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Proactive Anti-malware

Ascot Barclay have proved to be ahead of the game with computer security solutions by backing an innovative anti-malware programme called HDF. This cutting edge product proactively prevents malicious software infection using a unique generic method which does not need signature file updates. High profile public organisations such as military air traffic control, rail transport systems, fast moving consumer goods and systems where the reputation damage that would accrue from an infection could seriously damage the organisation are already investing in the benefits of HDF.

How can Hackers and malware damage a business?

A recent study by the Ponemon Institute, “The UK cost of Data Breach” showed clearly that Hackers and poorly-designed security systems are now the fastest growing cyber threats to businesses. The report shows businesses are suffering as the number of attacks and the cost of those attacks is increasing annually. It also found that the cost of a criminal attack was greater than any other category; taken as a whole breaches cost an average of £71 per record, while malicious attacks cost £80. Breaches varied in size from 6,900 records to 72,000. The most expensive breach in the survey cost £6.2 million to resolve. And that’s just the finance. The reputation of a company could be ruined, and it could have catastrophic indirect effects if customers confidential data is altered stolen or compromised in any way.

Why is HDF different from its competitors?

HDF malware is non signature-based and therefore does not try to pattern match malware against a huge, always expanding, and never quite up to date reference bank of malware signatures. The beauty of this innovative anti-malware program is it means your organisation can be proactive instead of just reactive – defensive action rather than quarantine after attack. Once installed a company can be safe in the knowledge it will need minimal attention. It keeps servers and workstations secure while employees go about their business. This software has been created with the computer phobic in mind - to prevent hacker’s activity such as planting malware, there is absolutely no complex hard to manage approaches

What can my Business expect from HDF Anti-Malware programmes?

Compatible with Platforms after Win NT4

Comprising of a workstation version and a server version for all corporate business functionality, HDF will support legacy platforms such as old Windows NT4 machines, right up to the latest 64 bit Windows 7 environments, blades and VMs. Planning is under consideration for all mobile platforms as well.

Smaller and faster than High profile competitors

One of its greatest assets is its minute size. This extra-ordinary piece of security software will take up less than 60 kilobytes of space on your computer operating system. No more slow-go computers burdened by heavyweight Anti virus applications, this proactive anti-malware solution has shown itself to offer up to a 30% performance improvement on a typical laptop when replacing traditional signature based anti-virus software, and to have an undetectable performance impact if used alongside that same A/V software.

Cuts costs for corporate business.

You can see the difference now by testing it alongside your current anti-malware system. What you will probably see is HDF will identify far more potential threats to your computer than your current A/V screening (independent research has shown that traditional A/V catches, on average, just 19% of new malware on the first day of release, and about 60% on average after 30 days – this is because of the reactive nature of traditional A/V).You will also probably notice that successful malware attacks drop to zero because HDF proactively prevents the attack, even for newly released malware for which no signature has yet been developed for traditional A/V software.

After an extensive period of test and evaluation alongside their traditional A/V solution, a well known rail transport organisation in the UK decided to replace its traditional A/V with HDF and has not suffered any malware attack since (whereas in the past it was regularly being infected). In addition, by replacing their traditional A/V with HDF they have gained a significant performance boost to their IT equipment which allows them to stretch their computer replacement cycle, thereby enjoying enormous cost savings. This combination of improved security, performance boost and cost saving has convinced the organisation to continue the roll out of HDF into Europe.

Find out more about HDF Proactive Anti-malware programmes