Case Study - More Secure

 Internet Security Case

A client notified us of "strange activities" occurring on their PC.  When arrived onsite, we found several immediate issues. Firstly, he was using a "Free" version of an antivirus package.  Like many other free antivirus packages, this one did not protect him from online banking fraud, social networking fraud and identity theft.  Ironically, these are the most feared by the consumer.  We had on a number of occasions suggested a Business Edition Internet Security package which would cost around £285.00 for 2 years protection on 7 PC units.

 Despite this his antivirus had not scanned his system for a number of months, "because it takes too long".  In addition to this, his "Windows firewall was disabled" because his games will not run online properly.  In basic terms, he had invited the underworld to dinner.

Identity theft constitutes a particular subset of online fraud. Hackers break into poorly protected servers, set up clone sites that resemble legitimate sites, and then use them to gather personal information. With merely a name, thieves can access Web directories or dossier services to acquire addresses and phone numbers. This is very frightening. Although this is very preventable. Most PC users think take the approach that "it will never happen to me". 

In this case, we could demonstrate how many attack attempts his business was receiving every hour.  His server received 167 attacks in one hour!  The free tool was about to do nothing about it.  So he decided to upgrade his protection to ensure he and his business were safe.

Why were we onsite? Well, simply because our client had the frightening sum of £7,900.00 taken from their company bank account because the firewall and internet security was inadequate.

With the correct protection, most Professional Antivirus products run a "safe check on websites visited". 

 "I was amazed at the way fraudsters work online and RES Info-Tech gave me the Know-how and tools to prevent it in the future. We even got our money back from the credit card company."

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