Thursday Nov 16, 2017
11:30 AM - 1:00 PM EST
Thursday, November 16, 2017
11:30-1 p.m.
$10 member
$20 guest
Tina Wolfe
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Keith Buchanan, President of APlusNetworking and McDowell Chamber member since 1998, will discuss some of the largest threats businesses face with regards to their data, internet security at this Lunch and Learn. Join us Thursday November 16, 2017 from 11:30-1 p.m. to learn important practices and ways you can better protect your small business.
In almost all cases your data is one of your most valuable assets and if it were held hostage or deleted by an unauthorized intrusion where would you be? What procedures or practices do you have in place to continue running your business effectively in the event of an attack or hardware failure.
With more than 30 years experience in the technology field and during that time having worked with numerous state and federal agencies, Industries, small businesses, banks, attorney’s, resorts, medical practices and pharmacies, churches, schools, etc. in all types of scenarios he has real world events from which to draw knowledge. He will share some of this to help you and your company better position yourself to protect against unwanted data nightmares.
Ask yourself these questions regarding your business:
1. Do you have a locked private office with limited access and thus do not have a password to access your computer?
2. Do you use your email address and password for all other websites that ask you to join or register (such as amazon.com, walmart.com, staples.com)?
3. Do you use the router provided to you by your ISP as your office router?
4. Do you have open wireless access because it is much easier for employees, guests or clients to use without asking for a password?
5 . Is your web host or web designer the registrar of your domain name? (If you don’t pay an annual fee of $7 to 30 for your domain name e.g. www.mycompanyname.com to a domain registrar directly such as GoDaddy or Network Solutions you are probably not the registrar)
6 . Do you use remote applications or Remote Desktop to access your system from home?
7. Do you only keep your backups of data at your office in a safe place and never take off-site?
8. Do you store your usernames and passwords for websites in your browser such as Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox?
If you answer YES to any of the 8 questions above you need to find out why you are a likely candidate for loss of data, identity theft or fraud, having your data, website or email held hostage for more money, and/or the loss of confidential or proprietary information regarding you or your business.