Why not free antivirus?

We all love free stuff. It’s pleasing to think that we are ahead of everyone and got something for nothing. However, if you are running a business and require proper functionality and updates reflecting most current changes in your environment, free is not going to cut it anymore. It is a cyber-crime era, and we cannot afford to skip on security anymore. When cyber criminals are creating more clever and sneakier ways to get through your defenses protecting your computer systems from cyber threats becomes imperative.

So here are the 5 reasons why you should pay for a good, modern antivirus:

1. More features in one bundle. It’s not only viruses and malware that are affecting our systems nowadays. Paid-for solutions offer a broader protection, such as: anti-phishing, anti-ransomware, VPN, increased browser security etc..

2. Ease of use. Having all the tools in one bundle allows for more efficient and convenient management.

3. On-call support. Free solutions rarely provide telephone support, standard with paid-for options. Having a FAQ page as a resource is, often, not enough to solve all your potential issues, particularly if time is a factor, such is the case with ransomware attacks.

4. Better cover for business. Businesses are facing different level of threats than personal users. Not everybody in your company has a high level of computer literacy, thus you need a centralized approach to protection of all your clients’ data as well as your own sensitive business data.

5. More efficient. A heavy, resource-hungry antivirus software of previous years needs to be replaced by solution that does not slow your system to a crawl, making users either pause scans or stop them completely. Modern solutions are capable of fast scans, that have no impact on the operations of a computer, thus allowing for increased productivity without sacrificing security.

Why do we have to pay for this protection? Remember, all the developers who work on these types of software solutions must do a lot of work to research the changes on cyber criminals’ methodology and utilize a lot of expensive resources to do this research and thus can’t do it for free. As fast as the world of cyber-crime advances, it takes more and more resources to counter all the threats. Is the safety of your company not worth it?!

There are a lot of solutions out there and it may be difficult to find one that will be sufficiently sophisticated to be applied for your company’s needs. Take advantage of our free consultations to get some help! After all everyone does IT, we make IT simple!