Limit Access to Sensitive and Confidential Data.


Why bother doing this?  As a result of well-publicized incidents of identity theft on the rise, state and federal government regulations are being introduced which will increasingly affect small businesses.  Years spent developing a good business reputation among your customers can be lost literally overnight as a result of adverse publicity surrounding a security breach at your company. 


Educate employees to use care in sharing sensitive and confidential information electronically.


Data files should only be accessed by individuals who have received specific permission.


When access to sensitive or confidential information cannot be tightly controlled, such as e-mail or a credit card transaction over the Internet, this information can be concealed through a mathematical process called encryption.

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