Virus Liability Endorsement by Alexander Gordon
Businesses are relying more and more on computers, storing vital data in them and thereby becoming vulnerable trying to protect the data from being destroyed or lost forever. There are horror stories of companies closing due to critical, irreplaceable data loss due to various reasons. ... It should provide coverage for loss of data, replacement costs for hardware and software damaged by a computer virus or other malicious software; it also covers claims arising from damage as a result of hacking or unauthorized access to the system.

IT Audits: A Checklist by Joshua Feinberg
IT audits need to be as comprehensive as possible. To ensure you hit every area you need to during your IT audits, review this checklist. • IT Audits - Physical Security: To ensure that appropriate physical controls are in place to secure technology assets (servers, networking and... • IT Audits - Data Backup and Disaster Recovery Procedures: To ensure that data backups are being made and tested on a scheduled basis, sufficient to recover in the event of a systems failure, data loss, or other disaster.

How Do I Fix My PC Because It Keeps Crashing? by Walter Patrick
Many times I have stared at my computer thinking " How do I fix my pc when it keeps crashing ? " Unfortunately there is no simple answer ! I used to think this problem was related to buying cheap computers but after buying various laptops and desktops at different price ranges there is one... If your pc only has 64mb RAM memory and you install graphic, gaming and other software the chances are that your system will not be able to cope with your software ! ... Best option is to install anti virus software such as the free AVG software or norton anti virus and make sure you only visit...

Paper Records in an Electronic World by Edward Duval
In my fifteen years in the computer industry I have seen far too many businesses lose their data to realize data backup isn’t a fail-safe enterprise. We had a guy who owned an auto shop who brought his system in and said it was dead. We took a look at it and realized the power supply had... Please trust me when I say the man’s data was not recoverable by anything less than sending it to a recovery center and acquiring a $5000.00 bill for the data. ... Before we had exhausted all our efforts we were given the man’s data backup tapes.

Business IT Networks - 5 Common Problems Overlooked by Entrepreneurs by John Hammond
IT Networks though simple, require extensive planning to ensure stability, yet we often encounter businesses that are unacquainted with the imperative role networking plays in the efficient functioning of their company. Informed business entrepreneurs often opt to upgrade their networking... While they insure their store and goods against fire, theft, natural calamities, etc., in many cases they ignore the need to implement a disaster recovery plan for financial records, employee payroll and client data.

When Your Computer Fails: A Disaster Recovery Strategy for the Home-based Business by Pamela Bruce
If you are self-employed and work from home, you wear several hats, so to speak: you may be the marketing manager, accountant, receptionist or PR person. You are also your own technical support department and therefore responsible for safeguarding your data. ... Back up data and store the media offsite . ... This includes the customer support numbers of hardware and software manufacturers, serial numbers, warranty documents and configuration information. ... You should regularly (let your calendar program remind you) back up important data on CD-Rs or DVD-Rs and store these elsewhere, such...

Insure Your Information by Joe Light
There are so many ways to lose precious data stored on your hard disk - power loss or power surge, overheating, electrostatic discharge, virus attack, software failure, etc. Are you still thinking your data is safe? Don't! Backup! Backup early, backup frequently. ... WinBackup 2.0 Standard, the fastest backup and recovery software on the market, allows you to secure all your valuable data within minutes. ... Home and small office users can rely completely on WinBackup 2.0 Standard for full data consistency and integrity without compromising superior performance.

Laptop Security by Tom Goll
As an administrator, and ultimately the person responsible for the information and laptop security within your organization, “Stolen Laptop” is the last two words you want to hear. Unfortunately, statically this is going to happen and if you have not put into place a laptop security policy you... With laptop theft deterrent solutions in place we want to look at recovery and data protection commonly provided by using some form of laptop security software. ... The STOP Plate is probably the least expensive solution and takes us one step toward laptop recovery as well.

Five Steps to Protect Your Business System from a Disaster by David McCullough
You never know when disaster might strike. If one happens, the first thing on your agenda as a staffing business owner or manager, after assuring the health and safety of yourself and others will probably be: "How are we going to do business?" The lifeblood of any staffing business is information. ... There are essentially five steps that must take place in order to protect your hardware and software investment from a natural disaster: Create a Disaster Recovery Team Develop a Disaster Recovery Plan Test the Plan Communicate the Plan Implement the Plan Let's break these five steps...

Computer Forensics by Alison Cole
Computer forensics is the process of investigating computer systems by collecting and analyzing computer-related evidence and data to determine their illegal or unauthorized involvement in crimes or frauds. This relatively new field is used by law enforcement, military, intelligence agencies,... Not merely confined to computer data recovery alone, computer forensics is a fast-growing investigative technique used by a forensic specialist for retrieving data that has been electronically stored or encrypted on digital media such as a personal or work computer.