My guesses as to why small and medium business owners avoid protecting their valuable business data:

• IT Security is Boring;
• Bad Things Happen to Someone Else;
• I’m a Small Fish, Who’s Going to Bother Me?
• Underestimating Potential Risk
• I’m Busy;
• Our Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Files Are Protected;
• And IT Security is Costly.

IT Security is Boring

I get it. Probably 99.99% of the earth’s population has zero interest in IT security.

You probably love working on your chosen skills, writing content, designing clothing, cooking food, etc.

Who wants to research, install, and monitor nerdy, boring IT security software?

Bad Things Happen to Someone Else

We hear or read stories about storms damaging homes and businesses, car break-ins, ransomware, etc.

Somehow, while we notice these things, we don’t fully believe these events could happen to us.

If we don’t believe bad things could happen to us, we don’t take action to protect ourselves.

Take ransomware, for example.

You read news stories of other organizations in your area getting hit with ransomware and having to pay large amounts of money.

But you might think those hackers will probably not bother me.

I’m a Small Fish, Who’s Going to Bother Me?

Recently, I learned hackers and bad actors now target small and medium-size businesses.

Years ago, hackers attacked Fortune 500 and large firms.

Why? Easy prey. Big payouts.

Those firm’s IT departments installed IT security software to protect their businesses.

Guess who the hackers started to target next?

Right. Small and medium-sized businesses.

Those businesses don’t have experienced IT professionals who can install IT security software and monitor their IT environment regularly.

So, your IT environment could be next in line for phishing scams and ransomware attacks.

Underestimating Potential Risk

This is the sister idea to the above “I’m a Small Fish, Who’s Going to Bother Me?”

You might be thinking: The hackers will target the local hospital, dental practice, etc., because they have patient information that can be stolen.

However, hackers are looking for any opening in any organization’s IT environment to infect it with ransomware and extract money.

Hackers can easily send out hundreds of thousands of emails with ransomware to any business, small or medium-sized.

I’m Busy

You’re busy running your business. I get it.

You’re doing marketing, sales, working on client projects, managing co-workers, etc.

At the end of a long, hard day, you’re tired.

So, probably, you don’t want to even think about IT security.

Another day passes, and your valuable business data goes unprotected.

Our Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace Files Are Protected

Umm. No. Sorry, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace files are not protected.

Here’s what could happen:

• Users accidentally delete files.
• Disgruntled employees maliciously delete files.
• People open phishing emails.
• People accidentally download ransomware, which locks (encrypts) your business data.
• Lost data due to canceled app licenses.

M365 and Google Workspace provide limited protection against accidental data loss, ransomware attacks, or malicious end-user activity.

You might not realize you need to back up and protect your M365 data from ransomware and phishing attempts.

IT Staff is Costly

The average salary of a full-time IT person is $75K/year.

You may not have the resources to pay for a full-time IT person.

You wind up putting off hiring anyone.

Perfect Storm

Through the perfect storm of all of the above reasons, a small or medium-sized business may not set up IT security measures.

Contact me at Sales@SandyPondITSecurity.com if you want:

· A free one-month trial of PC backup services (less than 1 TB) (no credit card required).

· Free one-month trial backup and defense of Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace data (minimum ten users).

· Other ways to protect your personal and business data from lightning strikes, ransomware, and cyber threats.

How We Can Help

We’ll be your dedicated IT security warrior protecting your valuable business data. Here's how:

Remote Monitoring

We'll monitor all of your computers remotely:

• System alerts
• System backups
• Firewall
• Server stability and performance

Install OS Updates

We’ll ensure all your laptops and desktops are regularly updated with the latest security patches.
 
Security updates close vulnerabilities and reduce potential access by hackers to your IT environment.

Install Anti-Virus Software

We’ll install the best anti-virus (AV) software on your laptops and desktop computers.
 
Good AV software prevents most malware (harmful software) from entering your laptops and desktops.
 
Less malware getting into your computers means reduced chances of bad things happening.

Protect Your Microsoft 365 & Google Data

We'll back up your Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace data in case of accidental deletion.

And we'll set up security agents to detect and prevent malware from sneaking into your IT environment and doing bad things.

As I said above, less harmful intrusions means less chance of bad things happening.

Backup Your Data

We’ll backup your laptops and computers.
 
Should a hard drive or SSD drive fail or ransomware lock your valuable business data, we’ll restore your business data to the last known good working backup point.
 
Or, you can spin up a Virtual Machine (VM) in a few minutes.
 
Then, you can resume working on your business.

Run Your Business - Sleep Well at Night

Since we'll be your dedicated IT Security Warrior:

• You won't need to spend time learning nerdy, boring IT security stuff.
  
  
• You won't need to devote huge chunks of time to IT security.
  
  
• and the cost is significantly less than hiring a full-time IT person.
  
  

If something bad happens, we'll:

• Investigate the problem and fix it;
  
  
• Restore a backup or spin up a Virtual Machine and get you back to running your business ASAP.

That means you can focus on your business projects and sleep well at night, knowing your business is protected.

Check out our Plans.

Contact us for an estimate:

Ed Swartz | 978-772-0888 | Sales (at) SandyPondItSecurity.com