Small Business Security – Protecting Your Business Against Fraud ...
By Donna J. Jodhan

 

This continues to be a very hot topic; protecting one's small business against fraud.  For some reason, hackers and cyber pirates continue to make small businesses and small business owners their favorite targets and it is up to small businesses and their owners to do everything in their power to protect themselves.
 
When it comes to protecting one's self from fraud, there are many small business owners who are still very much in the dark.  Some of them may be feeling that they simply do not have the funds to protect themselves; or maybe they do not have the necessary skills or knowledge to help themselves.
This may be true but things are changing and the Internet is a place that they can use to find economic resources to help themselves.  They do not have a choice in the matter.  They have to find ways to protect themselves and the sooner that they realize this the better off they are going to be.
 
I am urging all small business owners to start fighting back.  Please read my reference below and take action now.

 

Small Business Security – Protecting Your Business Against Fraud ...
By Admin
We were too busy trying to get everything else done. This changed when we raised money from venture capitalists who insisted that our security be increased to protect their investment. In general, a few tips for reducing threats: ... If your HR person has access to all the digital employee files, but keeps his or her password taped to the side of the computer, that data is not secure. Require that your employees use strong passwords and changed them regularly. ...
OpenSec -
http://www.opensec.org/ 

 

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