The Owners' Manual - Issue 8 - Summer 2016

Data Security @ BL Companies Keeping BL Companies’ data secure has become more prevalent today than ever before. The increase in corporate security breaches coincide with the growing lucrative business of Cybercrime. Unlike the old days when you would see a lone hacker working out of their basement, today there are actual Cybercrime businesses with employees and dental plans. The best tool that BL Companies has in combatting this threat is YOU! Employee security education is the #1 defense above all other solutions including Anti-Virus. Employees can thwart potential incursions like phishing attempts before technology-based solutions have detected them. The IT group (David Parent) has been hosting Data Security lunch seminars. These seminars are be required, not optional . Please schedule to attend if you haven’t already (they will continue to be held through the month of September).

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by David Parent & Doug Campbell

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