Losing your data could mean losing your business
Your data is your business. Lose it or see it stolen and your business will suffer. This is the hard truth of the Internet age. This means we’re all in the business of IT security now. Every business owner or manager needs to understand enough about IT security to make good decisions and ask the right questions.
Good housekeeping
You can take basic steps to protect your data by good housekeeping. By this we mean not opening suspicious emails with attachments requiring you to enter personal data for example; by making sure you have ‘Automatic Updates’ selected in your System and Security Control Panel; and by choosing strong passwords for safer online transactions.
Download Microsoft Security Essentials
Microsoft Security Essentials is free to download and provides protection for guarding against viruses, spyware, and other malicious software. Microsoft Security Essentials runs quietly and efficiently in the background so that you are free to use your Windows-based PC the way you want - without interruptions or long computer wait times.
Download Microsoft Security Essentials
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Your changing business
In a typical small company with several PCs, it's common for people to store files on their own desktops. But this can mean that you don’t always have access to the latest information and it can make backing up your information difficult. If this sounds familiar, now may be the time to think about storing your data centrally.
Windows Small Business Server lets you store all of your critical business information and email in one place and provides administrative tools to better manage security.