{"id":1146,"date":"2016-11-09T20:24:09","date_gmt":"2016-11-09T20:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/?p=1146"},"modified":"2022-05-18T18:52:31","modified_gmt":"2022-05-18T18:52:31","slug":"computer-security-for-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellagy.com\/computer-security-for-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Computer Security is Not Just for the Big Boys Anymore"},"content":{"rendered":"

Computer hacking.\u00a0 We hear about it every day.\u00a0 Whether it\u2019s the Russians or the cyber thief down the street, security breaches of important and sensitive data are occurring more and more frequently.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Large corporations like Target, Bank of America and other billion dollar firms spend millions to prevent computer system hacking and still it happens to them.<\/p>\n

According to experts like Andy Defrancesco<\/a>, hackers see small businesses as a lucrative target with information that is worth just as much as the data they can acquire from major corporations \u2026 but often with a lot less effort.<\/p>\n

Why does Hacking Take Place?<\/span><\/strong>
\nHacking occurs mostly for the money that can be made by selling credit card information and social security data to sophisticated cyber-criminal operations.\u00a0 But hackers also have other malevolent reasons including disrupting operations of companies they feel have slighted them or because of a cause they support.\u00a0 Along with theft of data, hackers also introduce viruses that can bring your business to a standstill. Security is crucial for any business and the best option for getting the best security is to obtain the ISO 27001 certification<\/a> as then you know you have the absolute best.<\/p>\n

How Hacking Impacts a Business<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n