Posts Tagged ‘Security’
What Would Your Business Lose in a Cyber-Attack?
Today’s market is underpinned by a fragile digital world that’s more vulnerable to outside hacking and attacks now than ever before. Modern business owners and aspiring business professionals need to have an extensive understanding of cyber-attacks and the risk they pose if they want to remain secure well into the future. Do you really know…
Read More3 Reasons Your Small Business Might Benefit from Colocation
Today, a business is only as good as its IT infrastructure and team. Cybersecurity and data storage are huge topics of concern in today’s age, with the experts at DataGuard mentioning that “the cost as well as overall volume of data breaches has continued to increase year over year for the past decade.” That statement…
Read More7 Essential Crime Prevention Tips for Your Brick and Mortar Store
As much as we’d like to think bad things don’t happen to good people (and their businesses), that’s simply not the way the world works. Crime strikes both online businesses and brick-and-mortar establishments every day—small and large. Actually, it happens to small businesses more often than you’d think. About 24% of small business owners in…
Read MoreThe GDPR, Small Business, and a New International Paradigm
It’s not a coincidence—all those emails about changes in terms of service (ToS) agreements that you got in May were sent out because of something. That something is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), legislation recently passed by the European Union (EU) to shore up data security, which took effect May 25, 2018. EU legislation?…
Read MoreGetting to Know Your New Tech: How CCTV Systems Work
Closed Circuit Television—CCTV—systems are one of the best ways to monitor your business or home remotely. Understanding how they work can help you use them to their fullest advantages. There’s a good chance you’re familiar with the concept of CCTV systems. A security camera mounted on the wall or ceiling of a business captures images…
Read MoreOffer Varied Payment Options to Boost Sales and Enter New Markets
With the rise of digital commerce and global payments and the increasingly interlocking global nature of business of all kinds, small business owners have a whole host of new tools and options at their disposal to compete in the marketplace. One wonderful facet of this new reality is that small business owners can enjoy patrons…
Read More5 Steps Businesses Should Take Now to Protect Data
As massive data breaches continue to make headlines and businesses around the globe scramble to improve their security strategies, it’s more important than ever to take data protection seriously. But where should small businesses start making changes in the vast field of data security? Get your small business up to speed with these five steps…
Read More7 Easy-to-Follow Tips for Computer Security
On a daily basis, I get walk-ins at my computer repair company who ask very similar questions: How can I protect my identity and sensitive information when surfing the web? Quite a few people aren’t aware of the repercussions of downloading obscure files. Furthermore, forgetting to update their anti-virus may leave them open to attack.…
Read MoreThis is What It’s Like When AI and Small Business Collide
In current times, it’s no secret that digital devices and online data are constantly at risk. However, The Washington Post recently reported serious numbers from security firm Sitelock, revealing that “the typical small business website is attacked 44 times a day and software ‘bots’ are visiting these sites globally an average of 152 million times…
Read MoreWhat GDPR Means for Your Data Protection Compliance
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, will change area of business from cybersecurity, human resource and market to technology. The law is such as game changer that 92 percent of U.S. companies consider making GDPR compliance at the top of their to-do list, according to a PWC survey. With the GDPR becoming…
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