[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]The average cost of a data breach is on the rise, hitting $3.79 million in 2015, which was an increase of 23 percent over 2013 and 2014. When a business’s customer data is compromised, the financial loss that comes from damaged customer relationships can close that business’s doors for good. That is...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Try as they might to keep employees off of social media, many businesses have realized it’s an impossibility. Not only are today’s workers constantly compelled to check their own Facebook pages and Twitter feeds, but some businesses need them to log in occasionally to help promote their own efforts. Now that...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] News headlines may highlight data security attacks on large enterprises, but they aren’t the only ones getting hacked. In fact, the National Cyber Security Alliance reports nearly half of all small businesses have suffered a data security breach. When it comes to data protection, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"] In light of the rapid rise in data breaches devastating companies big and small, security is increasingly one of a CEO’s top priorities. All of the recent corporate data breaches have involved on-premise legacy systems, indicating that on-premise security just isn’t adequate anymore. And increasingly, it’s beside the point: 80 percent...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]Security is on everyone's mind these days, especially with so many high-profile hacks happening to companies such as Sony, Microsoft, JPMorgan, Target and more. In 2014, more than 145 million email addresses, physical addresses and login credentials were absconded during an attack on eBay. The prospect that your business could one day...
[content field="callout1" format="true" class="calloutwide"]I recently had the opportunity to sit down with AVG Technologies Joanna Brace. Joanna is the VP of Marketing for AVG Business and shared with me some valuable insights to the world of small business security, it's challenges and the many solutions that AVG offers. Specifically, Joanna and I spent time discussing: ...
Why Your Password Is The Next To Get Nabbed The cloud has provided tremendous benefits for small businesses. With services like Office 365, Google Apps, Quickbooks, Dropbox and join.me, a small business can have access to the world’s best technology faster than ever before. With that, we are putting some of our most valuable intellectual...
