For a non-technical business owner, technology is often viewed as a necessary burden. It’s a series of monthly subscriptions and hardware invoices that seem to get larger and larger every year. The reality, however, is technology is how work gets done in your business.
If you still view your IT department as a mere secondary expense, you are likely overlooking the most significant threat to your company’s profitability. In today’s landscape, digital infrastructure isn’t just a static utility; it is the very plumbing of your revenue. It functions as either a reinforced vault protecting your hard-earned gains or a porous sieve where your margins quietly drain away. To truly safeguard your legacy, you must look past the technical jargon and recognize a fundamental truth: cybersecurity isn’t a tech problem relegated to a basement office—it is a direct and measurable pillar of your financial stability.
It’s easy for employees to reuse passwords just to make things easier for themselves; after all, why use different passwords when you have a dozen accounts to remember passwords for? Unfortunately, this habit will come back to bite you, especially if your business is ever involved in a data breach. These credentials could be put up for sale on the dark web… and that’s just the beginning of your problems.
Here’s a challenge; go to any cybersecurity news website and see how far you can go before seeing an article about some new type of ransomware attack. It’s everywhere, and it’s scary, but that doesn’t mean your business has to cower in fear. With the right tools and resources at your disposal, you too can fight back against ransomware. Here’s how you can protect your business from ransomware and the threats it poses.
While data might be the new currency, your own business’ data might be a bit too messy to make full use of. You might be paying to store it and protect it, but you’re not doing as much with your data as you’d like. Here’s how businesses find themselves with these “data graveyards” and why it essentially functions like a debt rather than an asset.