Firewall configuration - Firewalls are your network's first line of defense. Globalize specializes in firewall design and configuration. We have worked with many vendors including Checkpoint, Microsoft, Cisco, Linksys, and SonicWall.

Anti-virus - Anti-virus can save your systems from ruin, but it must be kept up-to-date. We have extensive experience installing and configuring anti-virus software from vendors such as Symantec (Norton) and McAfee. Globalize will make sure that your anti-virus software is configured to update itself properly.

Policies and procedures - Having good policies in place can prevent misuse and misunderstandings.

Education - Educating your employees about possible threats is the most effective way to avoid problems like viruses in attachments and "social engineering."

Spyware - "Spyware covertly gathers user information through the user's internet connection without his or her knowledge, usually for advertising purposes." - Webopedia. As if that weren't bad enough, Spyware can greatly degrade performance on the affected computer. We recommend using free Anti-Spyware software such as Ad-Aware, SpyBot, or Microsoft's new AntiSpyware Beta.

Intrusion detection - More security conscious companies will be interested in setting up some sort of intrusion detection system. We at Globalize Networks prefer free Open Source packages like Snort.