Computer & Network Security
Within 5 seconds of reading this, a Web page somewhere on the Internet has become infected with malicious code. It is estimated that the total number of unique malware samples in existence now exceeds 11 million, with website infection at three times the rate it was a year ago.
Are you confident in the security of your business?
We quote these statistics from a recent report not to scare people, but to build awareness. A study done last year stated that 45 percent of small businesses surveyed didn't think their enterprise environment was threatened by cybercriminals. The report added that 35 percent of respondents weren't even concerned about attacks, but about 34 percent said they'd been attacked at least four times in the past three years.
With thousands of new threats to computers emerging on a daily basis, it isn't enough in today's world to just have installed anti-virus software. Hackers from other countries have devoted their time to wreaking havoc and stealing valuable information. They not only attack the Fortune 500 companies purposely, but they have also developed computer networks of infected "bots" to automatically scan the Internet for holes they can exploit. This means that the average small business on Main Street today is vulnerable to some of the same threats as a global company on Wall Street.
Lerentech offers security consultation to help you develop a sound, on-going strategy to improve your network security for the safety of your computers, your investments, your business and also your staff. A good strategy is a multi-faceted approach that addresses the multiple vulnerable points in a network, which include the point where your Internet service and Local Area Network reach the outside world, your server(s), your switches/routers, your backup and recovery solution; e-mail and network data traffic; remote access; and end-user workstations.
Lerentech differs by offering a Managed Security approach that includes 24 x 7 monitoring of your servers and workstations; the anti-virus/anti-spyware security software running on your systems; and also the Microsoft Windows updates, hotfixes, and critical patches. Security is, unfortunately, a cat-and-mouse game with hackers constantly toiling away at creating exploits for operating systems and software, while the security and software companies work feverishly around the clock to fix the holes and update the anti-virus definitions. Monitoring and ensuring these updates are applied while maintaining up-to-date software subscriptions are extremely crucial for any size business today. And just as crucial, businesses have to manually ensure their servers and employee workstations are receiving and applying the patches from Microsoft regularly. Set it and forget it is not the responsible approach to take today.
Beyond Managed Security, there are other necessary tactics involved in a sound strategy, which may include implementing a firewall to protect your LAN from the outside world viruses and hackers. A firewall device and software subscriptions provide what is known as "Unified Threat Management" by blocking unnecessary traffic, inspecting all the data that does come through, blocking malicious data, and offering Web filtering capabilities. It is estimated that 90% of infected websites are large, well-known name brand sites. By choosing not to allow employees to visit these non-essential sites you not only can improve productivity for your business by stopping these time wasters, but it is also a responsible security move. Many popular social network and peer-to-peer file sharing sites represent major security threats to your business systems, data and even your employees personal data. These sites must be blocked in the workplace, and there are other sites that should be blocked as well. Web filtering software allows you to eliminate specific websites, as well as categories that are not appropriate for the workplace, such as "adult" sites. This also represents a sound HR policy.
If you are not 100% confident about your network security and all the vulnerable points throughout, we are very happy to meet with you to discuss what you are currently doing and evaluate your network security. There is no cost or obiligation to talk with us--all we ask is a committment of your time to address this critical topic.
Call us today for a a security consultation at 315/876.9607, or click here now to send us an e-mail!
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