Category Archives: Data Security

Small Businesses Largely Targeted by Cyber Criminals

Just because you run a small business don’t think you’re safe from hackers. On the contrary, your company is more likely to come under attack because it is small. Most small businesses’ systems are easily infiltrated, so more and more, cyber criminals are opting to attack them instead of large enterprises. Why are small businesses…

Small Businesses Largely Targeted by Cyber Criminals

Just because you run a small business don’t think you’re safe from hackers. On the contrary, your company is more likely to come under attack because it is small. Most small businesses’ systems are easily infiltrated, so more and more, cyber criminals are opting to attack them instead of large enterprises. Why are small businesses…

They Shred Paper, Don’t They?

Banks and other businesses, like government agencies, have paper documents with social security numbers and other highly sensitive information on them. So, when it comes time to dispose of those documents, they shred them first. Some outsource the shredding to paper shredding companies. Others have their documents incinerated. But what do you do when the…

Sophos’ Security Threat Report 2012

Sophos’ Security has released their round-up of the most prominent threats of the last year and a look ahead at what to expect in 2012. This is a fairly long read, however we urge you to chip away at it when you can. Every business owner should all be keenly aware of the security threat…

Ottawa IT Services Firm Offers FuelledSecure Backup for Small and Medium Sized Businesses

FuelledSecure Backup keeps Ottawa SMBs operating without a hitch. No company should ever leave the storage of important data to chance. Hard drives crash and things like floods, earthquakes and fires can happen anywhere at any time. Any business owner who is committed to the success of his business will have a reliable backup and…

How to Make Your Company More Secure

The story of the lost or stolen laptop with ultra-sensitive information on it is all too common. A research study conducted in 2008 by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Dell, estimated that business travelers lost more than 12,000 laptops per week in US airports. Those numbers have surely increased in the four years since….

Symantec Customers at Risk Thanks to Source Code Theft

The idea of being hacked is a scary one, and the importance of protecting your computer from viruses and malware can’t be understated. It’s even scarier to think about what could happen if a security software manufacturer got hacked. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to Symantec six years ago. In 2006, hackers got their hands…

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