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			Applied Control Technologies, Inc. can engineer, supply, implement, and integrate a solid privacy and protection scheme for your office and network.
			Protection from Virus Infections
			• Norton Corporate Ed.		One benefit of an Internet connection is e-mail. E-mail is a great method of communication, but it also has the ability to cripple your computers and networks if you are not vigilantly monitoring incoming messages for viruses. Viruses can also be introduced by downloading files from the Internet or by a contaminated floppy diskette. Virus protection is a must for any computer network.
			• Norton Desktop Ed.
			Data Protection
					Data which is everything of value on a computer and the network is also vulnerable to viruses, power surges, power losses, fire and failures of storage media. Data must be protected. To do this a comprehensive data backup strategy must be in place.
			Power Protection
					Power protection via UPS or surge suppressor is also another item that is overlooked quite frequently. Overlooking power protection can not only cost you data loss, but can also cause you hardware loss. Compared to the cost of new equipment power protection devices are very cheap.
			Privacy Protection
					Protection of network privacy, is also a very important and often overlooked need of computers and networks. With the introduction of "always on" Internet connections (ADSL, Cable etc.), many companies have elected to connect their networks to the Internet all the time 24 hours a day 7 days a week. While this has certainly made the Internet a much more valuable tool it has also allowed much more time for a hacker to try and gain access to your network and it's resources. There are very effective ways of preventing intrusion of your network by hackers. The first line of defense is an adequate network security policy. Users should log off of their computers at night, change their passwords regularly, and have rights to only those files they need access to. These security policies are the building blocks for a secure computer network. The use of firewalls, proxy servers and other network restricting devices can help to create an even more secure environment.
			Contact us at (803) 254-4723 for a quotation on your networking needs.
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