Why American Small Business Owners Should Care About Japan

The impact of Japan’s earthquake wasn’t limited to Japanese businesses; the impact was felt around the world. American companies that depend on Japanese supplies, for example, also suffered. The lesson: Never get lax when it comes to having a business continuity plan....

Sleep Soundly by Encrypting Your Emails

In the digital world, the same ideas apply to email. To keep your email safe and secure, there is a device called encryption which helps to obfuscate each email’s content to everyone except its recipients, and makes sure it is delivered safely and intact. Encrypting...

“About†Commands in Firefox

Did you know that typing “about:” plus another word in Firefox will allow you to view special configuration information of the browser—some of which you can actually tweak and customize? To try it, type “about:” to show general and version information. Try...

Don’t Forget To Secure Data When Employees Depart

It’s a fact: Most departing employees take confidential business information with them—and today, most of the information is electronic. Because electronic information can be easily transferred and saved in multiple locations without your control, it’s important to...

Study Finds SMBs Lacking in Security and Disaster Preparedness

$12,500 a day – that’s the average amount an SMB stands to lose due to outages and service interruptions caused by a faulty or nonexistent disaster-preparedness plan. And according to a recent study by security giant Symantec, about 50% of SMBs have no security or...