Fellow IT-ers,
I am unsure about the risk involved with applying a new VDF with no prior testing to our 1200+ Windows server and client network. I am also aware that any time testing is time taken away from being protected from the last risks defined by the AV program developer. Lastly I read about 2 reported cases where faulty VDFs caused quite some damage and requiered the necessary Admin effort to restore the operation. The last one, i believe, was in last April.
My question is whether there are any tests that would be considered as a minimum of preventive effort that should be done prior to application of a VDF. Would also like to hear about doing top level manual updates vs. on-line updating and the staging of VDF application.
Your expert response will be much appreciated.
Ricky