Pros

• Panda security for Business with exchange is a competitive small business security solution with good protection for your client workstations, file servers and Microsoft exchange servers
• It’s specifically designed for companies with 5 to 25 employees, making sure they are protected at all times
• It includes proactive heuristic detection to locate threats before they become a problem.
• Travelling employees can get up to date protection by downloading signature files, even if they aren’t connected to the local network.
• It also scans outgoing emails so you don’t spread any threats

Cons

• We weren’t able to locate any help or support files for this product on their website
• It doesn’t deliver enough power as seen in other small business security suites such as BitDefender Business Security or Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security

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Despite a high price tag, Panda Security for Business is a good small business internet security software suite with the right features to protect your business.

Whatever size your organisation or your needs, it will cover your workstations, file servers and Microsoft Exchange Servers. And you won’t be disappointed with the firewall feature which blocks malware (malicious software) threats and hackers.

There are many other reasons why Panda Security should be one of your main small business antivirus choices. And we found these during our Panda review and some of these include the central manager Panda Admin Secure and modules to protect your hardware and files.

It’s also a good solution if your organisation has between 5 and 25 employees.

Firewall Security

The Panda Security firewall doesn’t disappoint. It’s built for maximum protection and ensures that you keep potential infiltrators at bay and at the same time allowing safe communication.

It’s very easy to configure, but you’ll find the default settings adequate for protection.

Antivirus Software Protection

Panda is known for its powerful antivirus solution, and that’s what you get with this one too. It will protect you from all viruses including the most deleterious ones and all other forms of malware.

And one of the reasons it’s so powerful is its virus signature files are updated automatically every hour.

It’s equipped to locate rootkits and also incorporates proactive heuristic detection to find advanced threats before they become a big problem. And it uses its TruPevent Technologies to actually stop unknown threats in your PC.

There are various areas your Panda Security for Business antivirus will search for viruses in your PC. These include all incoming traffic and also your instant messaging (IM) communications.

Antispyware Protection

Spyware is a threat you cannot ignore. And Panda Security for Business makes sure you’re protected from it.

One of the brilliant things about buying a product like Panda is you get all your protection needs in one package. So you won’t have to source a firewall, antivirus and anti-spyware programs separately.

And you won’t have to worry about the strength of each of these protection features either. They are built for the best protection and are not watered down versions of the stand-alone security products.

The firewall includes advanced content filtering and even protects you from spam. So your employees will be protected and won’t waste time deleting nuisance junk mail. And content filtering will ensure you’re also not accidentally spreading any threats yourself. And that’s because it scans your outbound emails too.

Panda’s effectiveness is due to its community effort found in Collective Intelligence. When any user in the community is attacked, every participating member gets crucial updates delivered instantly.

Ease of Use

There’s nothing annoying as having a powerful software program that’s hard to use. But that’s something you won’t have to worry about with Panda Security for Business.

It is centrally managed by the Panda Admin Secure feature. And this allows you to easily protect all your endpoint workstations, file servers and exchange servers.

It features robust program monitoring and reporting that allows you to delve deeper to see the status of your business security. And it works well with other programs like Trivoli and HP OpenView.

Ease of Installation

Panda Security for Business with Exchange is pretty easy to install and allows you to quickly deploy it to your entire business. The process is straightforward and you can easily distribute it to all your workstations.

Help/Support

Panda provides you with a User Guide which helps you with all the detailed information it provides.

When you need additional help, you can contact them by email.

Summary

Panda Security for Business with Exchange is a decent small business security solution. It’s not as powerful as some other business suites but it certainly has some compelling protection features.

Other small business security suites reviews to check out are Avast Advanced Suite, Kaspersky Business Space Security, Avira Small Business Suite, CA Gateway Security and Kaspersky Small Office Security.