What is a good antivirus for small business?

Best Small Business Antivirus?

• Currently looking for a solid small footprint Anti virus software for a small business and was wondering how everyone else felt towards which product would suite best. We were ...show more

• Answer:

  Securing Windows operating systems from Internet attacks is not a single application, or even a suite; it's layers of protection, user habits, threat landscape awareness, system configuration, and more. Although they may be good, plenty of freeware is available that will do the same job (maybe better?) as CareOne, McAfee, or Norton suites, that do not deplete your system resources (and therefore speed). Look through some of the suggested freeware here, and pick some of the frontline defenses and study up. Sorry, but using Windows requires you to become a security expert, it's that simple. Something they don't tell you when you buy this system... http://www.snapfiles.com/Freeware/security/fwsecuritytools.html Also, for this small business, will you utilize e-commerce? If so you'll need much stiffer securities to prevent hacks leading to fraud (against you or the buyer) A small priced, yet very effective hardware item is 'Astaro Gateway' which provides network wide multifunction security. Worth a look...