6 Reasons Why Your Business Needs an Antivirus Solution
Cyberthreats are on the increase, and this means your business is highly likely to experience some form of cyberattack. Having a proper endpoint security solution that provides robust antivirus and anti-malware capability is critical if you want to be protected.
But what if we told you that over 35% of businesses do not have an antivirus policy or solution? Well, that would appear to be the case! Whilst this is hard to understand, especially with the current trajectory of cyber threats, it does explain why many companies are being successfully penetrated with malware.
Please don’t become part of this statistic. Your business and its assets are crucial for your growth, and taking cybersecurity seriously must be a priority.
The six reasons why you must have an Anti-Virus
1. Protect yourself from Ransomware: Ransomware is one of the most destructive forms of malware today and is on the rise. It has the ability to render your computer useless and encrypt files so you can no longer access them. Failure to pay the hackers means that you either need to restore from backup (assuming you have a backup) or start again and see what data you can salvage. Many companies revert to basic antivirus software that is often free. This will not provide maximum protection against these threats, and so investment in enterprise-level threat detection and prevention software is needed.
2. Keep your data protected: Your data is your asset. It is the whole reason how you can engage and grow your business. Losing that data can be disastrous for your business, not to mention reputation. Keeping it secure means having the right level of protection so that it can stop snooping eyes.
3. Protect your email: Emails can be one of the prime ways in which hackers attack. Phishing links and attachments are the number one method attackers use to get there wares on to your device. Often, the malware arrives as an innocent attachment or text file and encourages you to click or download it. Doing so starts the first phase of the attack.
4. Enterprise Protection and Support: Purchasing the right antivirus solution means that you will get enterprise leading support as part of the purchase. Being able to receive this support and continuous updates means that your threat detection keeps up with data against new vulnerabilities.
5. Extra functionality: The primary function of any antivirus product is to keep your device safe. But many enterprise products contain other helpful tools that can complement your security posture.
> password manager
> firewall
> usb scanning
> adware blocked
> encryption tool
> file shred
> disk eraser
All these are valuable tools that you can make use of to enhance your security.
6. Always on protection: You want a security product that is always on and performs proactive protection on your device. You will only get this from reputable vendors.
We hope the blog has helped shape your thoughts on why your business needs antivirus.
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