AV is a form of spam scourge. It should not be as effective at work as it is at home. Hopefully if someone gets that "your PC is infected" message they call the IT person rather than click through.
A much bigger concern is ... more

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Feb. 25, 2010

Roody Blain answered this question

Do you use more than one desktop security client?

that's a lot of tools. You're using most of your system memory on tools overlapping each other. I use norton only use the antivirus (avg is not laso good ) . Keep windows upto date, do not download nor install these free coupon or other ... more

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