Last week we started a discussion about SaaS (software as a service) in which we briefly examined the technology and skimmed the surface of its implications for small business. Today, we’d like to delve a little deeper, sharing just what SaaS can do for your business and how you can benefit from this innovative technology.
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…)
