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One of the hardest habits we struggle to get our clients to break is writing down their passwords on sticky notes by their PC. Obviously this is a security risk. Another bad habit is choosing really easy-to-remember passwords such as “password.”
But admittedly, it CAN be hard remembering all of those darn passwords that are always changing.
In the past 10 years, over 10,000 new regulations have been placed on the books by local, state and federal agencies pertaining to the handling, storage, and disposal of confidential client, patient, and employee documents.
A few examples are:
SEC Rule 17a-4 Electronic Storage of Broker Dealer Records Graham-Leach-Bliley Act
Financial Services Modernization Act
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
DOD 5015.2 Department of Defense
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Fair Labor Standards Act
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Act
Payment Card Industry Data Security (PCI DSS)
No matter how small your business is, you are surely going to be affected by one or more of these new government regulations.
Disaster Recovery ain’t what it used to be. Long gone are the days where a DR solution cost over a hundred thousand dollars and predominantly relied on tape backups. With the onset of cloud computing, today’s DR landscape has dramatically changed. But, unfortunately, there are still many misconceptions about DR still hanging around. Here are […]
Have you ever run into a virtual wall when searching for information on the Internet? With billions of websites online, finding good, relevant information online can sometimes be akin to finding a needle in a haystack.
But take heart! Here are 7 little-known secrets that will help you find what you are looking for in no time at all.
I have a dirty secret to confess…
I don’t clean my computer as often as I should. Yes, I’ve shaken the crumbs out of the keyboard from time to time just like everyone else, but that could hardly constitute as a “cleaning.”
With spring in the air, I thought this would be a good opportunity to remind everyone (myself included) to clean out those dirty PCs. After all, you should do this every 3 to 4 months.
We’ve all been told there is no such thing as a free lunch; yet it’s hard to resist the siren’s call of “FREE.” That’s one of the reasons why so many people have free e-mail accounts through Hotmail, MSN, and Gmail.
And while you might not be paying out of pocket for these services, there IS a cost.
Whether or not to monitor your employees’ computers can be a tricky decision. While part of you may think it’s unethical, you also may question if your staff are spending too much time on non-work related activities, and taking advantage of you in the process.
As a small business owner, you only have so many hours in the day, and managing your social media accounts is likely at the bottom of your to-do list. But while it can be easy to simply put off those social media updates, you know in the back of your mind your business can surely […]
"As the security becomes better at large companies, the small business begins to look more and more enticing to computer criminals," said Charles Matthews, President of the International Council for Small Business, "It's the path of least resistance.
Business Intelligence (BI) has conventionally been the preserve of big business, given the need for specialist knowledge meant hiring pricey experts was often the only way to leverage its value. But the rise of self-service BI tools has leveled the playing field, allowing small- and medium-sized businesses to get in on the game too. And […]
