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Joshua Feinberg. All rights reserved.
Tip #96
Learn how to check the status of your antivirus software and how to
force a manual update.
Action Items
Do you know how to check your antivirus software
to see the date of the last update?
What are the required antivirus software update
steps?
Who is responsible for verifying that antivirus
software on desktop PCs, notebooks and servers is being properly
updated?
Are end users given this information so they can
spot check any automated update procedures of antivirus software
running on their desktop PCs or notebooks?
Are updates to your antivirus software supposed to
be automated? Does the automation work reliably?
If antivirus software updates don't happen
automatically as expected, who downloads and installs a forced
manual update to various systems in your company?
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the Sample Excerpt for Tip #96