It’s hard to believe that less than two decades ago, mobile phones were exactly that – devices that allowed us to make and receive telephone calls whilst mobile. Laptop computers were luxury items usually only enjoyed by company owners and directors. In those days, smartphones, iPads and tablet devices may well have been fanciful, futuristic devices created by ‘Q’ and used by James Bond.

What happens in an internet minute? According to Intel, the statistics are staggering – check out a handy infographic here. Here are just a few mind-boggling statistics: every minute 100+ new LinkedIn accounts are created, Facebook is logged into 277,000 times, YouTube gets 1.3 million video views and 320+ new Twitter accounts are created.

In a data-dependent world, the need for antivirus software is increasing. This is due to the volumes of information generated, stored and transmitted on a daily basis and businesses’ reliance on this movement of precious cargo to continue unhindered. As a result, the value of information assets has grown drastically and so has the need to protect it. So let us take a look at why, when protecting your data, you should take into account the following key facts:

Despite continued and increased investment in security, traditional antivirus solutions are being rendered inefficient due to the complexity and sophistication of new malware.

Using the correct antivirus has become more and more important in an age that is technologically driven and demanding. Internet access has become an everyday requirement that brings with it major conveniences – and some threats to consider also.

In this day and age, information security or data protection is the key to survival after a disaster for any organisation.

The increasing variety and sophistication of malware has rendered traditional antivirus detection ineffective and cumbersome. Panda has long seen this problem and, as a result, has been evolving its methods of detection over the last five years.

It’s an amazing world that we find ourselves living in. Apart from anything else, there’s so much ‘free’ stuff that one can download and use for business purposes. For example, there are multiple ‘free’ antivirus applications available. Why would anyone spend actual, hard-earned money to purchase a solution that can be downloaded and used indefinitely for free?

Ransomware, spamware, malware, virus attacks and unauthorised device access – these are all very real business threats. Keeping your server and client devices up to date with the latest patches is vital to ensuring that your business is not compromised or threatened in any way by these threats.