As security standards from governing bodies like the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council grow, financial organizations are turning to multiple integrated layers of technology to protect their information and endpoints.

Modern security strategies have evolved past traditional approaches and anti-virus is now only one part of the layered solution.

Anti-virus still plays a crucial role in every company's security infrastructure, and is one of the tools that help organizations meet regulatory compliance for safeguarding data. Anti-virus works by blocking viruses from infecting a computer and by scanning and removing any malicious programs it detects. But anti-virus alone cannot compete with the constant creation of new malware samples.