Discussion and advice about small business data security issues by a 20 year IT veteran of the Michigan IT Services firm Eclipse Consulting.
What is Two Factor Authentication? The most common form of multi-factor authentication is two-factor authentication (2FA). We will get into the benefits of two factor authentication after you learn what it is. As its name suggests, two-factor authentication combines two different methods to confirm a user’s identity. In order of security levels, 2FA will ask…
Phishing detection is becoming harder Recently I’ve noticed an uptick in very legitimate-appearing phishing emails. One came in as an email from “someone I knew” saying they had a task for me and to send them my personal number so they could reach me. My alarm bells went off because: The real person already had my…
How can you improve your data breach prevention efforts? Recent Data Breaches Seems like every time you turn around, you’re hit with news of another major data breach. Just in the last few months: 150 Million My FitnessPal accounts were hacked Panera’s website had a security vulnerability that revealed the names, addresses, and birthdates of…
Whether you outsource your technology needs to an IT services partner or you have internal IT support, as the small business owner, you are the one responsible for keeping the business running. That means you need to know your logins, even if you never plan on using them. Conversations with a Small Business Owner I…
Hurricanes. Floods. Fires. Tornados. Natural disasters remind us that we can’t control everything. What we can control is how we prepare in advance and how we respond afterward. Disaster recovery planning is critical! Imagine that a fire burnt your business to the ground overnight. How quickly could you get back up and running? I worry…
According to to the Privacy Rights Clearing House, over 900 MILLION records have been compromised in 7,283 public data security breaches since 2005. While that number may seem HUGE, it’s actually a gross underestimation, because that figure does not include private security breaches.