Tag: Security

With more and more people turning to online shopping, eCommerce can be a lucrative business opportunity – and having an eCommerce business can be a great way to earn an income.

The need to address the risks involved in using digital technologies is more important than ever following recent attacks on social media sites, Facebook and Twitter.

You should treat your home office as you would any other business premise, to ensure intellectual property is protected from thieves. If you’re the budget-conscious type, there are a number of ways to safe-proof a home office both cheaply and diligently.

Online security is no longer a simple matter of patching software and keeping your anti-virus solution up-to-date. To put an effective IT security solution in place and secure your business data, you need to have a basic understanding of the six stages of today’s malicious cyber attacks.

Did you know that Christmas and New Year is prime time for criminals? Every small business that scales down operations or closes up for any extended period of time should take a few precautions to reduce the additional risk to people and/or premises.

WatchGuard Technologies’ security analysts have announced their 2012 security predictions. Here are their top 10 predictions for the year ahead…

WikiLeaks in releasing sensitive, embarrassing government information and with the threat of a similar fate in store for a US-based bank, has highlighted the need for all businesses to look at the possibility of an employee releasing sensitive information about your company.

The vast majority of Australian small businesses have suffered financially at the hands of crime, with 43 percent of small business owners estimating their losses total up to $10,000.

In today’s day and age of credit card fraud, hackers and identity theft, the need for credit card data protection and customer payment security has never been so great.

Western Australia Police and Consumer Protection are warning investors to stay away from ‘Ponzi’ schemes after police charged two people with allegedly scamming investors out of $9.5 million on the promise of high returns.