Posts Tagged ‘Backup’

Symantec: SMBs Change Security Approach with Growing Threats

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By: Brian Prince
A survey of small to midsize businesses from 28 different countries by Symantec found that companies are focusing more on information protection and backup and recovery. Driving these changes is a fear of losing data.
Today’s small to midsize businesses (SMBs) are facing a growing threat from cyber-attacks, and are changing their [...]

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Common Information Security lapses

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Opening email attachments with integrated email clients
Not updating client software
Downloading untrusted software
Not creating or testing backups
Using wireless router connected inside the LAN
Strategic Security
Not providing training to security personnel
Only addressing physical security, neglecting data security
Not validating security fixes
Relying on firewall for all security needs
Not evaluating impact on reputation and data of [...]

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Laptop and traveling precautions

Best practice emphasize the fact to backup the data if you can’t live without it, in the same way a traveler must avoid taking sensitive data on the road unless it’s absolutely necessary to do so. If you do plan to take sensitive data with you on the laptop, the necessary security controls must be [...]

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