Unlock Your Potential With Both And Thinking

July 23, 2011

The ability to work with others is critical to getting things accomplished. There aren’t many things you can do completely on your own. But working with others can be difficult, especially for those of us who are used to working with machines that do exactly what we tell them. So how do you work with [...]

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SMB/SOHO Computer Security – What’s it All About

July 22, 2011

Why, with all the other things you have to worry about, would you concern yourself with computer security? The fact is you probably wouldn’t if you did not have a compelling reason. You might have to comply with PCI-DSS, or with HIPAA HITECH, or maybe you would like to do business with the government and you need to comply with FISMA. Or you maybe you recently learned that you are required to comply with one of the many state laws governing computer security.

Want to know the biggest reason you should care about computer security? It will help you stay in business.

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The First Thing You Need to Know About Leadership

July 21, 2011

Here’s the first and perhaps most important thing you need to know about leadership: IT ISN’T ABOUT YOU! If you want to lead people, they have to want to follow. Think for a moment about those bosses you enjoyed working for with. See what I did there? The best bosses are those who work with [...]

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Security Requirements for SMBs – State Laws

July 16, 2011

As a business owner, you are required by law or statue to do a lot of things. For example, you are required to have a business license, pay taxes, pay workman’s comprehension insurance premiums, and any number of other legal and regulatory requirements depending on which business you are in and where you conduct your business. You can think of information security requirements in much the same way.

You can choose to ignore these regulatory requirements, just like you can choose not to pay your taxes, but you should at least be aware of the rules and the consequences for not following them.

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Getting Started with SOHO / SMB Computer Security

July 2, 2011

This is my first  post dedicated to the SMB/SOHO owner and IT staff trying to understand, implement, and manage computer security. All related posts will be in the SMB/SOHO Computer Security category on this site. If you like it, subscribe to my blog and come back for future articles. Computer security probably isn’t the most [...]

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