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As wireless technology and portability of electronic devices has developed over the years, so has an entirely new set of vulnerabilities regarding information security. With more and more devices that contain sensitive information leaving company property, physical security is dramatically less effective as now those devices are more likely to be lost or stolen. In fact, more than 345 million records containing personal information have been reported compromised since 2005, and the actual number is undoubtedly much higher since only about half of the states in the U.S. are required to report such incidents (see privacyrights.org). (more…)

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A new report released last week revealed some telling statistics on the security of certain “critical infrastructure” industries like power plants, sewer/water systems, and oil/gas companies. In a survey of 600 IT security executives from companies in 14 countries, more than half have already suffered major attacks from malicious organizations. Another 40 percent expect to be infiltrated with a large-scale attack within the next 12 months. (more…)

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In the previous post, we identified five major information security threats to small businesses. Today, we want to address how business owners can prevent and eliminate these threats from materializing. If you’re a small business owner, implementing the following practices will dramatically increase your information security.

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Did you know, in the U.S. alone, an identity is stolen every four seconds? For small business owners, that particular statistic might not raise any immediate concern — that is, until you realize how those identities are stolen. The fact is criminals have to retrieve information from somewhere, and more often than not, that somewhere is your business. As such, how do you protect your business against identity theft?

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As more organizations are looking to cut costs, it seems like every area of business is coming under close scrutiny, and the IT department is no exception. Specifically, one aspect of information technology that is increasingly difficult to evaluate financially is network security. Yet, provided your company takes the right steps, network security doesn’t have to be a burden, and it can actually free up funds to invest elsewhere.

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