Security and Virus Protections (Click for Details)

• Create Policies and Procedures
• Setup & Maintain Software
• Virus Software Updates
• Firewalls & Internet Protection

In many instances this facet of technology is given very little time and consideration. That is unfortunate. When, and it just a question of when, something goes wrong it is very reassuring to know that you have planned for the security and protection of your data. Data is the most critical component of your technology considerations. As you use software and application, no matter what those may be, you generate data, and information about your company, your clients, planning, projects, and the list goes on and on.

It is relatively easy to reinstall software that stops functioning or that is affected by a security breach or virus infestation. However, to re-create data, which could be years and years of accumulated information is in most cases very time-consuming if not impossible. That is of course unless you have a data protection plan in place. If you do you may only lose a day or two work, but if not you may end up losing years of information.

Policies and Procedures

Setting up policies and procedures with regard to data is the first step to setup an environment where your data is considered a strategic asset, one worth protecting. One of the simplest procedures could be setting up daily, weekly, and monthly backup procedure. This provides a fall back in the advent data is lost. However, depending on your particular environment, policies and procedures may have to include user security, access rights, data integrity checks, Internet protections, intruder firewalls and guarding against internal vulnerabilities. Call today to discuss your options!

Author: Lionel Moodie Updated on 07/10/10