What we will be covering
Recent report from the ISSA on Virus related damage to Irish Business
Understanding the Virus Problem and it’s Changing Nature.
TescoDiets case study on our own issues and the migration to the Sophos Antivirus Product. The Problems with our existing Product. Choosing the most Suitable Product for TescoDiets. The Actual Deployment, Technical Issues, etc…
Irish Cyber Crime Survey 2006 Information Systems Security Association
University College Dublin Targeted 135 Medium to Large Private and Public
organisations. 86% of Irish Business affected by Cyber Crime in some
form this year alone with that figure Rising to 98% overall 22% reporting over €100,000 in Costs 39% say they had suffered Financial Fraud with 19.5%
having experienced this in the last year and 36.6% had Intellectual Property stolen with half that figure occurring in the last Year.
“If that was arson or theft, you’d takeit very seriously indeed” Minister McDowell Launching the Report.
The New Viral Generation Worms & Viruses
Boot VirusesMacro VirusesEmail & Program Virus
MalwareAd ware – Browser HijackersSpyware – P2PTrojan HorsesMiscellaneous Security Bots, Key loggers, Dialer etc
Antivirus and End Point Security
Anti-Virus Anti-Malware Firewall
Remote Login Backdoors Hijacking
PUA’s Potentially Unwanted Apps
Reasons for Change
PC Performance problems running existing Antivirus Client
Unsatisfactory Vendor Support Difficult and unintuitive Interfaces Decentralised, Centralised Management
System Time Consuming and difficult to configure
Why did we Choose Sophos?
RequirementsEase of installation and ManagementComplete protectionReasonably Priced
Three Antivirus ProductsMcAfeeSophosSymantec
Sophos Pricing
Ongoing Costs
Cost of Ownership 1yr 2yr (1.5) 3yr (2) 4yr (2.5) 5yr (3) Intro 3 for 1 10% Discount
Price per License €39.15 €29.36 €26.10 €24.47 €23.49 €13.05 €11.75
Total Cost 50 Licenses Per Year €1,957.50 €1,468.00 €1,305.00 €1,223.50 €1,174.50 €652.50 €590.25
Total Cost 50 Licenses over # yrs€1,957.5
0€2,936.0
0€3,915.0
0€4,894.0
0€5,872.5
0€1,957.50 €1,761.75
Workings
Year by Discount €1,957.50 €2,936.25 €3,915.00 €4,893.75 €5,872.50 €1,957.50
Price Per Year €1,468.13 €1,305.00 €1,223.44 €1,174.50 €652.50
Price Per License €29.36 €26.10 €24.47 €23.49 €13.05
TescoDiets Rollout
Installed the Product Setup EM Library and
Scheduled the Library updates. Opened the Management
Console and searched for Computers. Configured some policies and installed the
Antivirus to all machines. And.. Had a coffee break..
Issues a long the way
Uninstall of Symantec Biggest and most time
consuming problem. Windows Firewall Issue
Occurs with any remoteinstallation with F/W on.
System Resources When Aggressive Policy deployed on Low Spec
machines however, Easily Remedied from the Management Console
Features that Impressed me!
Ease of Installation and Intuitive UI
Information at your fingertips
Instant End Point Status
Remote Problem Resolution
Simple Policy Creation
Machine History Application Control Simple and Straight
Forward Reporting Application Self
Updating
Bottom Line
Save on Costs with Sophos due to competitive pricing Save Time by
Saving IT Management & Resolution Time By Protecting from PUAs, removing potential future problems
Increases Productivity Less disturbance to end users for resolutions Saves time on client upgrades as clients update themselves. Removing programs and applications that slow down PC perf.
Reduce strain on Resources Removing Applications that drain network resources and
bandwidth Peace of Mind
Knowing that all the bases are covered
Conclusion
Combining Effectiveness at Blocking and removing a Virus & Malware with straight forward installation and Management and an informative dashboard, Sophos End Point Security is ideal for business looking to ensure they are protected while reducing the amount of time they spend managing that protection