Scene: Joe S. from Accounting takes his work laptop to a nearby café. His computer automatically picks up a public wireless signal, so he sits in the corner with his cup of coffee and browses the web. He searches for an e-book on the mating habits of Parakeets, and what luck- finds one and downloads it to his PC. Then he decides to check his personal e-mail. There’s one new message. The subject line says “Mothers Day Confirmation Order”. Funny. He doesn’t remember buying his mom a present. He opens the link anyway.
The next day, Joe brings his laptop back to work and tries to power it up. No such luck. That seemingly innocent e-mail was actually a virus- the “Love” bug. The pain didn’t end there, though- oh no. When Joe S. opened the attachment in that e-mail, the virus went straight to work, sending a similar e-mail to everyone in his contact list. Many of those people were co-workers, a few of which used their work computer to open the e-mail. Within hours, the virus spread not only to Joe, but through his work.

Names have been changed to protect the ignorant, but the reality of viruses remains. It seems like no matter how hard you try, there’s always the lingering threat of a computer attack. Is your data safe? Do you know how to protect yourself from future attacks?
There are several ways you can defend yourself against future threats. Simply scanning your computers once every fiscal year is not enough. To feel truly bulletproof, you’ll need to scan every day using a good anti-virus like AVG, run updates 4 times a day, and don’t forget to scan your servers too. Responza does all this for you, and it employs a deep packet inspection that kills viruses before they hit your business. With these practices in place, you’ll never get bit by the “Love” bug again.