What are some good options for managing about 200 computers on a microsoft network
So the network i'm now managing has about 200 or so computers on it, active directory users, and viruses and malware are popping up on several of the local machines. What is the most practical way to solve malware and virus issues on a network of this kind of scale, thanks for any advice.
Jon
Jon
rfportilla
There are plenty of combined malware/virus systems out there. Symantec is one of the best. I have heard really good things about Kaspersky and it's priced very well. Both of these have centralized management so everything can be pushed out, including virus def updates.
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I agree with ffleisma. If you are serious about securing a network of 200 end-points, then there is much more to be done than simple AV.
Yeah, I agree with everything said so far. Virus scanning and Malware is part of the solution. You should have policies in place, also. Unfortunately, we can only suggest a few policies, like what ffleisma mentioned. We can't flesh out an entire GP plan, so if you are unfamiliar, you have some reading to do. lol
Another useful tool is WSUS for managing Windows Updates. With 200 computers, you don't want everyone getting their updates off your bandwidth. You can use WSUS to download once and distribute internally. This also helps keep the installations standard.
Good luck.
Another useful tool is WSUS for managing Windows Updates. With 200 computers, you don't want everyone getting their updates off your bandwidth. You can use WSUS to download once and distribute internally. This also helps keep the installations standard.
Good luck.
Hi, I agree with everything so far.
For ease of use, price and level of support I would suggest Sophos.
I find that the real time scanner does not affect the speed of the machine very much and the control centre for central management is easier to configure.
I did a lot of research into which AV to sell when I started my business and decided on Sophos. I was glad I made this choice as it was able to clean a nasty virus, rather than delete the infected files so didn't render the machine dead. The customers existing McAfee setup killed the machines so we swapped to Sophos.
If you are in the UK, let me know as I can offer a good discount and have decent notes on configuration to get it working perfectly.
Thanks
Minesh
For ease of use, price and level of support I would suggest Sophos.
I find that the real time scanner does not affect the speed of the machine very much and the control centre for central management is easier to configure.
I did a lot of research into which AV to sell when I started my business and decided on Sophos. I was glad I made this choice as it was able to clean a nasty virus, rather than delete the infected files so didn't render the machine dead. The customers existing McAfee setup killed the machines so we swapped to Sophos.
If you are in the UK, let me know as I can offer a good discount and have decent notes on configuration to get it working perfectly.
Thanks
Minesh
THanks for the sales pitch. FOr the same reasons, Kaspersky is very popular.
When I carried out my research I found that Kaspersky was higher up various charts for catching viruses, but I have found Sophos to be almost as good, but Sophos is far cheaper than Kaspersky. Hence the informed decision to go with Sophos.
I have experience of McAfee and found the latest version more difficult to manage and felt it slowed the pc down a bit more than Sophos, plus many years ago had a version of McAfee caused a lot of problem for a large city bank I was working for, hence my dislike for McAfee. I have not tried the corporate version of Kaspersky yet, so don't know about the ease over management, or performance.
I just wanted to give you an answer with some reasoning behind it. But some would call that a sales pitch.
Choose the option that you feel is best for your company.
I have experience of McAfee and found the latest version more difficult to manage and felt it slowed the pc down a bit more than Sophos, plus many years ago had a version of McAfee caused a lot of problem for a large city bank I was working for, hence my dislike for McAfee. I have not tried the corporate version of Kaspersky yet, so don't know about the ease over management, or performance.
I just wanted to give you an answer with some reasoning behind it. But some would call that a sales pitch.
Choose the option that you feel is best for your company.