Run a virus checking extension on your email server. Set the software to update itself at least once every 48 hours and preferrably once a day at a time when Internet email traffic is the least. Install virus checking software on all of the client computers and network servers in your enterprise and distribute updates to the software on regular basis. Don't count on the end user to keep his or her system up to date. Assume it will be your responsibility as the systems administrator and determine the most effective route to assure each users data and program integity.
Viruses present manageable risks.
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