Many enterprise security professionals now employ a combination of host-based technologies to identify, quarantine and eliminate malware threats, in order to stay one step ahead of the escalating malware coders. Using multiple layers of defense is the most effective way to protect yourself from threats, and to ensure that a security breach can be isolated in one area of the network, instead of spreading through the netire system. Layered security solutions might use a combination of anti-spyware, anti-virus, firewall and intrusion detection products.
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