That’s a question you should be asking yourself regularly. Every day more and more of our lives and our jobs are stored in the digital realm. Your company’s secrets are likely all sitting on servers at this very moment, just waiting to be exploited by a malicious hacker.
Many small businesses, and even large ones, do not have an IT security team. Most of these companies think “No one would ever hack our servers, we’re too small and have nothing they would want!”. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Is your client database worth nothing? Your expense reports? The formula for the secret sauce that makes your company unique amongst your competitors? The social security numbers of every employee registered with Human Resources? What about when you checked Facebook at work and entered your password there (real quick, of course, it’s not like you would be wasting time on social media at work!)? Ever checked your bank balance before leaving for the day so that you know how much you can pick up at the grocery store on the way home?
All those things leave a digital trail. One ambitious person with a $100 laptop in the middle of a city a thousand miles away could be grabbing all of that information at this very moment, all because no one ever bothered to think about the security of the guest lobby wireless router. One simple mistake and suddenly everyone at the company has five new credit cards in their name, all registered to an address in Abu Dhabi.
So what can you do to combat this? Here are a few tips for small changes you can make to your network infrastructure that will help make it more secure:
These are just a few of the many ways that you should be securing your company’s valuable data. So when you ask yourself if you’re ready to face the hackers of the world, how confident do you feel?
If you are unsure of whether or not your company’s infrastructure is indeed secure, you need to call in the experts. Luckily, AbeTech can help! We perform site surveys, walk you through the integration of numerous wireless products and check your network’s security every step of the way. Don’t think of us as simply a resource for finding the right tool for the job, think of us as partners in ensuring that your business is successful and secure.