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And deadly idiots here on set today Kate Rogers hello how are you talking -- -- Meg bigger boom Fox News ones are would you -- no bond.
I heard about it there's a little a little breached yet some credit card customers.
Tells little bit about -- so this -- ad global payments and we'll be seeing between 1000000 and three million Visa and MasterCard customers are going effected by this -- so -- a massive breach.
But we're using as a lesson for our small business owners that no matter how tiny your company is in -- matter what kind of susceptible to this type of about -- by hackers -- -- a target on your back.
Yeah how tiny -- well what what what what we do what are some of the next that we can take for definitely happening while we spoke with for a three web Security Council identity theft and I want want and they give us the most basic tips for small business owners sit sat up.
They're company to hopefully prevent this happening from that because it can be really really expensive ammonia -- I don't have a lot of cash that -- -- -- here so the person they say is to encrypt everything.
This -- -- what does that mean that people out there this laid me an idea that he says is turning on your data into files that.
Cannot be read by unauthorized -- how do you do that you can use it different software even.
You do this fairly simply and very cheaply for your business and the should be done.
Even if you have basic information like customer log -- and -- that's not necessarily sensitive rate that's not a credit card numbers Social Security number but.
People use they're saying user names and -- and yeah for their banks or credit card companies.
All of these different site so if I hacker gets hold of this.
Mean they've really got access to a lot of have potentially for me how to play the where they have like you know B and ask you -- Social Security questions you know it mom's maiden name is -- -- I mean we're reborn I think yeah and that's if you can maybe need to start making -- -- something do you have those other options where they say pick a security question of your direct -- me.
A little bit stronger currency stronger passwords and write things like that's a -- good sexy you're an -- yes -- now where so.
This is just basic anti virus protection you can do this for about 500 dollars.
For the whole year for your small business this is something that every company needs to you every single year.
I'm for a three -- security they -- that.
People don't take the time to do this and it's very basic and simple -- -- can really and -- -- you know.
From getting yourself into hot water with this customer information okay update us see there should be one -- and it.
In your business that's dedicated solely to updating your software at least once a month to make sure that you have all the latest on security patches in place in this.
Again fairly simple free to do but -- -- -- you think about it they don't want them doing until it's too -- exactly.
Major contracts and understand the data that you -- -- this is for our small business owners that are working with third party contractors and vendors and you know you need to understand who's going to be responsible.
In the case of a breach -- you responsible for the customer information are they responsible who's going to pay for and clean up the mess afterwards.
Which hopefully won't be -- if you keep all his other steps but.
You read the contract over you mean sure you know who's in charge and there's such a thing his -- -- gas so this is the price here option.
But -- it's really on a case by case basis as this can be 5000 dollars -- be a 100000 dollars for the year but it's -- it's something to consider because they'll cover.
Your legal fees I'll cover all of the customers that are going to be angry that you meet their information now really that.
So it's definitely -- need to consider if you have more high risk information that your business is responsible for Q Rodgers thank you very much -- where we find out more information on here well this is actually.
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