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Security and Time

People seem to think that security software is very time consuming. The common conception is either the installation process is long and arduous, or you will be forced to constantly monitor your chosen security solution. Some solutions require an admin to go to each machine and install something, which is simply not feasible in a large company. Not all solutions take hours to install and force an administrator to physically access each machine. It takes more time to play a game of solitaire than it does to install some security software. Some laptop security solutions are as easy to install as simply adding the installer to group policy. To manage some security products, you need to constantly monitor all traffic that comes from a machine. Some solutions require administrators to take hours to examine log files to see if there is a security problem or not. With other solutions, all you need to do is log into a web based UI and see if you have any alerts.

If you spend hours managing your current security product after the installation phase, maybe you should take a look for a new solution. When you research security solutions, you should see how much time it takes to install the solution and how much time, if any, is required to manage the solution post install. Make sure any solution you find gives an intuitive web based interface that will allow you to monitor it from anywhere should the need arise.

In the time it took to read this blog post, you probably could have installed a security solution on your laptop.

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