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Anti Malware Software from Faronics a No-Brainer for Glenpool Public Schools by Ryan Majeau – 04/19/11

“Warning! You are at risk of infection from malware!”

Perhaps you have seen this warning before when browsing the internet. The wording might be different but the message is the same. Along with the warning there is usually a solution offered, simply purchase an anti-virus program by link provided. To an unsuspecting victim this may sound like great news. Unfortunately for them, they don’t realize that they are actually installing the malware they were warned about, and the purchase also stole their credit card and personal information. Oops.

Malware is becoming more and more advanced every day, enlisting tactics—like with these rogue anti-virus programs or maybe PDFs link to infected websites—to trick you into installing it. The threat comes from everywhere too—the web, email, even USB flash drives. Regardless of where it comes from the goal is always the same. Corrupt your operating system, steal your information and in some cases to actually use your computer to distribute more malware!

At Glenpool Public Schools, malware was incessant, primarily as a result of online research and downloads conducted by teachers.  IT staff spent almost all of their time troubleshooting computers.

“90% of our IT support tickets revolved around viruses or anomalies with software and system performance,” says Greg Atkins, Director of Technology.

When looking for an anti malware software solution, Glenpool Public Schoos turned to a layered security approach, using Faronics Anti-Virus and Faronics Deep

Faronics Deep Freeze Gives Ballston Spa Central School District an Alternative to Computer Imaging by Ryan Majeau – 04/18/11

If you had 4,200 students and over 1,700 workstations in your school district, you can only imagine the daily wear and tear to your IT infrastructure. System errors, blue screens of death and busted DVD drives. And those are only from the students using them! With the threat of malware growing each day, keeping up with it is a full time job itself. This was the story all too familiar to the tech staff in the Ballston Spa Central School District.

Staff would rebuild and reimage computers weekly and their anti-virus efforts came with a price to network and system performance. If the computers weren’t updated they were even more vulnerable to malware threats. They needed an alternative to computer imaging that worked seamlessly with a network-efficient anti-virus solution. They needed Faronics.

With solutions that are easy to use and deliver significant value, Faronics gave the tech staff an alternative to computer imaging that ensured full system uptime. Faronics Deep Freeze restores original workstation configurations with a simple reboot and works seamlessly with Faronics Anti-Virus.

“Not only is Faronics Anti-Virus the only solution which is fully compatible with Deep Freeze, but it is also faster, more network efficient and more effective against malware,” says Brian Merchant, Coordinator of Technical Support Services for BSCSD.

Thanks to Faronics the district sees a reduced number of support calls. Their IT professionals can now focus