Quick Tip: Get serious about IT security awareness and employee security training.
Why: This is what every hacker hopes you believe: “We’re small…nobody wants to hack us.” This is the #1 reason why people (companies) get hacked. They dismiss the importance of IT security because they’re only a “small business.
Have you ever started up a business and felt overwhelmed by all the technology choices in front of you. So it was with one of our newest clients, a business consultant who assists with the mergers and acquisitions of business themselves. IT Radix was happy to assist.
Quick Tip: Just say YES, to key Patches and Updates.
Why? There are thousands of hackers who get up every morning with ONE goal in mind: to find a new vulnerability in a commonly installed software (like Adobe, Flash or QuickTime) to access your computer.
Quick Tip: Separate work and personal accounts/devices as much as possible
Why? Never mix personal web surfing and social media with company devices. If you want to check your Hotmail account or Facebook page, do it during your lunch break and on YOUR personal device.
Imagine you own a retail sports establishment and entertainment destination selling high-priced, high-margin goods and services at a high volume—with some days being very, very busy. Your clientele are passionate about you, your business and your industry.
Relationships are important. Not only in personal matters, but also in business. Businesses live and die based on the success or failure of a lot of things, including business relationships.
One of our newest clients is a real estate and financial investment company that has a long and successful history due to a number of key things, including their ability to forge, maintain and enhance strong relationships with their clients.
Quick Tip: Handle credit card data with utmost security… or else!
Why? If you handle, process or store credit cards in any manner, you are required to comply with PCI DSS, or Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards. This is a set of LEGAL requirements you must abide by to maintain a secure environment.
Clients of law firms demand the highest quality of professional services and responsiveness to their needs, and in turn, law firms expect the same from their vendors. IT Radix recently welcomed into its fold just such a law firm.
However, this law firm was not demanding enough of its previous IT support firm, and they should have been.
Quick Tip: Avoid an “open door policy” with your firewall.
Why? A firewall is a device that acts like a security cop watching over your computer network to detect unauthorized access and activity – and EVERY business and individual needs one.
