Safeguarding Small Businesses from Malware

SMEs should be encouraged to update patches regularly and use common sense online, but Internet Service Providers (ISPs) may have a greater role to play too.

It is clear that malware, malicious software, is attracting world wide attention and any of us who use any form of computing will have been affected by it some time or another. 

There has been an explosion in the volume of malware as well as new ones. There has been evolution on terms of sophistication of malware, data mining exploitation techniques and new methods of self-protection that are changing the threat landscape. There is an increased availability of sophisticated attacking tools available which require very less technical skills.

This means that there is an ever greater need to be aware of these threats and to take precautions to protect individual as well as business interests.

Simple Steps to Small Business e-Security

So what are the few key things that one needs to do especially in a small business context?

The phenomenal developments in technology play a key role in the growth of digital economy, which is vital for Australia. Hand in hand with this growth is technology related crimes. This is where eSecurity comes in. In simple terms, it is about protecting your personal and business assets from attackers and criminals.  The security and privacy challenges we face in this digital economy are multi-faceted involving technological, business as well as legal aspects. 

So what are the few key things that one needs to do especially in a small business context?  Here are some simple tips that can be useful.