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Re: Security Tips For The Small Business From 70, 000 Feet
From: Matt Nelson <mattnels () gmail com>
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:54:52 -0500
Good presentation! I think you should add on-line back up services. I like SpiderOak (multiple systems - no charge, server OS's - no charge, multiple OS support) Patching is tough because it takes some care and feeding. Ditto on the trio that was provided. Automatic updating is easy, Secunia PSI works well, WSUS will require some more help... Either way the business will have to "hire" by beer or money an IT person to advise initially and checkup like Michael said. The options that small businesses are presented are greatly improved. We know they aren't perfect, but we have to start somewhere. Sometimes that means the lowest rung and just work up. We aren't talking protecting against advanced attacks, we are talking the protections that aren't (or shouldn't be) expensive relatively in terms of the small steps. Especially when you look in terms of the UTM type appliances, the online backup services, and even "in-the-cloud" services like e-mail become an attractive options and fairly inexpensive when compared to what was available even 5 years ago. They has pushed some of the operational and some security costs way down. I think 5.K1dd has a point. Even with these relatively affordable options; attitude or even effort is the biggest problem. Most small businesses just don't think in terms of what catastrophes (even just hardware failure) can cause in their existence, much less attacks to steal their proprietary data until it is too late. On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 12:55 PM, 5.K1dd <5.k1dd () austinhackers org> wrote:
Having worked with a lot of small businesses, I'd have to say the #1 security problem is attitude. "Nobody wants our data, so why bother with all this complicated, expensive, and inconvenient security stuff?" _______________________________________________ Pauldotcom mailing list Pauldotcom () mail pauldotcom com http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com
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