Tag Archives: data security
Don’t Let it Happen to You: 3 Tips for Protecting Your Data
By: Adam Baer
Today, it is a rarity to make it through a news cycle without reading a headline about the latest cyber-attack. Stories on Viruses, Hackings, Ransomware and the Darkweb clutter our newsfeeds yet many people, especially small business owners, still have the – it can’t happen to me mentality. Well, I am here to tell you it can and the threats are real. I understand this can be overwhelming for those business owners who don’t have an Information Security Officer (CISO) or even a full-time IT staff but don’t worry; I have a few helpful tips that can protect your data.
Table of Experts: Education
Scott Knapp, Director of, represented Tech Electronics in the St. Louis Business Journal’s Table of Experts: Education. From and physical to the future of classrooms, Knapp and other industry experts discuss the pressing issues in education today.
Product View: Video Surveillance Technology
Video surveillance technology is becoming more advanced each year. As technology evolves, security solutions providers are able to give customers more coverage and better picture quality with less equipment. What solution makes this possible – 180 degree and 360 degree multi-sensor cameras. As a security solutions provider we have seen a surge in the installation of these higher mega-pixel, multi-sensors cameras and here is why.
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month and we are getting involved. As a technology services organization, our experts want to help raise awareness on the realities of cyber-attacks. The fact is that a cyber-attack can happen to anyone and to any business, no matter the size, everyone and everything is a target. In fact, statistics show that over 44% of small businesses reported being the victim of a cyber-attack, costing them an average of $9,000 per attack. Statistics also show that almost 59% of SMB owners do not have a contingency plan for when they experience a data breach.
A Network Security Solution that Doesn’t Break the Bank: By Adam Baer
As stories of data breaches fill our news feeds daily, security should be the focal point of all business IT plans. Unfortunately, for some small and medium-sized businesses this is not the case. Firewalls are purchased and installed for the sole purpose of securing the business network and are left in the back closet to do so for the next 3-5 years. Many owners of small and medium-sized businesses don’t have the time or the resources for regular maintenance. They assume the firewall is serving its purpose, because after everything is working. Until it’s not…..leaving your business’s data more susceptible to hackers, viruses, etc. If time and resources are the reasons behind outdated or unmaintained technology, how can owners of small and medium-sized businesses make sure their network is secure? Enter – firewall as a service.