Virus patrol. (Central Fidelity National Bank's antivirus software)

Security Management, April, 1998 by Kirch, John F.

Central Fidelity National Bank Information Security VP John Walsh selected the Norman Virus Control (NVC) software to protect the company's computer system from viruses. The NVC features a virus scanner and virus blocker to guard computers from over 9,000 viruses. The virus scanner scans for viruses every time a PC is turned on and notifies users if any are detected while the virus blocker searches and then stops any virus-like activity.

When John Walsh took over as vice president of information

security three years ago, Central Fidelity National Bank of Richmond,

Virginia, had no standardized way of protecting its personal computers and

file servers from potentially crippling computer viruses. Although more

than 2,500 employees...

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