by Susan Caminiti. Big corporations have long understood the need to protect against cyber criminals out to wreak havoc on their computer systems in order to steal money or customer data—or both. Yet technology experts say small businesses are just as vulnerable, and don’t even know it. “The same small business owner who will spend money putting in an alarm system, a fence around the building, and locks on every door, is the same person who doesn’t see the need to take security...

How to Protect Your Customers' Confidential Info By Christopher Freeburn Customer data may well be your business's most critical asset. Unfortunately, there are plenty of thieves who would like to gain access to it. Identity and credit card theft are burgeoning problems. Customers' names, addresses, and credit information are valuable commodities that thieves not only steal, but actually trade among themselves. Today's profusion of computer technology and online connectivity has proven not...