Small,businesses,and,data,secu computer Small businesses and data security
Gone are those times when the companies and the organisations didn't need a hi-tech system to handle them. Owing to the considerable increase in the business sector and thus, an enormous increase in the complexity of the organisational struc ----------------------------------------------------------Permission is granted for the below article to forward,reprint, distribute, use for ezine, newsletter, website,offer as free bonus or part of a product for sale as longas no changes a
Though it may beimprobable to deem that small businesses are the engines that drive America,its a true verity in spite of the recognition of large franchise chains acrossthe United States. It is prevalently understood that small businesses are leastlikely to be affected by data breaches because its a waste of time forhackers, since the likelihood of finding substantial data is low.Unquestionably, this fact carries some weight as statistics are there to back-upsuch claims. Even so, undersized industries are at an increased risk of datatheft from their own human resources. Surveys reveal that preponderance of thesmall business owners are utterly uneducated on data security and blindly trusttheir workers with key company data. Small Businesses that concentrate in theservicing industry are most at risk according to experts. To give you a betteridea of how employees can pilfer companys undisclosed data, the followinghypothetical examples are provided: A Souse Chef working in the restaurantindustry reveals secret recipes to competitors in exchange for betteremployment prospects or a large sum of money. A foreman working in a smallmachine shop may disclose the names and addresses of key customers, giving competitorsa shot at offering them better prices and services. A CFO may reveal privatefinancial information to competitors which may reveal secret cost cuttingstrategies. These are some of the incidents that small businesses are likely toface as company data become more accessible and useful. To add insult to injury,most small companies are sole proprietorships, meaning that if the company wereto go out of business, the owner would be most likely be affected by theunfortunate event. Therefore, data security in small businesses should betreated differently than it would be treated in publicly held companies. On adifferent note, small businesses are most likely to come out with innovativeideas than large businesses, as there are evidences that show small businessesthat have come out with better, more innovative inventions. Data related tosuch innovations is always at risk of being stolen. How so, you may ask? Simplyimagine: You own a small company which designs and manufactures innovativemarine recreational vehicles, an idea of your own, you dont want anyonediscovering the schematics and manufacturing secrets of these marine vehicles,although, you did nothing to protect this data on your PC. One day while youare out sick at home, one of your employees decides to steal the digitalblueprints to your marine crafts. He secretly emails the digital blueprints tolarge company for it to be mass produced, in exchange; he receives a handsomereward for his contribution. Few months later, you get the news that a largecompany is mass producing recreational marine crafts similar to yours and youend up going out of business, since that manufacturer is able to produce it ata lower cost and then pass those low costs onto the end customers. Had youprotected your blueprint data with Folder protecting software, for example with Folder Protect, you wouldnt be atrisk of losing such data to immoral employees.
Small,businesses,and,data,secu