According to Symantec SMB, 50% of SMBs admit to having no backup and disaster recovery plan in place.  41% of those surveyed confessed that they had never even given much thought to implementing a disaster recovery or business continuity plan.

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Research has revealed that over half of all users end up opening fraudulent e-mails and often even fall for them. Phishing is done with the aim of  gathering personal information about you, generally related to your finances. The most common reason for the  large number of people falling for fraudulent emails is that the phishing attempts are often so well-disguised that they escape the eyes of a busy e-mail reader.

Small business owners are often worried about data loss. Rightly so, because data loss has the potential to wipe out a  business. We have identified the most common forms of data loss so you can see how they fit into your business and assess the risks related to each of these pitfalls.

Many SMB owners think IT downtime only costs them a few productive hours, but there

Did you know that 50% of small business owners think their businesses are too small to be targeted by the thieves  of the virtual world? Contrary to popular belief, 72% of hacker attacks often happen to smaller firms - firms with less than 100 employees!  So how prepared is your SMB? Here

Backup Files Every Day - As catastrophic as data loss is, the number of businesses that still are not backing up their network is unbelievable.  According to the Symantec Small to Medium Size Businesses (SMB) data, only 23% of SMBs are backing up their data on a daily basis and fewer than 50% are backing up data weekly.

Managed Service Providers - or MSPs - are often recommended as a cost effective IT solution for small businesses. For a minimal monthly fee, MSPs provide a reasonably priced solution to the complex technology pains of small businesses. Here

Think Quicker Recovery Time,  Not Quicker Backup  - While incremental backups are much faster than executing a full-backup, they also prolong recovery time.  In the event of data loss, a full restore will require loading the most recent full backup and then each incremental backup tape.

IT equipment such as computers, routers, cabling and other hardware is essential to running most businesses. When moving offices, it