Just because you run a small business don’t think you’re safe from hackers. On the contrary, your company is more likely to come under attack because it is small. Most small businesses’ systems are easily infiltrated, so more and more, cyber criminals are opting to attack them instead of large enterprises. Why are small businesses…

Banks and other businesses, like government agencies, have paper documents with social security numbers and other highly sensitive information on them. So, when it comes time to dispose of those documents, they shred them first. Some outsource the shredding to paper shredding companies. Others have their documents incinerated. But what do you do when the…

Sophos’ Security has released their round-up of the most prominent threats of the last year and a look ahead at what to expect in 2012. This is a fairly long read, however we urge you to chip away at it when you can. Every business owner should all be keenly aware of the security threat…

A law firm recently found they were not exempt from experiencing the same issues with sexual harassment allegations that other firms do.  Due to the allegations and the pending civil suit pending against them to the tune of $1 Million, they turned to the expert IT security specialists, Accell Security. Accell Security is the leading [...]

Computers and information systems are important elements of every business today. Just as in the industries like accounting, legal and medical fields, so too does the construction industry have a need for information technology in order to stay competitive. Whether from the front office or the back office or even out in the field, it [...]

With small- to medium-sized businesses becoming more and more concerned about the security of their technology systems and data, managed services providers need to act now to increase their services to cover this vital area.  One way to begin is to listen to Wendy Frank, Founder of Accell Security, as she speaks on the January [...]

With small- to medium-sized businesses becoming more and more concerned about the security of their technology systems and data, managed services providers need to act now to increase their services to cover this vital area.  One way to begin is to listen to Wendy Frank, Founder of Accell Security, as she speaks on the January [...]

The story of the lost or stolen laptop with ultra-sensitive information on it is all too common. A research study conducted in 2008 by the Ponemon Institute and sponsored by Dell, estimated that business travelers lost more than 12,000 laptops per week in US airports. Those numbers have surely increased in the four years since….

The idea of being hacked is a scary one, and the importance of protecting your computer from viruses and malware can’t be understated. It’s even scarier to think about what could happen if a security software manufacturer got hacked. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened to Symantec six years ago. In 2006, hackers got their hands…

We’ve all seen those commercials where some big scruffy guy in Illinois — or wherever — is buying himself a new motorcycle or boat for himself, plus a little something for his pals, with a credit card owned by some little old lady in Arizona or some other state. Unfortunately, those commercials don’t exaggerate. Identity…