Jon Tydda
jon at tydda.plus.com
Mon Sep 6 17:42:40 CDT 2004
The memory sticks I've seen have a little (physical) switch on them to make them read only, which is useful. Jon ----- Original Message ----- From: "Erwin Craps - IT Helps" <Erwin.Craps at ithelps.be> To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:40 PM Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates 1) Stinger from N.A. does only scan some popular virusses not all!!! 2) There is a downside on using a memory stick... It can be written, a CD not. Meaning, in a unfortuanele situation you could propagate the virus by the memory stick.... Erwin -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Drew Wutka Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 9:16 PM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: RE: [dba-Tech] AV Updates If they weren't on the internet, how would they get a virus? If they connect to the internet at home, you can get AV software that lets them update from home. We use Office Scan by Trend. It runs on our Intranet. The Office Scan portion is visible on the internet (not just the Intranet), so when a laptop user is at home, and they log onto the internet, they get AV updates just as if they were at work. Drew -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Andy Lacey Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 8:56 AM To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues Subject: [dba-Tech] AV Updates Another admin question along the 'is this normal' line. When a laptop has been out and about for a few weeks, and comes back into the office we won't let it on the network until it has had its virus defs updated and had a full virus scan. But it can only get on the internet via the netowrk, so how to get it up-to-date virus defs? What we do is download them (Symantec, using Intelligent Updater), put them on a CD, and update the laptop from that. Is this the normal/only/best/c**p way to do this? -- Andy Lacey http://www.minstersystems.co.uk ________________________________________________ Message sent using UebiMiau 2.7.2 _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com