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Accidental or malicious attacks on your data can cost thousands in terms of lost working time, customer goodwill and in actual revenue. It is therefore important to ensure your business is sufficiently protected.

We are experts at providing security solutions that protect your systems from misuse by external and internal threats without impeding productivity. The right solution for your scenario is usually very affordable and we can help you gauge the risks and choose an appropriate level of protection.

Virus protection

Viruses have been a threat to computer systems since January 1986 when two brothers in Pakistan developed the Brain virus by placing extra code into a disks boot sector. The speed that viruses and worms can spread nowadays is phenomenal due to the prevalence of email and the Internet; and all businesses using computers should take steps to ensure their systems are protected otherwise they risk losing data or being unable to work for days. A reliable and up-to-date anti-virus package is the best place to start.

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For stand-alone computers, AVG Internet Security provides a good level of all-round protection at a very reasonable price. Installation and configuration is straightforward and its toll on your computers resources is minimal.

For businesses with servers, then Trend Micro's Client Server Messaging Security for SMB is the better option because it is centrally managed from the server and therefore provides a good level of protection for your whole office.

Firewalls

Most businesses realise that they need some kind of protection from the threats lurking on the Internet. To do nothing about security, especially if you have a broadband connection, is a bit like leaving the office unlocked all the time. Probably no one will try to get in straight away, but they will before long. In fact a completely exposed server on the Internet will probably be attacked within minutes by automated hacking attempts.

Even if you don't perceive that your company has anything of value to hackers, it is still worthwhile putting sensible measures in place to ensure your network remains healthy.

The very simplest firewalls are software applications. These cost about £30 and give a good level of protection for a single computer.

For business with servers and either ADSL, a leased line or ISDN, a dedicated hardware firewall. Our recommendation is a FortiGate firewall from FortiNet as it will allow approved VPN access, block intruders and will stop a lot of spam and malicious emails even entering your building.