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Outsourcing IT is a wise business choice, especially for the small business owner. But make the wrong choice and you just ramped up the security threat to your network. A lot of small business owners choose their outsourcing based on price alone, which can be a critical error.
This is a timeless concept from roman times, passed down in popular culture, and can be applied to your business security plan. Companies of even modest size and complexity rely on some form of IT to support their computer systems and data. Although, most companies trust their IT department or Managed Services Provider to include security as a baseline component of their work, how do you verify your IT security is dong what you THINK it is doing? A Vulnerability Assessment is a valuable tool.
Many business owners overlook the importance of their IT department. However, implementation of technology solutions for business is essential to help a business’s overall wellbeing and growth. A high-quality outsourced IT department can help with network security problems, provide you with a trained staff and be cost-effective.
The CMMC started within the Department of Defense (DoD) to reduce the theft of military intelligence, but as expected, it doesn’t look like it will be long before it spreads to other sectors. There’s interest in amending Sarbanes-Oxley to include CMMC, which will impact the financial sector. Don’t fear this is just an additional burden – the CMMC model is set up to be clearer and easier to implement. Standardization in security compliance is a win for businesses trying to juggle multiple requirements.
Joe Danaher, CISM, CRISC
Senior Security Analyst
The AME Group
VPN stands for Virtual Private Network and is the safest remote connection. It creates an encrypted tunnel between your remote device and the servers and files at work. Windows 10 and Mac OSX have built-in VPN setup capabilities, however, you need a VPN service based on your type of business servers. This is a nice step-by-step article recently published by CNET regarding how-to for Windows: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-setup-a-vpn-on-windows-10/
Joe Danaher, CISO
You are busy running your business. The day-to-day management probably takes up all of your time and energy. However, businesses can be struck by adversity. How a business responds to these situations can make the difference between survival and a premature end.
Regulatory compliance is an issue business has faced for years. Over time, not only have the regulations become more nuanced, they’ve become more difficult to track and address, as well.
Are you taking your IT security as seriously as you should? If not, the consequences to your business or organization could be devastating. A security breach could lead to lost data, stolen data, or other irreparable harm to your company’s reputation. You need to develop a security program.