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Checklist: Five steps to assessing a customer's antivirus protection

Brien M. Posey
01.25.2008
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Service provider takeaway: Service providers and value-added resellers can strengthen customers' antivirus protection strategies by taking these five steps.

One of the most important security issues service providers and value-added resellers (VARs) can discuss with customers is their antivirus protection strategy. After all, viruses are an indiscriminate security threat. A lot of smaller companies don't worry about security because they are not likely targets for hackers. Viruses are so common, though, that infections can occur in big companies, small companies and at home. This Channel Checklist provides five steps to walk through with customers to gain a better understanding

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About the author
[IMAGE]Brien M. Posey, MCSE, is a Microsoft Most Valuable Professional for his work with Windows 2000 Server and IIS. Brien has served as the CIO for a nationwide chain of hospitals and was once in charge of IT security for Fort Knox. As a freelance technical writer he has written for Microsoft, TechTarget, CNET, ZDNet, MSD2D, Relevant Technologies and other technology companies..

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