Two Small Business Security Threats for 2012 - Small Business Computing

Two Small Business Security Threats for 2012

Written By
Paul Mah
Paul Mah
Jan 4, 2012
1 minute read

Small business owners have plenty to occupy their working hours, and that can make keeping up with security issues problematic. But your business data and the network it travels over are the life blood of your organization, so it literally pays to keep abreast of threats that can shut you down.

Paul Mah takes a look at a recent security report from McAfee Labs and homed in on two security threats that may pose serious problems for small business in the coming year. It may be cliché, but it’s better to take your ounce of prevention now and avoid a costly pound of cure down the road.

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