Data theft of a company’s sensitive information can happen in two ways: physical or online. As a business owner, you need to be informed of the methods employed by data thieves to gain access to your company’s information to implement good security practices. Physical security is the first line of defence.
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Safeguard Your Company Against A Data Breach
Posted in August 23rd, 2008
by Dovell Bonnett in Computer Security, Data Breaches, Employee Security, General Office Security, Identity Theft, Network Security, Password Security, Solutions
A data breach is when personal information is collected, retained, accessed, used or disclosed in ways which are not in accordance with the provisions of the enterprise’s policies, applicable privacy laws or regulations.
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It doesn’t matter if the data in question has been taken from an improperly protected corporate network or from memos which have been [...]
Expert Talk - Importance of Paper Shredder Selection
Posted in August 22nd, 2008
by Dovell Bonnett in Data Breaches, Employee Security, General Office Security, Interviews, Solutions
Shredding documents that contains a customer’s or employee’s personal information is one of the easiest ways to start protecting your company from a data breach violation. With so many different shredders and options on the market, Nancy Heaton of Fellowes will help explain how to match the shredder to your business environment.
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Expert Talk - Cyber Crime Protection
Posted in August 8th, 2008
by Dovell Bonnett in Computer Security, Data Breaches, Employee Security, General Office Security, Network Security
Todd Stefan - President of Talon Cyber Tec - discusses how business can protect themselves from cyber crimes and to help qualify them for data breach insurance.
Tip of the Day: Don’t use SSN for ID
Posted in July 29th, 2008
In the past schools and businesses like to use a person’s social security number as an identification or account number. Listen to why this practice can be very costly to your business.
FTC - A Business Guide to Protecting Personal Information
Posted in July 23rd, 2008
by Dovell Bonnett in Computer Security, Data Breaches, Employee Security, General Office Security, Network Security, Password Security, Solutions
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) offers many training documents to help businesses understand how to protect themselves from identity theft and data breaches. Since they are also the main government arm of that fines businesses after a data breach, it is great that they also helping to avoid their wrath.
Recently they produced an online video chocked full [...]
Tip of the Day: Check Washing and Security Pens
Posted in July 22nd, 2008
Check washing is where a thief will steal a company’s check, remove the ”Pay To” name and amount, and then change the information to where the thief gets paid far more then origianlly specified. Ball point pen inks are the problem. Please listen to the following audio for information about protecting your checks.
Remote Network Access vs. Remote PC Access
Posted in July 20th, 2008
Yes,  there is a difference between Remote Network Access (RNA) and Remote PC Access (RPCA). RNA is designed for businesses that require their employees to security access the company’s entire network while taking advantage of the security that IT has incorporated. RPCA allows a remote user to use one computer to connected to another computer which in-turn may [...]
Tip of the Day: Shred Shred Shred
Posted in July 17th, 2008
Did you know that the Federal Trade Commision with their Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) requires that your company shred documents with personal information?
Understanding a company’s vulnerability points to a data breach
Posted in July 17th, 2008
by Dovell Bonnett in Computer Security, Data Breaches, Data Encryption, Employee Security, Solutions
The following audio file discusses the four vulnerable areas that data thieves use to penetrate a company.
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