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10 Tips for keeping MCL safe 1. Set up your defenses. Do you have adequate firewalls and antivirus software to protect you from hackers who could steal.

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1 10 Tips for keeping MCL safe 1. Set up your defenses. Do you have adequate firewalls and antivirus software to protect you from hackers who could steal your customers and company identity? 2. Stay abreast of the threat. If the security settings on a recipient's computer were too low, just opening the e-mail would make changes to an essential Windows component 3. Encrypt everything. Any sensitive data, or information that might help an ID thief or hacker, should be aggressively encrypted 4. Get help from your employees. There are some basic techniques that can be embraced by employees, like changing passwords periodically and using general security and software tools to ensure that their home computers are safeguarded against attacks and malicious programs

2 10 Tips for keeping MCL safe 5. Don’t store credit card numbers. avoid keeping credit card numbers: If you don’t have them, you can’t lose them. And a hacker or identity thief can’t get to them, either. 6. Buy a shredder – and use it. Documents with confidential information can fall into the wrong hands when they aren’t properly disposed of 7. Mind your mobile devices. Remind employees of the dangers they face when they travel with their mobile devices, and encourages them to report a loss immediately. 8. Run your updates. Automatic Updates enabled on your Windows-based computers. As security fixes are released from Microsoft, your computer systems will be automatically updated 9. Research your Internet service provider. Unfortunately, the company providing your business with Internet access can offer easy access to your private information. 10. Know what to do when it happens. make sure to have safeguards in place, as well as have a plan in case a breach does occur http://www.microsoft.com/smallbusiness/resources/technology/security /Keep_your_small_business_safe_10_tips.mspx

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