Protect Your Business From Identity Theft

By Barbara Weltman

Individuals aren’t the only targets of identity thieves. Businesses – small businesses in particular – can become victims of security breaches through their computers. According to the Internet Security Threat Report (ISTR) from Symantec for activities in the first half of 2005, phishing (a method of stealing confidential information such as passwords, credit card numbers and other financial information) grew by an average of 2.99 million messages a day to 5.70 million – a 40% increase over the second half of 2004.
 But you don’t have to remain exposed to identity thieves. You can take security measures to thwart their attempts to breach your systems.

Create a Security Plan

Take a long hard look at your business practices to see if you may be vulnerable to attack. Are customer information and your company financial data secure? To make certain of this, follow these steps (adapted from Symantec’s recommended security practices for small businesses at www.symantec.com/smallbiz)

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