 All
organisations need to address security on their networks through
careful planning, administration and management of Anti Virus
software, firewall software, employee Internet usage, email
monitoring, network security training, and policies. IT 4
Home and Business can address all aspects of network security
issues facing most companies today.
Where permanent 'always on' Internet connections are employed,
such as Broadband ADSL or Leased Circuits, there should always
be a firewall in place to control inbound (hacking), and outbound
access (Trojans, for example).
Firewalls are a powerful solution for preventing unauthorised
access on to a network, but in some instances it is desirable
to allow access to a network from your connection to the public
internet. A secure method of achieving this is by using a
Virtual Private Network (VPN). A VPN creates an encrypted
tunnel across the Internet from one point to another. While
one point will be your firewall with VPN support, the other
might be another firewall or a remote user's computer.
Anti Virus Security Software is designed
to detect, eliminate or quarantine computer viruses before
they are able to harm a computer or server networked system.
Because computer viruses are being released in ever more sophisticated
forms, it is important that the software is compatible with
your systems and that it is regularly updated. IT 4 Home and
Business offers anti virus support using McAffee, Symantec
or Sophos anti virus software.
Wherever computers are connected, Anti Virus
software should be deployed and updated regularly. Wherever
email systems are installed, measures should be taken to ensure
they couldn't be used as mail relays and that viruses are
not allowed through to the network.
As Businesses become more aware of the issues
surrounding their employees' use of their desktop computers
and the internet, there is a growing need for organisations
to be able to manage these resources.
These issues can result in system downtime,
loss of confidentiality, lost employee productivity, legal
liability for transferred data and data corruption from malicious
usage. IT 4 Home and Business is able not only to install
but also support web and email filtering tools.
For more information on service agreements
and costs, view our Business
Service Pricing details.
For more advice on this subject
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