USA What Anti Virus or Internet Security do you recommend?

[Claudio]

I am looking to change to another AntiVirus for a server and another 5 pcs.
Which security do you recommend?

 

[Samir]

For hardening extremely sensitive systems, I replace them with thin clients and place them on their own vlan if they need Internet access, or cut them off from the Internet if they don't need access. The thin client will lose any malware, viruses, etc once rebooted, so they are always clean.

Another option if you're just using a cloud-based accounting system is Lightweight Portable Security produced by the US government. It's designed for extreme security.

 

[Taxgatherer]

Well, in general, if you care much about security you should stop using Windows and switch to Linux. Things are much safer in that operating system.

Now, if you need to stick to Windows, then I would suggest Avira or Avast. They are pretty good protection systems and they don't slow down the computer too much.

 

[Samir]

Well, in general, if you care much about security you should stop using Windows and switch to Linux. Things are much safer in that operating system.

Lightweight portable security is linux-based

 

[riley]

Unix based systems are better for this kind of thing. Partly because they are just targeted that much less compared to windows. Being on an OS with such little market share has its advantages!

 

[Samir]

Unix based systems are better for this kind of thing. Partly because they are just targeted that much less compared to windows. Being on an OS with such little market share has its advantages!

So true! And with a lot of accounting packages going to browser-based systems, the reliance on the platform will start to diminish. And with hardened security conscious distributions like Lightweight Portable Security, there's no reason to not try it.

 

[Samir]

Being on an OS with such little market share has its advantages!

This is another method in itself that can work if you don't need modern accounting packages.

You can use something as old as a DOS based double-entry package, and it will never encounter a virus because those are almost as extinct as the accounting package. And another upside to older software on newer hardware is that it runs blazingly fast.

It's great that the basics of accounting haven't really changed. Even our old copy of Dac-Easy for DOS can still be used to account for almost anything.