What to Implement First?...Scanning & Patching Tool or Virus Scanning Tool? - TechRepublic
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February 9, 2011 at 11:13 AM
butlertf

What to Implement First?…Scanning & Patching Tool or Virus Scanning Tool?

by butlertf . Updated 15 years, 4 months ago

To put it briefly, I can’t decide whether or not I should implement a scanning and patching tool on my network or an anti-virus tool first. There will be about a 2 week period before the first tool is put into place and about another 3 to 4 weeks before the next tool is put into place.

I was thinking that if we have put into place a scanning and patching tool first, it would fix the vulnerabilities a virus would exploit. Thus, it would be better to implement the scanning and patching tool before the anti-virus tool.

If anyone has a different thought, please explain your reasoning.

Thanks,

-Tom

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