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1 Your Computer Wants To Ruin Your Life
5 Reasons Why, & The Tools To Stop It!

2 Reason 1: Your Computer is infected With viruses
Anti Virus is NOT full protection Windows Updates aren’t enough 80 percent of exploits come from pdf’s Root kits & botnets are hard to detect

3 Solutions & Suggestions
Have Automatic update turned on / patch Tuesday Scheduled scans with anti virus & reports that are reviewed Turn off java script in acrobat & acrobat reader Run your computer with reduced user privileges

4 Products to implement Microsoft Security Essentials ( ) Secunia PSI ( ) Mcafee Anti Virus Enterprise v8.7 W/Anti-Spyware Symantec Endpoint Protection Kapersky Anti-Virus

5 Reason 2: The Internet Is Evil
Phishing Scams / Fake biggest attack vector Fake Websites Cross site scripting exploits insecure web browsers Poor password / reused passwords compromise data Untrusted sources posing as legitimate sources

6 Solutions & suggestions
Replace Internet Explorer With Firefox or Chrome (with add-ons) Never re-use user names & password for multiple sites & accounts Use strong passwords (8 Characters with complexity) Check your sources, assume links are fake until proven otherwise Separate work from pleasure Implement web filtering & web monitoring Replace consumer router with higher end or open source firewalls

7 Products To Implement OpenDNS ( www.opendns.com )
GFi Webmonitor ( ) Firefox Or Google Chrome w/Adblock Plus & Web Of Trust Add- On’s Sonicwall Firewalls ( ) Astaro Internet Gateway ( )

8 Reason 3: All your data is gone
90 percent of small businesses don't have consistent backups Data corruption can come from hardware or software failure Onsite backup isn't backup at all Backup is more than data, it’s system recovery

9 Solutions & suggestions
Daily backups that go offsite Quarterly & yearly retention schedules Disaster recovery plans & procedures Test your backups! Full disk backup not just data for full system recovery

10 Products To Implement Acronis True Image Workstation / Server ( ) Symantec Ghost 15 ( ) Easeus Todo Backup ( 0&0 Disk Image v5 ( software.com/home/en/products/oodiskimage/)

11 Reason 4: Your computer is broken
Hardware failures aren’t a matter of if, it’s a matter of when Most small businesses don't have critical systems protected under warranty Hardware attrition can cost more in downtime and lost productivity than a hardware replacement cycle

12 Solutions & suggestions
Business critical systems 4hr warranty support Non critical systems 24hr warranty Replace computers on a 3 year cycle

13 Products To Implement Dell Gold Support (24hr parts & service)
Dell Enterprise Support (4hr parts & service) HP Business Services (4hr or 24hr support) IBM Business support (4/8/24hr support options)

14 Reason 5: Your computer is Stealing From You
Unencrypted hard drives are unprotected data Storing passwords and account information on your computer compromises those accounts Unencrypted backups are unprotected data Unmanaged networks compromise security and customer data Unmanaged employee computers mean lower productivity & data loss

15 Solutions & suggestions
Managed user accounts for employees Password complexity for logon accounts with changes every days Hard drive encryption for computers & backups Blocking & management of external devices

16 Products To Implement True Crypt (http://www.truecrypt.org/)
Network Lookout ( Microsoft Group Policy Management Spiceworks Network Management (

17 You are 5 Steps Closer to Safer, Efficient Computing
Proactive Management Of Your Systems Means Better Business For You Contact GeekEugene to schedule an evaluation of your network today!


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