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 This is now a very outdated and inefficient practice thanks to the concept of virtualization.
Thanks to advancement in technology, more small businesses than ever can afford their employees with the luxury and convenience that comes with working remotely. No longer is an entire workforce only able to get the job done when they are physically present in an office.
Last blog post, we identified a few different industries that find themselves more susceptible to cyber security threats. In general, these are industries where businesses are tasked with storing personal and sensitive information.
Hackers are not going to waste their time trying to obtain information that has no value — they target information that they can monetarily benefit from.
Here on this blog, we often write about how one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a business is assuming that you are not at risk of a cyber attack. Many small businesses assume that they are too small for hackers to even bother messing with.
While this is untrue, and businesses of ALL sizes and industries should always plan for a would-be cyber attack, the reality is that some industries attract attacks more so than others.
When cyber security breaches hit large companies, the news makes headlines around the country. We recently saw this when a single hacker stole troves of personal information from Capital One Financial Corporation.
These types of hacks are certainly noteworthy because they affect millions of people, and put their personal information in jeopardy.
Cloud computing is becoming standard for businesses of all sizes and industries. In fact, over 95 percent of businesses implement some sort of Cloud solutions within their operations, whether that is an out-of-the-box solution like DropBox or Google Drive, or your business has developed a private cloud.
If the phrase “disaster recovery plan,” or “DR plan,” is not one that you have ever heard used inside your business, you’ll want to read on and learn why having a comprehensive plan in place could be the one thing that saves your business in a variety of scenarios.
