The Epsilon Security Breach and Your Business

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In April of 2011, there was a good chance that someone in your company received at least one email announcing that their name and email address were compromised when a third party email service called Epsilon was hacked. Who is Epsilon? Epsilon is the online marketing unit of Alliance Data Systems Corp. which provides third [...]

The New Face of Cybercrime

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This year marks the 40th anniversary of “Creeper,” the world’s first computer virus that was created as a proof of concept.  Information security experts recognize that currently, almost half of a century later, viruses and malware are the cornerstones of cybercrime, offering a persistent threat to all businesses and individuals that use the internet. Cybercrime [...]

Revitalize Your Company’s Business Continuity Plan

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While only halfway through 2011, multiple natural disasters have crippled or destroyed countless businesses, causing catastrophic financial losses to companies that weren’t prepared. If your business is caught in the path of destruction when the next earthquake, flood, fire, tornado, or tsunami strikes, will it survive? Business continuity 101 IT consulting companies define business continuity [...]

Disaster Planning – A Quick Checklist

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Because the United States is only halfway through tornado season and hurricane season is almost here, IT consulting companies suggest that your business take the time to make sure that it is prepared. Regardless of whether or not your company has a business continuity plan, it should still take steps to protect onsite information systems [...]

IT Security Training for End Users

IT Security Training for End Users

IT security training is important for everyone that works at your company, but should have a special focus for end users. End users are all of the employees (and yourself) that use desktop and laptop computers, tablet computers, smart phones, or other devices to access or create data through software applications. Because end users make [...]