IT Security Threats Plague SMBs
Despite a boost in IT spending, smaller firms continue to battle security breaches.
From: Inc.com | By: Liz Webber
Over forty percent of IT executives at small- and medium-sized businesses say their networks are not secure, even though almost all have firewalls and anti-virus software installed, according to a recent study.A survey of 455 SMBs by international software developer GFI also found 32 percent of companies experienced a security breach in the past year, most often due to a virus attack. Other problems included infected internet downloads and lost or stolen hardware, such as laptops.For the entire article go to Inc.com
Corra can say this with reasonable certainty. If you have a business then you have security issues. It comes with the territory. And the more we rely on technology, the more vigilant we have to be with security.
But not all security breaches come from the outside. Some of greater security breaches, data theft, etc., are inside jobs. More than a few have come from your most trusted employees. And then there is alway the issue of the IT person redirecting your valuable information.
This is one reason, among many, for running preemployment screening checks on all your job candidates. It can also be beneficial to run periodic background checks on your current employees. as well. It’s good to know what they have been up to, lately.
Security breaches are serious business. Checking your candidates for Social Security Trace and Criminal Trace is always a wise idea. The Criminal Trace is obvious. The social security trace will verify it is a valid number and it does belong to them. You would be surprised how many people out there are living and working on someone else’s social security number.
Check them out before you hire.
