We’ve all heard the horror stories: a perfectly safe modern house in an average middle-class cul-de-sac gets burgled in broad daylight and nobody noticed a thing…and sadly this is true. It happens every single day. How can this be so? Well, in a world where workmen often take the keys off the owners in order to work while they are away, it surely shouldn’t come as that much of a surprise.
So how do you really secure your house? What can really be done to make sure that nobody enters it without your permission? Good questions. Follow these tips and you should at least limit the risk you are at.
It’s INCREDIBLE just how many people do this and expect their house to be perfectly secure…
With the thought of economic climate holding an important place in the mind of investors, it is important to remember that economic recession may not necessarily mean doom for your start-up business. In fact many companies did considerably well during the economic downturns. I believe it is easier to make a place for yourself when competition has given up. All you need is a winning attitude!
Given below are key points that a start-up should follow in order to survive and grow through recession:
Picture the scene: you’re the owner of a company who has just made a large deal and everyone is ecstatic. You decide to throw a party for all your hard-working colleagues and, since you don’t have a conference room, you decide to throw it in the office. As the employees flood in, so too do others. Guests invited along, partners and friends who are also welcome to join in the fun.
But the next day, there’s a very big problem: you discover that someone has downloaded some important statistics that they had no right to. You know it can’t be an employee, because at the time of the download there was a security breach – it shows that it didn’t come from outside, too.
You have been HACKED.
It’s all too easy for someone to reach in and take out whatever they like – don’t make it that simple
Getting hacked is never any fun, and, even more troubling, are the repercussions. It’s like losing your house keys on a grand scale: you have no idea who may have them, and unlike house keys – which could belong to anyone – your files obviously belong to you, and you have no idea where that information might end up…
The way to avoid this scenario, really, is to have a conference room and to keep a strict eye on who is in the office with access to computers. Failing that there are security measures which you can take, as follows:
Hire a specialist company to take care of your security issues: that’s to say that as well as employing basic procedures to safe-guard against intrusion, you ask the firm for their advice on protecting all your PCs and Macs.
Utilise things like document scanning services : these can take your documents and put them onto microfilm – this can then be stored at another location, which is a great way to back your stuff up.
Have your emails archived, your images too: again, there are companies that can take care of this on a mass-scale. Within seconds they will have it all saved onto an external system. They can also advise on how to guard against intrusion, both internally and externally.
Be sure to get rid of sensitive data: never, EVER leave it wrapped up in bags outside the office — always shred it or destroy it completely. It’s all too easy for someone to reach in and take out whatever they like – don’t make it that simple and you’ll have already won half the battle.
As the world flounders deep in recession with sporadic signs of growth, it is reassuring to financial markets that many businesses are bucking the trend. The online market has been somewhat immune to the downturn in the economy with reports increasing of a number of successes large and small. A recent article that appeared on Reuters illustrates just how upbeat the markets are becoming, with Telecity - one of the major data firms in Europe - positively expanding its’business and services.
The online markets are quickly outstripping the traditional print mediums with fast and reliable access to content in high demand. As the recession has increased it’s stranglehold across the globe, print business has suffered and many have turned to the online markets because of the ease and cost effective access it affords. Within the next ten years the pendulum may have swung the other way completely with online given more priority then offline. The only successful businesses are the ones that adapt and change in line with the markets. Online presence is an essential to all companies now. However whilst anyone can design and publish a website, not everyone can provide the security and connectivity that is actually required to enable a business success. Reliable data storage and server capacity is fundamental to any company wanting to survive through these uncertain times.
Telecity has been an industry leader in Europe for data services for a long time now and is looking to expand even further. Their clients include Walkers, ITV and Transport for London to name but a few. The reason they are well known and trusted is because of the reliability they provide their customers alongside a deep understanding of the IT infrastructure that successful businesses require. It is this understanding that has enabled them to reposition themselves with the market and continue to provide increasingly secure and trusted data storage.
Most companies are wary of stretching themselves too thin over the next two to three years, but not Telecity. Their chief executive Mike Tobin has said that he has identified many opportunities including ‘bolt on’ deals to the expansion plans already in place. With several business awards to their name already as well as satisfied customers, it looks as though Tobin’s claims will very soon be a strong reality.
The data firm provides an excellent example of how a successful business can reposition itself effectively, particularly when faced with aggressive challenges.
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