Computer security around our office used to be pretty lax. But with the threat of systems and data compromise we realized that we needed to have more than just an old 486 running Linux acting as a firewall and a few copies of Dr. Solomon (now McAfee's VirusScan Classic) to protect ourselves. The first step was to beef up our security against external threats with a packet filtering firewall and establishing a DMZ between our intranet and the internet. Next we selected VirusScan ASaP from McAfee to provide nearly real-time updates of virus signatures and consolidated management reporting. Finally, I was sent to the SANS Institute’s Security Essentials course to become our "security expert". Of course the most important thing I learned was that "I have a lot to learn and a lot to do".
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