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10 Nov 2010The fundamental flaw of information security in SMBs
Here's a good piece that Entrepreneur Magazine put together for SMBs to ensure they have a secure information systems environment. I don't disagree with any of the recommendations. What I do find interesting is that there's no mention of "determine where you're weak".Be it in the beginning before you put all of the recommended controls in place (and potentially saving yourself a lot of time/money if it's determined you don't ...
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01 Jul 2010
Lack of security in SMBs? Only if you make it so.
This new piece from Dark Reading on lack of security in SMBs hits some interesting points. I agree with the fact that many SMBs overlook security, at least until it's too late. But I see things a bit differently than some of the things stated and quoted such as:"SMB have historically not given security much thoughts""With budgets so slim, organizing security in an SMB is difficult"SMBs make up a large ...
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18 Sep 2009
4 things you can do right now to find out if your business is at risk
Here's a link to a post I just made that you may be interested in:4 things you can do right now to find out if your business is at risk...
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16 Sep 2009
My latest security content
Here's my latest information security content. Hope you enjoy!Big IT Lessons Small Businesses Can Learn (an IncTechnlogy.com piece I contributed to)How often should I change the passwords for my bank and other important online accounts? (a Women's Health magazine piece I contributed to)Web 2.0 application security troubleshooting, testing tutorialHIPAA-covered entities, business associates confront HITECH Act rulesTen sure-fire ways to derail your career in IT What you should know about cloud ...
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15 Sep 2008
My latest security content
Here's an article I wrote for SearchSMBStorage.com...Enjoy!How SMBs can ensure storage securityAs always, be sure to check out www.principlelogic.com/resources.html for all of my information security articles, podcast interviews, webcasts, screencasts and more....
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30 Apr 2008
Small business owners take note – security affects you too!
In fact, the threats and vulnerabilities we're up against don't discriminate. Size doesn't matter. Here's a good read on this if you're trying to find some ammo to get management on your side and show that security affects all businesses - large and small.Here's another story about how credit card thieves are targeting small businesses.Oh, one more thing - one of the greatest bits of ammo is the Privacy Rights ...
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