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capabilities as well as installing a good desktop anti virus/ spyare and anti spam protection, you will get to as close to impenetrable defense perimeter for your PC and network. Even if you cannot guard your PC any longer, you can rest assured that no bad sites will be visited (the platform will block banned sites from its extensive list plus from your custom list from being accessed by anyone inside the perimeter unless custom override by the admin had been entered into the platform settings), no spyware will reach the desktop PC, no one will be able to intrude and remotely take over or steal information from your PC, and more. In turn this will ensure that your computer or computers Will stay healthy and infection free longer. You can find more information including the more detailed description of technology and each module by visiting their web site www.Untangle.com

6)Managing threats from within. Even with best protection you are still not protected from internal threats. Flash drives, digital cameras, MP3 Players, Ipods, Floppies, CD, DVD can all be infected with dangerous payload. This may happen on the outside of your network but since those devices are highly mobile they can easily find their way inside your network by simply the end user bringing those devices with them and connecting it to a PC. Even if you have best and most sophisticated perimeter UTM platform deployed, you are not protected from threats from within. If you have a Anti Virus, Anti Spyware software etc. loaded on each PC you have and it is updated and functional you may catch the risk soon enough to protect the harm from occurring but than what happens if this secondary layer of defense is not working properly or the end user finds a way to bypass it.

Portable device access controll is important to make sure your PC and network stays clean. There are many free open source GPL access control packages that will lock and monitor your CD ROM drives, Floppy Drives, USB, Firewire ports, Floppy drive access etc. By effectively securing those devices from being used as an potential entry point for the spyware and viruses to enter your PC and network you are further fortifying your security and making sure your PC or PCs are staying clean.

If you are looking for a commercial software that will do this on a large scale allowing you to manage larger networks of PCs, he GFI makes product called GFI End Point Security. Please feel free to further take a look at it and even try the fully functional

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