Computer Threats: What to Focus on First
But if your company predominantly focuses on battling spammers, you may be ignoring much more serious threats that can actually cripple your business. When thinking about computer and network security, begin by sorting out what constitutes a genuine security menace to your computer systems, and what is mostly a nuisance. Here’s guidance to ensure you’re drawing the battle lines in the right place. E-mail: Lose sleep over attachments, not spam Yet remember: Junk mail by itself will not damage your business. However, there are some e-mail threats that will. Viruses and worms: These small but malicious programs are commonly spread by e-mail. They come in the form of cleverly disguised attachments to messages that trick your employees into clicking on them. Once installed, viruses infect programs and files, can destroy your data and can effectively force you to close your business while you disinfect your computers. An e-mail virus can spread by e-maling itself to people in the your address book — maybe even to your business Phishing: Some e-mail messages are “phishing” for valuable information. The sender asks for credit card numbers, network passwords or account numbers. But links in these messages actually take you to Web sites — that often look legitimate — run by Internet thieves. If you enter your data, you give those thieves the information they need to get into your computer system and access company data Recommendations
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Carl Mazzanti is Co-Founder and President of eMazzanti Technologies, Microsoft’s four time Partner of the Year and one of the premier IT consulting services for businesses throughout the New York metropolitan area and internationally. Carl and his company manage over 400 active accounts ranging from professional services firms to high-end global retailers.
eMazzanti is all about delivering powerful, efficient outsourced IT services, such as computer network management and troubleshooting, managed print, PCI DSS compliance, green computing, mobile workforce technology, information security, cloud computing, and business continuity and disaster recovery.
Carl Mazzanti is also a frequent business conference speaker and technology talk show guest and contributor at Microsoft-focused events, including frequent prominent roles at the Microsoft Inspire (Worldwide Partner Conference / WPC).
Carl, a serial Entrepreneur, gives back to the community through Entrepreneur teaching engagements at Georgetown University, the company’s ocean wildlife conservation effort, the Blue Project, and Tree Mazzanti.
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