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In the previous post, we offered a brief overview of the steps your business should take to establish a disaster recovery plan. In light of the Haitian earthquake, many businesses — large and small — have been asking crucial questions about their ability to bounce back from such a disaster. Since many businesses rely on the momentum created by their day-to-day operations, any length of unscheduled downtime could critically affect their organization and its ability to survive. A disaster recovery plan will allow your business to sustain itself over longer periods of time, but a business continuity plan will keep your organization operational in the midst of crisis.

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In the last post, we alerted business owners to the potential disasters of data loss or limited data access. Today, along the same vein, we want to address overcoming the pitfalls of all data management within small businesses. We briefly made the argument for outsourcing data prevention services, noting that most small businesses are ill-equipped to effectively manage their IT operations. In forgoing the assistance of information technology experts, many small businesses are taking unnecessary risks operating their own data management systems, which is an essential function of any organization given our present technology-driven marketplace.

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Earlier this month I read about an extensive test involving antivirus software applications removing malware from computers. AV Comparatives, an Austrian NPO that provides independent antivirus software tests free to the public, conducted an experiment in which they tested 16 different antivirus solutions for their ability to effectively remove and cleanup the remnants of malware. Which antivirus applications came out on top? The answer may surprise you.

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