- If you are still running systems with Windows XP SP2 or Windows Vista SP1 in your environment, you need to install the latest service pack on these systems immediately as they are no longer automatically receiving security updates from Microsoft.
As part of a TLC Full
Service, we check that the latest Microsoft Updates are installed.
- Enforce a strong password policy in your environment. … Conficker is using a hardcoded list of ridiculously simple passwords, that hasn’t changed in years, to attack enterprise systems and continues to be successful using this tactic. If an old automated threat like Conficker can do this, determined adversaries targeting your organization can do this too without using any “advanced” techniques.
TLC Computer Servicing has
been advising people to use Strong Passwords for some time now. (A Strong
Password is a combination of upper- and lower-case letters, numbers, and
symbols.)
- Deploy security updates for all software you have in your environment in a timely manner; this includes all software from all vendors, not just Windows operating systems.
A key part of a TLC Full Service
is a software security update check. Popular software that has been targeted by
viruses is updated. A full software update check is an optional extra.
- Use anti-malware software from a reputable vendor and keep it up to date.
A TLC Full Service includes
making sure your security software is up-to-date.
- Use newer versions of software and newer service packs where possible to get the security benefits of the latest development practices, tools and security mitigations.
A TLC Full Service focuses
on making sure you can use your computer securely and safely. Additional advice
on using the internet safely is available.
We constantly update our knowledge
and understanding of threats, and we implement best practice in the computer
service industry - TLC with iron determination!
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