A Dangerous Business

04. August 2011 Internet Security 0

”It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.”

If you’re a Lord of the Rings fan, you know that Bilbo is giving Frodo good advice.

For you and I, or our businesses stepping out onto the World Wide Web, it’s good advice if multiplied by 1000…as the article below from the L.A. Times demonstrates.

Hackers infiltrate thousands of companies
A good summer project for any company… dedicate a few hours to review your Computer and Internet security. It will be time well spent. An unfortunate truth:   “Protecting your IP (Intellectual Property) and privacy trumps getting a good tan.”