The FBI reports that 7,000 US companies lost more than $740 million to Internet-based crimes in the past 2 years. According to a survey by The National Small Business Association small business owners victimized by cybercrime reported losing an average of over $30,000. Because smaller businesses typically don’t have the security tools larger companies have, they’ve become inviting targets.
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We’ve all seen the headlines about major retailers, financial institutions and even government agencies attacked by cyber thieves and spies. Most of us know someone who is a victim of identity theft. But what if someone accessed your business data? Could they disrupt your CNC machine shop business activities? Learn trade secrets? Or cause severe damage to your credit rating and customer relationships? Sadly, it happens all too often, and frequently because we don’t exercise greater care with the passwords we rely upon to safeguard important information. Here are 7 common password mistakes and how to avoid them:
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