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7 to 10 new viruses are found each day, some of them with the ability to spread globally within hours. Viruses cause severe financial damage to companies in many forms; lost documents, lost worktime, email, network downtime and IT administration work.
If you are connected to the Internet, it is very important to protect your PC against computer viruses. In addition, when you are connected to the Internet your computers are exposed to hackers trying to find "open doors" in your system.
A goof form of defence is ensuring that appropriate Anti Virus software is deployed on all desktops and that all incoming and outgoing email is scanned. The Anti Virus programs are only as effective if the current Virus definitions are up to date, it is important that the Anti Virus is automatically check for the latest virus definitions and as a user you know that it achieving this.
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- Virus news informing you of the latest threats delivered to your computer.
For small business to fully secure a corporate network from viruses the protection needs to be deployed at every level of the network, whether it is e-mail servers, firewalls, file servers, desktops or laptops.
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Over 90% of computer viruses arrive via email. Most of the new, fast spreading and destructive viruses are written to work and use Microsoft Exchange/Outlook. Therefore, it is especially important for Microsoft Exchange users to protect their networks from virus outbreaks. By using antivirus software with your Microsoft Exchange solution, you will not only protect your corporate network from viruses, but you will also make sure that your company is not sending out infected messages to customers or partners.
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