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How Companies Secure Their Networks in 2017

January 27, 2017 by Paul Salmon

Those who work in industries — whether it’s in retail advertising, corporate communications, the financial sector, or a healthcare setting such as a hospital — know how critically important it is to ensure that sensitive information remains secure.

The Most Effective Ways to Increase the Security of Your Home Network

August 15, 2016 by Paul Salmon

If you are like me, then you are always looking for ways to increase the security of your home network. Threats to your network, devices and to your files can come from anywhere online. So it is important to take the necessary steps to ensure your home network is secured. This post will outline some of the settings that I use to protect my network, devices, and files from both malicious software and users.

BYOD Rules, Network Security & Your Business

October 25, 2013 by Paul Salmon

The integration of sophisticated interfaces in modern devices has made it difficult to draw a line between personal and business usage. Nearly a decade back, it was fairly easy to differentiate between data/software/applications targeted or being used at an enterprise level and those at a personal scale.

The data that is being circulated around can be classified as business and non-business. Each has its own specific attributes with respect to sharing and security management. For instance, under no circumstance would you want enterprise data (account information, client detail, etc.) to be circulated freely.

How Small Businesses Should Secure Their Networks

August 15, 2013April 11, 2012 by Paul Salmon

Computing systems are an integral part of any volume of business. Most of the day to day activities are dependent on computers. Hence, these systems should be protected from both offline and online attacks. Your business requires a comprehensive policy on security.

You should know what kind of technologies should be deployed to boost productivity. You should not compromise on security while being lured by productivity. Let us find more about how small businesses can protect their systems and networks from various threats.

Why You Need to Monitor Your Network

August 16, 2013October 18, 2011 by Paul Salmon

How many businesses do you think have a website? 75, 80 percent? It’s 2011, everything’s online, so of course most businesses are going to be online too, right? Wrong.

Only 45 percent of small business owners have a website, according to a recent study by Discover. And while that was a significant increase from the 37 percent in 2009, there are still a significant portion of the driving force of our economy that aren’t cashing in on all the potential the Web can offer.

How Network Security Policy Works for Everyone

August 16, 2013September 26, 2011 by Paul Salmon

A good network security policy is not a topic commonly spoke about around water coolers at work. This topic is more commonly handled by extensively-trained experts. Where this fact proves true, this does not mean that you have to be a well-trained professional to desire the knowledge of how a network security policy works. More than ever before, every day computer users are becoming well-versed in the basics of how important network security is with the internet. This article is intended to broaden the perspective of every-day network users in accomplishing an effective network security policy.