You might read the headline of this article and think, “That has to be an exaggeration.” Unfortunately, it’s not. Every single day, small businesses are targeted by cybercriminals. These criminals look for vulnerable victims, then attack.
This is the world we live in today.
Information Security is a complex topic that impacts everyone in some way or another. To help cut through some of the noise and to help you understand the basics of “infosec”, let’s begin at the beginning.
Confidential Data
Most people understand at some level that the confidentiality of sensitive information is a key concern of information security.
A common misconception among business owners is that there are only two options for IT management; internal staff or an external IT managed-service provider. For the most part, those are the two most common scenarios. Lately, we are seeing more and more businesses of all sizes combining IT staff with an external IT contractor.
Imagine, for a minute, that you’re the CEO of a scrappy, promising new start-up. In the beginning, it was just you and two other employees working on dinky PCs out of a 12-by-12-foot office, but times are picking up and the company is heading into the uncharted waters of rapid growth.
There are multiple companies trying to break into the “smart home hub” market, but Amazon’s Echo (and its sultry Alexa) are holding on to 70 percent of the market share, and it doesn’t look like that’s changing any time soon. That’s a clear sign of victory for Amazon - and a wake-up call for its competitors.
Modern business equipment has radically changed how we conduct everyday business. Do you realize that copiers and multifunction printers are also one of the leading causes of data breaches?
They are the one device on the network that commonly does not ever have the default password changed.
The techno-geeks over at Hello Inc. have just released Sense, a device that helps you wake up feeling great.
A tad smaller than a baseball, this little sphere sits on your nightstand next to your bed and monitors conditions in your room while you sleep.
Many of America’s favorite companies began as a small startup.
Ben & Jerry’s sold ice cream out of an old gas station when they first opened in 1979. Mark Zuckerberg created Facebook in his college dorm room. Starbucks started with just one location in Seattle, Washington.
In less than 60 seconds, you are about to learn 10 things that could save you days – or even weeks – of downtime, not to mention the undue stress on your company, and potentially thousands of dollars lost, due to a data disaster…
Use this article as your checklist in a conversation with your IT company to assure that your business has the right plan in place to get back up and running quickly if and when disaster strikes.
For the past few months, we’ve been swamped with questions about Windows 10.
If you’re wondering whether now is the best time to upgrade your system, here’s what you need to know:
First and foremost, if your organization relies on your computers in any way to make money or save lives, consider the risks carefully.