Thursday, November 16, 2006

Is Your Office Safe?

Many businesses handle client's financial data and confidential data. There are many security issues to address because of liability. And if you are a business I want you to stop and think for a second. Is your business network secure online, or in your own office?

Many businesses don't have security and handle this sensitive client information that can include account info, financial info, and medical info to name a few. Knowing this, look around your office, do you use wireless, do you have a network, how is your file security, what is your intrusion protection like? Do you have off site backups? That is the short list, now ask yourself the bigger question. What is your liability if this data is lost or stolen?

Here is a partial check list:

1) Is everyone in your office required to login and do they use strong passwords
2) If you're on a wireless network have you taken the necessary steps to secure it (check our article on our free tech tips weblog for steps to secure your wireless). Does your wireless signal extend outside your building?
3) Do you use anti-virus and firewall protection, are they configured right?
4 ) What do you use against spyware and intrusion?

That is just for your computers and network but what about the data itself?

1) Do you store it on disk or on the computer (this makes the above questions real important). 2) Are you using file encryption?
3) In case of theft or damage to you have off site backups?

Like I said these are the short lists and any one of these can put you out of business. But what are you to do? You can read up and do this all yourself but in reality this isn't going to happen, you are to busy with the business of running your business. This is one of the rare occasions where you would be well served to call in a professional (like us). But this article is to make you aware of the dangers around you and that you should address them before you find out the answer to that liability question.

Contact Computer Guys Live Inc. for online computer security advice and professional tech support.

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Posted by Lone Bird Studio Ltd. @ 4:47 PM

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