Is your small business or home office using the right security measures?
Having worked for years with IT infrastructures of all sizes, one overriding principle has been invariably true: very few IT managers make security investments of any significance proactively. No where has this been more true than the small and medium business market.
A recent, unfortunate example comes to mind. One of my business partners here in Indiana had a client experience a relatively large loss. For confidentiality purposes, we can’t share the company’s name here, but it is a small, community firm with a handful of users.
A hacker penetrated their firewall and gained access to one of their main Microsoft servers which housed their data. The attacker proceeded to encrypt this customers data with 256AES (acknowledged by the FBI as “uncrackable”, even with today’s computing power) and sent them an email demanding money for the decrypt keys. This type of attack is called ‘ransomware’. Given than the data this hacker encrypted was all this customer’s critical business files – including their accounting files – they proceeded to PAY him in order to get their files back: to the tune of thousands of dollars.
In the past, it was easy for SMB clients to dismiss the need for enhanced security – that old Linksys or DLink home router was enough, based on the belief they had nothing significant to protect. Such is not the case today. These types of ransomware attacks are becoming more, and more popular as hackers specifically target the smaller clients who just can’t survive without their data.
Several security vendors are recognizing this need – like Check Point Software. They are making enhanced security protection available, affordable, and easily integrated for the SMB. Let BSA Data Solutions show you how.
Sample Screen of a CheckPoint appliance interface. Security should be simple and easy to understand. CheckPoint is a solution with an easy setup and an affordable option for small business owners.It is also ideal for home offices. For a free evaluation of what security option would work for you, email us at info@bsadata.com