By using this site, you agree to the Privacy Policy and Terms of Use.
Accept
Start Your Business Magazine
  • Topics

    Grow, expand and leverage your business..

    Grow your start up business with our experts and industry insiders…

    Get Started

    Quick Links

    • Finance
    • Marketing
    • Technology
    • Business Books
    • Wellness
    • Interviews
    • Franchise

    Our Newsletters

    Our website stores cookies on your computer. They allow us to remember you and help personalise your experience with our site..

    Read our privacy policy for more information.
  • Trending
    TrendingShow More
    Communicate Better
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    Majority of UK Employees Looking for a New Job
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
  • How To
    How ToShow More
    Tips for Running a Restaurant in the Most Efficient Way Possible
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    Becoming self employed…
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    Vet Start up
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    Builder’s Growth
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    Market for Construction
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
  • Agenda
    AgendaShow More
    How to Keep Your Business Compliant When Selling Internationally
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    What does the future hold for plastic packaging?
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    How International Hiring Can Help Startups To Scale In 2023
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    Creating and Maintaining a Culture of Equality in Your Business
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
    The Great Resignation or Quiet Quitting
    Start Your Business Start Your Business
Reading: Business Security
Connect
Start Your Business MagazineStart Your Business Magazine
Aa
  • Contact
  • Blog
Search
  • Agenda
  • Blog
  • Finance
  • Growing
  • Marketing
  • Opportunity
  • Starting Up
  • Technology
  • Wellbeing
  • Contact
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
  • RSS
  • Terms And Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Licensing
Copyright © 2014-2023 Ruby Theme Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Business Security

Start Your Business
agenda
Share
6 Min Read

Don’t Leave Holes In Your Business Security Profile

Are you wondering what the main concerns of customers are these days? We promise that the answer is most likely to be security. Customers today are, perhaps rightfully, completely paranoid about security. If there is an issue with the security profile of your business, then you are always going to struggle to get customers to buy from your business. They are also unlikely to forgive even a single failure here. So, what areas of your business security do you need to think about here? 

Contents
Don’t Leave Holes In Your Business Security ProfileWebsite SecurityPhysical Security Employee Security Backups Data Requirements

Website Security

First, you should think about the security of your website. If you are running a small business with a website that only sees a couple of visitors each month, then you might assume that security isn’t an important requirement. That does make a certain amount of sense. However, it is worth noting that according to experts everyone with a login page will need the right security profile for their website. At the very least you should make sure that you have an SSL certificate. 

If you are running a wordpress website, then you might also want to explore a WordPress maintenance service. A solution like this will mean that your website is constantly upgraded with the latest security requirements to ensure that you don’t run into any issues here. Don’t forget, security threats are constantly evolving, so your website security must do the same.  

Physical Security 

Next, you should think about the physical security requirements of your business. Again, if you are running a small company, then it’s possible that you don’t think you need physical security. 

However, home run businesses are hit by hackers and criminals, mainly because they expect smaller companies not to have the money or knowledge to invest in the right security. If you are worried about this, then there are lots of different physical security options that you can explore for your home run business. For instance, you should get better locks for your doors and you may also want to think about CCTV systems. These are becoming more common for private properties, largely because more people are working remotely and need advanced forms of security. Yet for added peace of mind, you can invest in high-end security systems such as biometric access control. Biometrics use complex scanners to check things like fingerprints, palm prints or eyes. These are highly secure because they are almost impossible to get around.

Employee Security 

If you are curious about the greatest threats to your security, then it’s important that you don’t overlook issues with your employees. You should make sure that your employees have the right training to avoid threats to your business. A key area to focus on would be phishing scams. These rely on the ignorance of your team members specifically. If they don’t understand the signs then they are going to fall victim to a scam like this that could hurt your business in the long term. Training required here can be completely remotely without any issues at all. 

Backups 

You might also want to think about the importance of backups in your business model. The right backups will mean that you don’t have to worry about your business being in trouble if important files or data are lost. Essentially, what you need here is an effective disaster recovery plan. The right IT team will be able to set this up for you and ensure that it’s ready to go if your business is targeted and impacted by a hack. 

Data Requirements

Finally, you should consider data requirements. Today, this is likely to be the main area where your business is going to be vulnerable. If criminals get their hands on your business data, then they could target anyone connected to your business including your customers. So, how should you protect your data and ensure that you don’t run into problems here?

Well, you need to consider the right cloud solution. Experts agree that a cloud system is going to be the most secure option for storing your data. Indeed, many businesses these days have multi-cloud solutions and this can be part of the backup system that you have in place. 

We hope this helps you understand some of the key steps that you must take to ensure that your business security profile is consistent and does meet the right standards. Remember, if you are struggling to get your security to the right point for your business, then you can consider hiring a consultant. The right consultant will mean that you can get what you need from your business without any issues. You might assume that a security consultant will not fit in with your business budget. However, we’re pleased to say that this is not the case. You can outsource a solution like this and get the quality service you need for a fraction of the cost. 

 

Sign Up For Daily Newsletter

Be keep up! Get the latest breaking news delivered straight to your inbox.

By signing up, you agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Start Your Business January 17, 2022
Share this Article
Twitter LinkedIn Reddit Email Copy Link
  • RSS
  • Terms And Conditions
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact
  • Licensing

Get the latest from us delivered straight to your inbox

Start Your Business Magazine: The Ultimate Business Start Up Guide provides information advice and guidance for entrepreneurs and new business start ups. Get the latest from us delivered directly to your inbox.

Our website stores cookies on your computer. They allow us to remember you and help personalize your experience with our site..

Read our privacy policy for more information.

Copyright 2023 Gambit Interactive Media Limited – All Rights Reserved.

Manage Cookie Consent
To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Functional Always active
The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network.
Preferences
The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user.
Statistics
The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you.
Marketing
The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes.
Manage options Manage services Manage vendors Read more about these purposes
View preferences
{title} {title} {title}
Join Us!

Sign up to our free newsletter and never miss a hot topic!

Zero spam, Unsubscribe at any time.
Go to mobile version
Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?