Security & Anti-Virus. Sydo IT & Trend Micro, your best defence.

Although many organizations have deployed antivirus software, new viruses, worms, and other forms of malware continue to rapidly infect large numbers of computer systems. There is no single reason for this apparent contradiction, but fundamental trends are apparent, including such comments as:

• “The user executed the attachment from their e-mail even though we’ve told hem again and again that they aren’t supposed to…”
• “The antivirus software should have caught this, but the signature for this virus hadn’t been installed yet.”
• “This never should have made it through our firewall; we didn’t even realize those ports could be attacked.”
• “We didn’t know our servers needed to be patched.”

The success of recent attacks illustrates that the standard approach of deploying antivirus software to each computer in your organization may not be sufficient. Recent outbreaks have spread with alarming speed, faster than the software industry’s ability to detect, identify, and deliver antivirus tools that are capable of protecting against attack.

Malware?

Malware (an abbreviation of the phrase “malicious software”) as a collective noun to refer to viruses, worms, and Trojan horses that intentionally perform malicious tasks on a computer system. Malware is a complex and constantly evolving area of computer technology. Of all the problems that are encountered in IT, few are as prevalent and costly as malware attacks and the associated costs of dealing with them. Understanding how they work, how they evolve over time, and the attack vectors that they exploit are key in Sydo IT's ability to help you deal with the issue pro actively.

As malware uses so many techniques to create, distribute, and exploit computer systems, it can be difficult to see how any system can be made secure enough to withstand such attacks. However, once the risks and vulnerabilities are identified it is possible to manage your system in a manner that makes the possibility of a successful attack highly unlikely.

The next step is to analyze the risks at various points in your IT infrastructure to design a suitable defense, Sydo IT working with Trend Micro, the fastest growing provider of security products in the UK can identify areas within you infrastructure where you are falling short of the recommended level for a secure & safe system Contact us now for more information.