If you’re a small business owner doing business in 2021, one of your most important tasks is securing customer data.
According to Symantec, Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams, relying on spear-phishing emails, target over 400 businesses every day, draining $3 billion over the last three years.
Business were the main victims of the WannaCry and Petya ransomware outbreaks, with corporate networks the ideal breeding ground for this new generation of self-propagating threats. As a business, it is your responsibility to keep your customers’ personal data private and secure.
Here are the top 5 ways your small business should be securing customer data:
Start with security
Before you make any other decisions about new processes, make sure the customer information you require and keep is necessary. It’s fine to get the email address, but do you really need their social media profile, family history, and more personal data?
Limit the access
You need to take reasonable steps to secure customer data, and this begins with limiting how many employees have access to that data. The fewer members of your team can access…
