Spring Into Action – Cyber Security & Risk

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Spring Into Action

Protecting yourself and your business

Now that Spring is finally here and we can throw open the windows and do our Spring Cleaning at home it is also a very good time to do some cleaning and reassessing of our office systems.

One of the hottest topics right now in the technology industry is Cyber Risk. What is the risk to your business if your system is attacked and breached. The annoying virus is no longer the biggest threat you face. Ransomware, like the Cryptolocker which was just in the news, and Data Breaches can be much more devastating to your business. With the implementation of regulations that put the onus on you, the business owner, to ensure you have done your due diligence to protect your systems from attacks and some hefty fines, we at SMH Electronics have put together some simple everyday tasks to assist you in preventing a breach. Contact us today to conduct an assessment of your situation and begin protecting your business.

Data Protection
While many small businesses have big IT requirements, bordering on enterprise-grade in some cases, they are constrained by tight budgets and a shortage of in-house IT personnel. When it comes to storage and data protection, they face an impossible choice between overpriced enterprise solutions and cheap but inadequate consumer-level solutions.
To learn more about protecting your data and hybrid solutions click here.

KEEPING YOUR BUSINESS SAFE ONLINE
Many smaller businesses have believed they are not at risk to the same extent as larger companies from cybercriminals. This is NOT true, smaller businesses are being targeted more often because criminals know they have fewer resources than the larger companies to protect themselves.

A cybercriminal knows that if he breaches the system of a small business and accesses their credentials (email access, banking accounts, passwords, etc.) they can then not only steal directly from the businesses accounts but also attached their customers and continue to wreak havoc in the business world in many other ways.
Read More on How to Keep Your Business Safe

Forget Windows, the most vulnerable operating systems in 2014 were Mac OS X and iOS
According to a new report from GFI, an average of 19 vulnerabilities per day were reported in 2014, according to the data from the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). 7,038 new security vulnerabilities were also added to the NVD database in 2014. So which operating systems were the most vulnerable in 2014? Apple’s Mac OS X and iOS, not Windows.
“It is interesting that although Microsoft operating systems still have a considerable number of vulnerabilities, they are no longer in the top 3. Apple with OS X and iOS is at the top, followed by Linux kernel,” the report states.
To read more about these vulnerabilities click here.

GEEK GIRL BOSTON SOUTH TECH CONFERENCE
SMH Electronics is pleased to be participating for the third year in the Geek Girl Tech Conference. Some of last year’s highlights included Social Media Campaigns, Microsoft Windows 8, Photoshop Demystified and The Next Level, WordPress, QuickBooks, and Managing Your PC (or Mac).
Whether you are a beginner newbie who needs hand-holding on all things computer, to the intermediate self-starter entrepreneur who needs some new tools, to you entire tuned-in code toads looking to learn jQuery, Geek Girls Tech Conference has it all for you!
DETAILS
Date: Saturday, May 2nd
Time: 8:00 am – 6:00 pm
(lunch is included)
Location: Plymouth North High School
41 Obery Street, Plymouth,
MA, 02360
JOIN US! SMH Electronics with Geek Girls is pleased to offer you a $40 off registration coupon code. To register go to bostonsouth.geekgirltechcon.com and enter promo code: SMHTech
Stop by our booth and say hello, and if you mention seeing this article, you will receive another 20% off your next IT service or purchase from SMH”

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