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Azure · 03-10-2014, 06:26 PM

So we recently ran into some problems with malware infecting our network which basically swamped everything and had our gateway anti-virus running at 90% CPU to prevent attacks.

I think I may have tracked down the computer creating the problem so everything seems fine for now but it got me thinking about our AV solution and how we look at network security.

I really like Umbrella by OpenDNS which basically blocks known malware at the DNS level from communicating with our computers, and we are looking into implementing that ASAP.

We currently use MSE for endpoint AV, but it seems like MSE has really fallen off the charts lately with detection accuracy which was actually evident as the computer infected was up to date with MSE.

Currently Bitdefender seems to be getting the best reviews from numerous different testing sources, so we are looking at that. We have about 15 computers that would need licensing and it would be pretty cost effective from what I've seen.

Does anyone currently use it? Thoughts? As the saying goes you get what you pay for, and we currently don't pay for AV with MSE. Thinking it might be worth it to buy Bitdefender for some peace of mind.

So I'm thinking setup Umbrella by OpenDNS to filter on the DNS level, and by all accounts they do a great job, and Bitdefender on the endpoints. Put that together with the Sonicwall Gateway Antivirus we currently run and we should have things more or less under control.

03-10-2014, 06:26 PM	#1
Azure Had an idea! Join Date: Oct 2005 Exp:	Best approach to SMB network security So we recently ran into some problems with malware infecting our network which basically swamped everything and had our gateway anti-virus running at 90% CPU to prevent attacks. I think I may have tracked down the computer creating the problem so everything seems fine for now but it got me thinking about our AV solution and how we look at network security. I really like Umbrella by OpenDNS which basically blocks known malware at the DNS level from communicating with our computers, and we are looking into implementing that ASAP. We currently use MSE for endpoint AV, but it seems like MSE has really fallen off the charts lately with detection accuracy which was actually evident as the computer infected was up to date with MSE. Currently Bitdefender seems to be getting the best reviews from numerous different testing sources, so we are looking at that. We have about 15 computers that would need licensing and it would be pretty cost effective from what I've seen. Does anyone currently use it? Thoughts? As the saying goes you get what you pay for, and we currently don't pay for AV with MSE. Thinking it might be worth it to buy Bitdefender for some peace of mind. So I'm thinking setup Umbrella by OpenDNS to filter on the DNS level, and by all accounts they do a great job, and Bitdefender on the endpoints. Put that together with the Sonicwall Gateway Antivirus we currently run and we should have things more or less under control.