[OPLINTECH] AV and Ransomware

[Phil Shirley]

I can't comment about Symantec vs. Bitdefender, but one big thing to do 
to defend against any kind of malware, which hopefully goes without 
saying, is:

Load all the updates. As soon as possible after they come out. All 
computers and other network-connected devices. OS, software, firmware.

Another good idea is to use Cisco Umbrella (formerly called Umbrella by 
OpenDNS), which you can use for free through OPLIN:

https://www.oplin.ohio.gov/opendns

This can be used to filter web content, which we don't do, but it also 
has a category for blocking malicious web sites -- that's the only 
category we block. I've seen this service block links that people click 
in phishing emails.

That's not a comprehensive list of ways to protect against malware, of 
course.

Phil

On 6/14/2019 10:20 AM, Kevin Jones via OPLINTECH wrote:
> We are currently using Symantec Endpoint Protection.  We purchase it 
> from Techsoup and have used it for several years becasue it is cheap.  
> I was looking at Bitdefender and was wanting to know if anyone has an 
> opinion about Symantec vs. Bitdefender.  I was informed from a 
> consulting company that Bitdefender has some protection against 
> ransomware.
>
> Also, what steps are your libraries taking to protect against ransomware?
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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