Why Antivirus technology is ineffective

Antivirus technology may be more ineffective than you think. Although vendors tout antivirus software as an effective solution to the growing virus threat, others believe that it fails to prevent computers from being infected--a failure that contributes to other organizational security problems, such as identity theft and computer fraud. This situation is fleshed out by numerous studies, including one by the Yankee Group that noted that 62 percent of enterprises have become infected with viruses, despite the fact that 99 percent have installed antivirus programs.

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