| What keeps your network users safe? Firewalls, network address translation and intrusion-detection software guard your LAN and employees against malicious hackers, while strong passwords and access policies protect against idle curiosity and internal spying.
Still, there’s a more insidious threat that such technologies don’t guard against: actions by your staff to invite seemingly innocuous data into your organization. Such data can be harmful because it brings viruses or Trojan horses into your systems, exposes your companies to lawsuits or merely wastes valuable time and resources.
The antidote is a content security solution. Many experts recommend one of three different types of solutions: Trend Micro Inc.’s InterScan VirusWall and eManager, to guard against inappropriate incoming and outgoing e-mail; Symantec Corp.’s Norton AntiVirus Enterprise Solution, to protect against harmful downloadable executable or virus-infected documents; and The Learning Company’s CyberPatrol, to lock out Web sites that management has determined are inconsistent with your business or personnel policies. |
