Are you concerned about BYOD risks? Bring your own device (BYOD) is the practice of allowing employees to use their own technology for company-sanctioned work. BYOD seeped into office culture as mobile phones became more common. Over time, employees started connecting their work email and taking work calls on their mobile devices. Companies struggled to…
You KNOW you could have / should have done more to protect your business data… but now it’s too late and your computers have been compromised. What should you do in the event of a data security breach? 1. CALL IT DATA SECURITY PROFESSIONALS ASAP! Just like a fire or medical emergency, time is of…
In the not-so-distant past, the standard way to buy small business software was to buy the number of licenses you need, install the software on a server or on all the company’s workstations, and periodically upgrade the software to a new version. That model is quickly becoming obsolete as more software vendors have moved to…
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.
Small business password security is a big deal With so much news about security leaks, ransomware, and other cybersecurity threats, now is a great time to remind everyone – especially small business owners – about the importance of small business password security. Passwords are a pain – for everyone Passwords are the bane of any…