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Simple IT Security Tactics for Small Businesses (Video)
Adam Kujawa is the lead person on the Malwarebytes Malware Intelligence Team, but he's not here to sell software. In fact, he says that buying this or that software package is not a magic bullet that will stop all attacks on your systems. Instead, he stresses coworker education. Repeatedly. Adam says phishing and other social engineering schemes are now the main way attackers get access to your company's information goodies. Hacking your firewall? Far less likely than it used to be, not only because firewalls are more sophisticated than ever, but also because even the least computer-hip managers know they should have one.
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"Don't use your fucking Point of Sale systems to browse the internet."
THIS!
I can't stand it when I see cashiers browsing the Internet with an outdated version of IE using running on XP PoS (or any other, for that matter). It's nothing but calling for trouble. I've come by some smaller stores where they did this and ever so often the computer was so stuck due to the aforementioned that they couldn't even accept any card payments. Heck, I wouldn't even paid them using a card after seeing how irresponsibly they use their point-of-sale systems. The risks are just too great and people in charge have no clue about them.