The online marketplace is the new Main Street in America, and small businesses are more dependent on the Internet for their day-to-day operations than ever. Small businesses handle an array of sensitive information (e.g., customer data, financial records, and intellectual property) that warrants protection from intruders. As larger companies improve their defenses and resilience against cyber threats, smaller companies have become the low-hanging fruit for cyber criminals. Network security can be a thorny issue for smaller companies because they generally lack expensive equipment and dedicated staff who have the expertise to lock down a local area network. Addressing security is nevertheless essential: Just one customer data breach could wipe out a business, and constantly battling viruses, spyware, and spam can drain employee productivity. This is where Virtual Technologies can help - we have extensive experience with network security at the enterprise level, and bring that expertise to the small business at affordable rates.
We recommend the following for your review (watch the video first):
Video prepared by NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technologies)
A guide prepared by the Chamber of Commerce
Internet Security Essentials for Business 2.0 guide
After reviewing the above, you may want to try the following tool from the FCC to create your own security plan (give us a call - we can help ;-)