AfricaSD, total e-security solution distributor, is now offering organisations a promotional offering in light of all the viruses and worms that have recently been causing havoc. The promotional offering consists of a Patch Vulnerability Utility that is required to stop worms such as MyDoom, Nimda, Sasser and the latest variant of the MyDoom worm, which is currently doing damage. If organisations take advantage of the Patch Vulnerability Utility they will receive, free of charge, a quality award-winning anti-virus (one-year subscription), one of three anti-virus products worldwide to be certified by Virus Bulletin, West Coast Labs and ICSA Labs.
In order to achieve a good platform in security against viruses and worms, it is vital to have in place an excellent anti-virus solution as well as an IT environment that is up-to-date with the latest patch fixes that have been released.
According to data from the FBI and Carnegie Mellon University, more than 90% of all security breaches involve a software vulnerability caused by a missing patch that the IT department already knows about. Even the SQL Slammer worm, which caused IT managers across the globe plenty of headaches, could have been avoided if a patch that was available six months earlier had been applied.
Research company Gartner mirrors this finding reporting that 90% of security breaches occur because hackers take advantage of improperly patched systems.
"We are seeing the new age virus threats using vulnerabilities in operating systems and software to infect systems. Viruses are a real threat in companies, costing them money and loss of productivity. A good anti-virus solution is a combination of anti-virus software and up-to-date patched environment," says AfricaSD`s Business Development Manager Renette Joubert.
"To give companies an incentive to look at the importance of vulnerability patching we will be giving away a one-year subscription of our anti-virus software, free of charge, with our Patch Vulnerability Utility," says Joubert.
To find out more about this promotional offering, or to be referred to a reseller, please contact Renette Joubert at (012) 663 8093 or e-mail asd@africasd.com. To find out more about AfricaSD`s products, please go to www.africasd.com.
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