Posted by Jim Van on June 24, 2011 under entrepreneur, mobility, small business | 
I spent the past weekend at the beach, and part of my summer reading is a terrific book by Phil Simon called ‘The New Small’. If you’re a small (<30, IMHO) business, it beehooves you to read this tome. It’s decidedly NOT geek-speak, and is really written for the small business owner or manager or someone who’s considering a break from the politics and hegemony of cublicle city.
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Posted by Jim Van on June 17, 2011 under data security, security, small business, Uncategorized |
With security breaches in the daily news (and some real whoppers lately), the term ‘zero-day attack’ or ‘zero-day vulnurability’ or some other zero-day term keeps popping up. So…just how many of you know what zero-day refers to, and why it’s important to know? Read more of this article »
Posted by Jim Van on June 10, 2011 under data security, entrepreneur, security, small business, Uncategorized |
Like all of us, you’ve probably heard or read about a spate of major security breaches in recent weeks, in which data on millions of users was leaked to unauthorized sources. Chances are pretty good that data would include sensitive information on most everyone who reads this posting. Are cyber-criminals getting better? Is software protection less effective? Just what’s the reason? I have some thoughts, and (of course) some advice…. Read more of this article »
Posted by Jim Van on June 3, 2011 under data security, entrepreneur, security, small business |
I know…it’s yet another primer about computer security….but, in conversations I’ve recently had with both clients and friends (sometimes, they’re one and the same…), it’s become pretty obvous to me that many users don’t understand computer security and the simple steps to ensure that your system is safe and secure, and that your data (or your clients’) is protected. Read more of this article »
