Windows is the most popular operating system on the planet and it works great but sometime is prone to malware, spyware, viruses and adware. Having a virus on your machine might not just slow it down or crash your machine it can crash your business. Many viruses once on your machine can detect unencrypted passwords, secure logins, keystrokes, credit card information and report this information back to the malicious user(s) that created it. Here are some simple programs all windows users should have.

Malware protection. Pay for the pro addition and schedule to run everyday. Malware is very common and can sit undetected for a long time
http://www.malwarebytes.org/

Spyware/Aware. Protection from phishing scams ( were a website try to elude you into thinking it legitimate but they are just trying to capture your credit card information) real-time web filtering, download protection and antivirus. We recommend total security addition.
http://www.lavasoft.com/

Password Security. Are all your passwords stored in a word document or notepad files? Please don’t do that this is the absolutely the biggest security vulnerability for business and its security. This program is free and a good start. Plus it’s keeps your passwords organized.
http://keepass.info/

The threats continue to rise and will become more frequent. We are not alarmists but simply providing you solid solutions that should be implemented in all orginizations. You could pay a small fee for this protection and devote some time to install or have your business offline, credit cards hacked  or even worse hijacked data and logins.