Technology Threats to Your Business

and What to Do About Them

Technology Threats to Your Business and

What to Do About Them

Collect – Protect – Restore

Mike Garland – DataPreserve

Did You Know?

7 out of 10 small companies risk losing their business because they are not equipped or prepared for security threats from viruses, fraud, and system failure. National Computing Centre

Surveys Show SMBs Lack Minimal Security

Less than 25% of businesses are fully protected against security vulnerabilities and intrusions.

Quocirca, a UK-based research company

Less than 20% of Small and Medium Sized Businesses back up PC’s at least once a day.

Sources: Startups.co.uk, eWeek.com

This Drive Holds Your Company’s Future

Hard-drive failure rates found to be higher that those cited by the commonly used vendor ratings.

Carnegie Mellon University 2007

What Is On Your Hard Drive?

Email Financial data Customer records Intellectual property Proprietary software (unique to your business) Employee records, etc.

How Would Your Business Change If-

You lost your passwords? You lost internet access? You lost customers records - You lost intellectual property You lost proprietary software (unique to

Realtors) ? You lost data required for compliance with

ARS statutes? Employee records, etc.

External Threats

1. Physical Theft2. Cyber Theft3. Natural and non-natural

threats

Internal Threats

4. Security5. Hardware6. Viruses7. Software8. IT Support9. File Structure

The Biggest Internal Threat

10.End User/Staff Opening files/e-mails from unknown sources Sharing Passwords Not allowing updates to run Not encrypting passwords; using

simple/generic pw Not removing access after someone leaves Kicking server/removing data after/before

leaving company Clicking on “whatever”, modifying settings,

etc….

10 Tips to Protect Your DataE-Mail Don’t talk to strangers

Password Alpha/Numeric & Change Often, Control and Document Access

Operating System Updates Run weekly

Program Updates Run as soon as updates are made available from the application vendor.

Firewall Hardware or software

Spy ware Invest in removal programs

Anti-Virus Software Run weekly

Web Browser/ Internet Update Monthly

Miscellaneous Scheduled maintenance check. Hire a professional IT company

Remote Backup Keep a copy off-site - far from your computer

Components of Backup

1. Security including encryption2. On site vs off-site 3. Automation/Accessibility4. Revision/Retention

Resources

For copies of these slideswww.DataPreserve.com/SEVRAR

Mike Garlandmgarland@DataPreserve.com