[BreachExchange] 4 Easy Ways To Ensure Security For Your Online Business

[Audrey McNeil]

http://www.businesscomputingworld.co.uk/4-easy-ways-to-ensure-
security-for-your-online-business/

When you are basing your income and the success of your company by having
it online, then you’ve likely thought about security and how essential it
is toward whether or business does well or not. Plenty of information is
online, and some of it should be shared while much of it should be secure.
You can find yourself worrying about clients’ information and whether it
will be exploited.

Here are four easy ways you can make sure that you and your customers are
covered securely.

1. Limit Who Has The Information

It’s likely that not every employee in your business needs to know
everything about your customers. In fact, the fewer people know about how
to access credit cards, personal details, and addresses, the better. While
you’ll want to have a few trusted employees that can handle transactions
and can talk to customers if a problem arises, you’ll want to limit the
people who are dealing with important information. Choose a few and make
sure that info isn’t shared regularly.

2. Store Information Properly

A great way to make sure that everything remains safe is to have a good
place to store information. There are a number of ways you can keep
clients’ info locked away, but virtual data rooms can be especially helpful
and secure. Not only do they require a number of passwords to access the
data, but they are also highly encrypted so it’s incredibly difficult for
hackers to steal the information. Having a quality way to store files and
keep them safe can be the most essential way to protect your customers and
your business.

3. Change Passwords Often

Just like making sure your phone and your computer are secure by changing
passwords, you’ll want to do the same for important files or data that you
don’t want shared. You might have to update your passwords more frequently
than you would think, and they should be difficult to crack. If you aren’t
sure about what makes a good password, try to choose something that no one
other than you would guess, and include a variety of characters. Also, try
not to use the same password for all of the information you want to hide.

4. Encrypt Your Messages

Many times, hackers get information from looking into other sources, such
as correspondence you might have shared with your employees or your
clients. It’s a very simple way for them to find login information,
addresses, and passwords without having to do much work. If you are sharing
this data through chat applications or through email, you’ll absolutely
want to know whether or not you are using a service that encrypts your
messages so hackers have a harder time finding out details about your
clients. It’s a very simple way to know you aren’t sharing information you
shouldn’t.

Security is essential for any business, but perhaps even more so online,
where you can be anywhere in the world and access it. Luckily, all it takes
is some small adjustments for you to feel good about your customers’
information and the fact that it is safe and sound with your business.
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