NEWS…You can use The recent cyber attacks around the globe are alarming, but many small business owners and entrepreneurs don’t believe it could happen to their firms. The facts: small businesses are particularly vulnerable, and surviving a cyber attack is difficult and expensive. According to the U.S. National Cyber Security Alliance, 60 percent of businesses […]
The “bad guys” no longer are the gangs roaming around with chains and baseball bats. Many are probably geeky little waifs with thick glasses – organized cyber crime – and these thugs are looking for small businesses to brawl on with their brains. They want sensitive data from these businesses, and yours may be next. […]
It’s almost becoming an everyday occurrence – a major company being hacked. And if big companies are falling victims to cyber-criminals, what about small businesses? Small businesses are easy prey for these unscrupulous folks. Don’t think it won’t happen to you. For some excellent advice, I turned to personal security and identify theft expert, Robert Siciliano […]
My husband is a disaster when it comes to passwords. He has sticky notes all over his desk and when he can’t find what he needs his back up plan is to call me. Typically, he uses some variation of the same elements for all his passwords, but he gets confused about what he used […]
Every day it seems I hear of yet another “phishing” scam. There are so many cyber-criminals out there and many are focusing their efforts on small businesses. If you aren’t familiar with the term phishing — it’s when someone pretends to be from a major company, organization or government agency and tries to trick you […]