Today’s businesses need reliable, high-speed internet connections to conduct, manage, and maintain operational continuity. It’s become a fact of life.
The reality of this becomes very apparent when you consider the impacts on your business should you lose internet service. Productivity slows way down, you don’t have access to your cloud data and apps, customers cannot reach you, e-commerce comes to a halt, and so on.
Imagine how difficult it would be to provide your usual prompt service if a flood or fire destroys your client and sales data. What would you do (or not be able to do) if other data were lost – accounting databases, human resources information, business and client documents – and you had no way to restore it?
Modern businesses depend on digital technology to operate and thrive. This is true for all types of organizations – services, goods, storefronts, online businesses, and more. Large enterprises have the resources to maintain a dedicated in-house IT team. Smaller organizations, on the other hand, often rely on tech-savvy employees to manage the digital side of things, or they enlist outside help from an IT professional.
Regardless of whether you use the former or latter approach, small businesses, solopreneurs, and startups need to have a realistic understanding of what it takes to ensure business continuity and security in today’s tech-dense world of commerce. To help you gain that knowledge, we are rolling out a series of articles that dig into the important aspects of a secure digital infrastructure and digital business continuity.
Life is hectic. As a small business owner, you have too much going on to worry about the possibility of identity theft. One breach of your personal and business information can mean thousands of dollars of charges being made in your name that creditors are expecting you to pay.
Having your browser’s home page changed might seem like something a prankster would do, but it’s the sign of a more serious security breach. After email, browser-based attacks are the second most common method of malware injection.
How many times in the last two months have you entered your credit card information into an online form? How many times did you give your mobile phone number to a website?
When you think of identity theft, do you worry about the hassle of police reports or the frustration of trying to restore your credit? Do you fear finding bills for thousands of dollars of charges in your mailbox with no way to hold the perpetrator accountable because they could be halfway across the world?
Living part of our lives in an online world means sharing more information than we used to. From providing credit card details when shopping online to storing your name and address in multiple databases in the internet world, we have a lot more need for identity protection these days.
If you have a device that you don’t use daily, you might be surprised to see it running slow when you’ve booted it up after several days. You might even think that your computer needs servicing or should be replaced because it keeps locking up on you.
If you’ve watched any sci-fi movies, like I, Robot or the Terminator series, you probably understand the perceived dangers of the digital world. Primarily the unrealistic dangers of artificial intelligence. Now, I’m not saying that AI won’t be a threat in the future but it’s important to note that right now the people using the Internet pose a much bigger threat than an incoming Robo-Apocalypse. And I’m not just talking about cybercriminals. Regular, everyday human error is what poses the most dangerous threat to your cybersecurity.
