by Larry Slusser on April 2nd, 2008
SSL simply means secure sockets layer. It is the security that eCommerce businesses use when gathering credit card information. The SSL uses port 443 to connect to your computer ensuring a secure connection on the server. In essence, SSL is the most often used for transmitting credit card, banking, tax or personal information on the internet.
Ensuring that your customers feel safe when purchasing from your site will help to ensure that you will first, have customers, and second that you will keep and continue to receive customers. With the threat of identity theft so real in today’s world, consumers... Read more »
by Carrie Hinkel on February 6th, 2008
Looking to cut costs for your business? Then, you may want to consider using web-based services with no or low monthly fees – instead of expensive software or an even more expensive server.
As more and more business owners are finding out about the goldmine of web-based services available, there has been a noticeable surge in the industry. In 2007, about 27 percent of small and medium-sized businesses used at least one web-based service – that’s up from 9 percent in 2006.
The benefits of using web-based services
Cost – Because of the shear number of web services available, most... Read more »
by Larry Slusser on February 4th, 2008
Small businesses run a higher risk of having to fight cyber-crime. This comes with the increased reliance upon new internet technologies in order to remain competitive both in the local and global markets.
When cyber-crime hits a small business, it is harder for the small business to combat the problems that occur primarily due to a lack of in-house technological expertise and resources. Additionally, small businesses may be contributing to cyber-crime without their knowledge. This would normally occur from a company having unsecured computers.
So how can you be a cyber-crimefighting superhero and save your small business? Here are 5... Read more »