| The technologies that make today's
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| | employees working from a remote location,
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| businesses more efficient and effective
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| | keep in mind that these users can collect
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| also make them more vulnerable to
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| | viruses or malware on their unprotected
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| threats. Information security can be a
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| | home computers, which means those threats
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| constant struggle for corporations as
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| | could eventually skip over your network.
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| they fight to keep ahead of the
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| | So if your employees do work remotely,
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| ever-changing computer data security
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| | make sure that they are working from
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| hazards.
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| | security-protected, company-issued
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| Companies suffer data leaks as a result
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| | laptops.
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| of anything from a stolen laptop to
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| | • Monitor your wireless. After you
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| hackers to stolen paper records.
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| | secure wi-fi access points, you should
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| According to the 2006 Cost of Data Breach
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| | continue to keep informed of the risks.
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| Study from The Ponemon Institute, data
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| | Some data thieves use a trick called the
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| breaches cost companies an average total
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| | "evil twin" where they create a fake
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| of $4.7 million, or $182 per customer
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| | wireless network that has a name very
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| record. Companies with a poor data
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| | similar to yours in an effort to trick
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| protection solution can not only run into
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| | workers into logging onto this imposter
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| legal trouble due to strict data security
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| | network where it's possible to get the
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| laws, but when data leaks occur, most
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| | users' login information.
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| corporations can run into image and
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| | • Hack your own wireless network. Hire
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| public relations problems brought on by
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| | an external auditor to conduct a
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| the scrutiny.
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| | "penetration test" on your network Though
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| So what can you do to make your computer
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| | it sounds odd, hacking into your own
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| data security more effective? Here are a
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| | network gives you a hacker's view of your
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| few actions you can take to make sure
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| | network and is probably the most
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| your data protection solutions are always
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| | effective way to find out what your data
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| in tip-top shape.
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| | protection solutions may lack.
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| • Evaluate often. Frequently assess
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| | • Always encrypt your data. No matter
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| your computer data security's
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| | where the data is being physically
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| functionality and find other data
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| | stored, using strong cryptography is
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| protection solutions to cover any
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| | imperative when protecting sensitive
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| vulnerable aspects. Additionally, you
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| | data.
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| should establish a data security policy
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| | • Delete unused data. Collect the data
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| with frequent audits so your company can
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| | you need and place it in a secure system,
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| keep its security solution up-to-date.
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| | but once it is superfluous, make sure you
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| • Implement and enforce password
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| | delete it completely.
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| policies. Ensure that your employees have
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| | If you pay close attention to your
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| strong passwords that include the
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| | computer data security solutions and see
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| appropriate amount of letters, numbers
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| | that nothing is slipping through the
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| and special characters. As part of the
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| | cracks, you will have a much lower risk
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| system, set parameters that force your
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| | of your data getting into the wrong hands
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| employees to change their passwords
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| | - saving your company from the
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| regularly, as this will help maintain
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| | consequences of public scrutiny and
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| system security.
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| | liability costs.
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| • Watch over your VPN. If you have any
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