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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Q.
What do hackers want?

A. Hackers want three main things:

  1. Your money
  2. Data they can sell (credit card and identities)
  3. Your computer resources (disc space to host data on, to use your system to attack other systems, host spam engines, etc.)

Q. We're a small business, Why would a hacker attack us instead of a bigger company?

A. Mostly because it's easier - you don't have the security that larger enterprises do.


Q. We have tape backup: Is that good enough?

A. Not for most businesses. In fact, most tape systems have faults, much like a VHS tape. Every time you record over your tape the quality degrades. Also the recovering from tape takes a very long time, three days at best in most cases, meaning your business will not be able to operate for days after a data loss


Q. How secure is off-site data storage?

A. In most cases data is transmitted over a secure Internet tunnel to the destination and most facilities take extreme security measures to protect those data warehouse servers.


Q. How do I get my employees to understand the importance of data security?

A. They must understand the seven mind sets of security. Our experts will gladly come to your office to explain these mind sets or your staff is welcome to attend one of our free security seminars.


Q. What is your pricing structure?

A. Our service programs are designed to meet the budgets of for small and medsize businesses. we created the programs to be affordable and responsive.