Business Technology and Security

Why is small business such a big deal?  According to the Small Business Administration, more than 99 percent of American enterprises fall into the “small” category. That’s a good reason!

Many people mistakenly believe that HIPAA violations are made by medical providers alone. In some cases, however, American school systems are required to comply with HIPAA.

Losses due to cybercrime in the U.S. continue to grow, exceeding $1.3 billion in 2016.

There have been a lot of interesting developments in Password Management since NIST, National Institute of Standards and Technology (a division of US Dept. of Commerce), revised the 14-year-old guidelines last November with final updates issued in June 2017.  The now-retired 72-year-old author of the original 2003 NIST, Bill Burr, was quoted  in The Wall Street Journal as saying “Much of what I did I now regret.”  Great Britain’s National Cyber Security Centre has also chimed in with similar updated recommendations on Password Security.

We all know that we need to make strong passwords to protect our data. That’s easier said than done.

Today, many businesses use their cyber infrastructure to run some of their primary operational processes.

With the wide use and availability of the Internet comes convenience. But the Internet also brings all sorts of threats.

The average data security breach takes less time to pull off than it does to prepare a cup of coffee.

Nowadays, it is hard for your business to succeed if you do not embrace technology. This is because technology is becoming part and parcel of efficient business operations. With the increased use of more technology, there will come that time when you need to seek assistance from an IT professional company. Below are some of the signs that your business needs helps from a managed IT services provider.

The recent Amazon data breach news has intrigued many businesses, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs) to assess their own exposure towards data breach. As a small business owner, you are likely to think: “if such a big business as Amazon is exposed to data breach, how about mine?” Although this thought can pressure any business owner or manager, it is important to know that there are signs that one can identify indicating that your company data could be at risk so that you are in a better position of stopping the damage from occurring. With the assistance of a managed IT services provider, you can identify a solution.