What is the best antivirus to put on screens?

  • 12 Replies
  • 9243 Views

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

*

Offline Racky2

  • Newbie
  • *
  • 6
  • 2
Re: What is the best antivirus to put on screens?
« Reply #10 on: October 29, 2010, 05:46:17 PM »
In theory the IT department is correct, the screens could become virus infected, or far more likely, become part of a malware bot network. That's unavoidable in this day and age. Anti-virus software is a great comfort factor, but don't think it means a rogue application can't make it's way on board.

The screens are unlikely to become a source of infection - unless someone physically puts an infected usb stick into the unit, or the network is already infected.

There is only one real solution, keep the screens off the corporate network. Do this physically by having dedicated network cabling for the screens, or virtually with a VLAN. The IT department should be comfortable with a VLAN solution, though it's not perfect.

This is a required security measure in my opinion, not due to virus attack, but to stop people on the corporate side hacking the screens and changing messages...

*

Offline DNA-Shawn

  • Newbie
  • *
  • 7
  • 3
Re: What is the best antivirus to put on screens?
« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2010, 06:16:23 PM »
Thank you, this is a good summary of what IT was most afraid of, the screens being changed and showing something inappropriate.

*

Offline geeman

  • Major Guru
  • **
  • 17
  • 2
Re: What is the best antivirus to put on screens?
« Reply #12 on: December 09, 2010, 05:44:00 PM »
I currently have no anti virus on our display due to space issues. EWF is on at all times and the screen is set to shutdown and restart in the wee hours of the morning. So if any malicious software was installed it would be deleted upon restart.

G