Protecting customer data in your small business takes good planning, training and vigilance because serious threats come from all sides: Hardware, Software, People, and Systems. Hardware “Skimmers” are responsible for many of the infamous retail customer data breaches that have made headlines in recent years. Skimmers are hardware devices that are surreptitiously installed on your […]
In today’s technological world, any company is at risk for a data breach. Statistics show 43 percent of businesses experienced a data breach in the past year. This percentage is only trending upward. It is essential for companies to have a system in place to respond to security breaches to minimize long-term damage and ensure […]
Long story short, data breaches are scary— for small and large businesses alike. Even chains like Target and Home Depot have been victimized in recent months, leaving many businesses worried about the odds of a similar occurrence. Target’s breach affected over 70 million customers and cost Target a great deal of money. What’s potentially worse: […]
A major shift in computing power has happened and it didn’t take any federal legislation or “top-down” marching orders from the home office. As a consequence to the mobile device revolution, more employees are using their own devices for work. Issuing expensive hardware, such as a company laptop, is becoming increasingly irrelevant for many small […]