WHYTEC ADVISORY
Security

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If you own a computer, or computer network you must adopt appropriate practices to minimise the threat of what today is referred to as Malware. This is software that arrives on your system uninvited and will compromise your business in some way or another.

Malware can take the form of Viruses, Trojans, Worms, Spyware, and other associated types of infection. Dealing with it is not straight forward and needs a sound security policy to minimise the risk of its arrival in the first place but also to offer some defence when weeknesses in operating systems or peripherals have allowed an infection.

Defence against Malware and other forms of security attack (such as denial of service, etc.) is a two stage process. One has to bolt the door and then rectify the damage caused by existing infections.

Door Bolting.
So we have to ensure that all security updates are applied to your operating system and applications whilst ensuring that your business processes are not compromised by these updates. Deploying suitable hardware and software firewalls also helps close the door on Malware and denial of service attacks. Ensuring unsolicited changes are not made to key parts of your system is also required to close the security door even tighter.

Detecting and Rectifying infections.
Deficiences in operating system and application software mean that we can never be completely free of Malware infection. This fact has ensured the development of a huge market in Virus and Spyware detection tools. These tools can only perform successfully when kept up to date. Unfortunately maintaining up to date virus detection tools is an increasing challenge and many of these tools don't perform adequately for business purposes.

Whytec continually evaluates available security tools and recommends the use of Sophos Antivirus and Antispam tools to help fight these security related issues.

In summary you need to ensure that you have a sound security policy in place and competent IT support to resolve issues when your security is breached. Disinfecting Malware that gets past your security provision can be very complex and require intricate knowledge of the way your operating system and applications work. It is often not just a case of deleting the infected file. Manual registery and system adjustments are frequently required to permanently resolve a security breach.

Whytec have a wealth of experience diagnosing security issues and disinfecting systems. Contact us today and ensure your data and programs are secure and that the rest of your infrastructure is sound.