Why security?
As the Internet becomes more popular for home offices as well as for small offices, it is very important to have a proper set of security processes and tools to minimize the risk of privacy or data lost.

Many Internet users consider the security threats to be a matter of science fiction. This idea leads people to forget maintaining their antivirus software with the latest virus patterns or to install a firewall on their networks to mention a few examples.

Another example are wireless networking appliances. Most users are unaware of the vulnerabilities present in the current wireless solutions. Many home users install their wireless networks with default parameters. This leave their home network exposed. Although, most of the vendors offer wizards to help users with the installation and configuration of those appliances, it is important to have a complete understanding of what those wizards are doing in the background.

This is also the case for small businesses where there is not a responsible personel for the IT and network operations that have the knowledge of all the different layers a network should be protected.

Another area that is usually forgotten is the Application Security arena. Several applications are designed without security in mind. This leads to applications where data integrity and confidentiality is not considered to be a design factor. User authentication and authorization have also to be carefully considered specially when dealing with customer personal information.

Smartzec Technologies can help you implement security into your business processes, network and applications so that you can be sure that you are protecting both your business and your customers information assets. more ...