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5 Ways To Protect Your Business Against Cyber Criminals

It is a day and age that is ruled by technology, digital devices, and long distance
communications and connections. The truly frightening thing about this is just how much of our
personal information we share through these various devices and media. It has gotten to the
point where doing a Google search f someone can reveal a good bit of information about them -
maybe even more than they realize.

The more spread out the information it is, the harder it is to keep track of, and the harder it is to
keep track of the more easily it can fall into the wrong hands. Nowadays hackers do not have to
hack your computer, they can hack into any computer that has stored your information and get
access to all of your personal info. What can you do to protect yourself and your business data?
The answer is simple, find a reliable, cloud based security software to boost your defenses.

Data Breach Protection
A data breach occurs when the files and records that a company or business area accessed by
an outside party and the information within those files is compromised. Depending on what files
are accessed, information such as names, addresses, credit card data, and other personal data
can be accessed by identity thieves.

These breaches have become so common lately that some companies offer to sign customers
up for free credit monitoring services to help keep their information safe and constantly
monitored. They will keep track of your credit and personal information and will send you an
alert if someone tries to access your information and use your data. This is a fine choice if you
want to go the extra mile and put in a little extra work to avoid becoming a victim of identity theft
and fraud.

Control and Regulate Access
Another option is to talk to any group or organization that may store your personal information in
their records and ask them what their policy is for access and if they have a plan in place to deal
with breaches should they occur. In the end, so long as companies and organization need your
personal information for their records, there will always be the threat of someone getting into the
system unauthorized and compromising of your information.

You can’t stop it from happening, but you can stay alert and do all that is in your power to
protect your information.

Be Wary of Hackers
According to renowned security research expert, Brian Krebs gaining access to records from
business and personal computers and systems put thousands upon thousands of addresses,
credit card numbers, passwords, PINS, and other valuable bits of information into the hands of
hackers and thieves.

A criminal can harvest this data and use it to open a new line of credit in someone else’s name,
order medical procedures under someone else’s insurance, and empty our bank accounts.

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