Evolving technology has changed — or destroyed, rather — the concept of the modern office. More and more employees can work remotely from home or a different location of their choosing.
The availability of remote work can be a key selling point for any business that is looking to recruit top talent.
Welcome to a new year!
Unfortunately, with a new year comes new cybersecurity concerns. The nefarious efforts of hackers and other cybercriminals who want to get their hands on sensitive information or cause destruction are never going to stop. In fact, with each passing year, these criminals have new, evolving tools at their disposal.
On this very blog alone you have probably read over and over that your small business needs a concrete strategy in place when it comes to cybersecurity. Many business owners know this, but they’re less privy to what exactly needs to go into the plan.
If you operate a small business that belongs to the retail industry...well, we’re quite surprised you even have the free time to read this blog amid the holiday rush, but we’re glad you did!
Retail companies face an enormous surge in business around the holiday shopping season.
The fast-paced, overworked professional lifestyle of a small business owner is one primary factor that makes it tough for them to find the time and opportunity to take a step back to critically examine their company’s approach to cybersecurity. They simply can’t find time in day-to-day operations.
We often discuss the growing threat of cybersecurity breaches among businesses of all sizes and industries and underscore how important it is to properly protect your company’s network and data.
Still, despite the prevalence of cyber security threats, and the fact that a significant breach or loss of data can result in thousands of dollars in fallout, many companies are quite lax when it comes to protecting their businesses.
Every small business, regardless of what industry it belongs to, deals with data — lots of it. This is everything from sensitive customer information to emails, art/creative files and so much more.
This data needs a home, and all essential data needs to be properly backed up so that a cybersecurity breach or other IT issue doesn’t wipe it away for good.
It can be difficult enough to protect your business network when all of the equipment and devices are company-owned and under one roof. This is a feat that becomes even more difficult when members of your workforce use their own devices for business purposes.
Imagine for a second that you equip your home with a state-of-the-art security system in order to keep out unwanted guests. If a thief so much as opened a window to crawl through, your system would detect their actions and alert authorities.
But, regardless of this advanced security system, you also left your front door unlocked and wide open, so that pretty much anyone could walk right in.
Some small or medium-size businesses have an IT infrastructure where each application runs on its own dedicated server. These applications can be anything from email to data storage, and they leave plenty of computational power unused. This is now a very outdated and inefficient practice thanks to the concept of virtualization.
