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RE: Antivirus Software Solutions?
From: "Anthony Aykut" <anthony.aykut () frame4 com>
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2003 16:51:56 +0100
Well put Paul - though it is alarming to see that this starting to happen more and more as people are advised, really *advised*, to follow this avenue, and suffer the consequences. I think to a certain extent until the "architecture of computing" and/or computers as we know changes somewhat, this is the *only* way to be close to being "almost secure". Anthony Aykut Frame4 Security Systems Your Partner in IT Security http://www.frame4.com/ Tel/Fax : +31(0)172-515901 Mobile : +31(0)651-491507
Once your email gateway is "safe", any AV on desktops becomes much less important, but you may still want some "traditional" AV on your desktops; any reasonably well supported product should do.
This is horrible advice. You *must* have traditional a/v on your desktops or some equivalent replacement. The desktop is you last line of defense and often the only one that will "catch" things. Gateway a/v scanners such as trend will do *nothing* to protect you against worms such as Blaster and Slammer. There are just too many avenues for attack to leave the desktops unprotected; removeable media (CDs, floppies, DVDs, Zip disks), IRC, ICQ, P2P, IM, web, etc., etc. Furthermore, you don't want just "any reasonable well supported product". You want a product that is highly effective against none viruses. Some that fall in to that category are Sophos, McAfee, Kaspersky and Norton. Foregoing the use of top notch protection on the desktops is a recipe for disaster. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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