'Burnt out' IT staff losing virus battle
Failure to centralise antivirus software management exhausts IT workers. Companies that have yet to centralise the management of their antivirus software are exhausting their IT staff. While the majority of firms have taken users out of the loop of updating antivirus software, those that have not are unable to cope due to the sheer volume of viruses, according to application switching vendor Radware. “Users can’t be trusted to do it themselves,” said Tony Crowley, Radware’s regional director for northern Europe. “Companies are fighting a losing battle over antivirus updates unless they centralise antivirus management so that all network traffic is scanned in one place and management of updates is a discrete business function. Full Story