Virus and Security

For an unassuming student, the internet can be a dangerous place full of threats that can cause users and school IT departments a lot of problems. These threats may lay hidden as they don’t always affect the browsing experience. Instead, they severely impact the health of a PC until it becomes inoperable. This can also have a knock-on effect to the entire network of computers in a school or college.

It is important for all computers to have protection against these threats, but It’s even more imperative for schools and educational institutions where sensitive data is being stored about young people and where there is a higher risk of inheriting a virus or other malware.

The most important, yet basic protection that you can install on a computer is a good antivirus software package. Threats don’t just affect the school’s infrastructure; they can also affect staff and home computers too, and the computers of everyone they send data or emails to. System Shield from Iolo is an antivirus software suitable for rolling out across multiple computers in a PC network.

It comes without unnecessary add-ons but provides absolute protection against dangerous PC infections. Iolo will neutralise any threats in real time and permanently remove them to ensure stability of the PC infrastructure.

Find out more about Iolo antivirus and security software

Another treat to school computers is the accidental deletion of files and data. The removal of some files could not only be detrimental to the person who has removed them, it could also cause computer systems to not run properly.

Wondershare provide a security software package which allows users to recover data that has been accidently deleted. This means students can recover work that has been lost and teachers can recover student records if they were previously removed. Before the files are recovered, Wondershare will scan the files to ensure they have not picked up any threats.

Find out more about Wondershare security software

It is beneficial for schools to find deals from specialist distributors for virus and security software that will protect the entire computer network. This is because buying an individual package for each computer can get very expensive and schools typically don’t have big budgets.

With over 15 years' of experience, the team of education software professionals at Douglas Stewart will help advise on the best security and virus software available for your school, college or other educational facility. With the help of a supplier like Douglas Stewart, who has extensive experience in the sector, you can rest assured that you’re buying the right school and office software tools.