Data Security


Recent Data Security Articles

How Often Should You Back Up Files?

By Marc Saltzman |  Sep 1, 2006

Rudimentary data protection can be a business life-saver.  Read more

The Basics: What is Encryption?

By Peter Suciu |  Sep 1, 2006

Encryption in e-mail and other digital files can protect data from prying eyes.  Read more

What are Macroviruses?

By Julia Scheeres |  Sep 1, 2006

These viruses targeted Microsoft Office applications but appeared to be beaten. Do you need to prepare for a comeback?  Read more

The Basics: What is Phishing?

By Peter Suciu |  Sep 1, 2006

They can tarnish a company's image for those businesses that are unprepared.  Read more

Data Lockdown

By Michael Fitzgerald |  Aug 1, 2006

Keeping your computer network safe.  Read more

Inc. 500 Firm Denies Wrongdoing in Lawsuit

By Angus Loten |  Mar 1, 2006

Gratis Internet faces charges of selling customer e-mail addresses to marketing agencies.  Read more

Thinking Inside the Box

By Nadine Heintz |  Jul 1, 2004

Geraldine Laybourne of the Oxygen channel has finally discovered what women want -- perhaps to her chagrin, definitely to her profit.  Read more

Data Disasters

By Anne Stuart |  May 1, 2004

Hurricanes. Floods. Tornados. Fires. Earthquakes. Explosions. Extended power outages. Disgruntled employees. Hackers. And, most recently, terrorist attack...  Read more

Maximize Your Website's ROI

By Niles Howard |  Mar 1, 2004

It was heralded as the great equalizer, the technological wonder that would put business start-ups and large corporations on the same level playing field....  Read more

What's Next: Data Disasters

By Robert X. Cringely |  Nov 1, 2003

If litigation requires you to produce every e-mail your employees have written about a given topic, could you do it? If not, you could be looking at jail tim...  Read more

High-Tech Bonding

By Niles Howard |  Apr 1, 2003

"Know thy customer" may be an important business principle, but putting that ideal into practice gets exponentially harder as a company grows. That's why ...  Read more

Mavens: Burn Rate

By Anne Stuart |  Feb 1, 2003

CD recorders aren't just for music-crazed teenagers.They're for you. And your company.  Read more

Got the Whole World in Your Palm? Better Back It Up!

By Joshua Feinberg |  Jan 1, 2003

We're all trying to become more connected as part of the digital lifestyle. During the past few years, handheld devices, such as those based on the Palm O...  Read more

Don't Miss Your Antivirus Updates

By Joshua Feinberg |  Nov 1, 2002

It's mission critical that you keep your antivirus software current. Here Inc.com columnist Joshua Feinberg offers a friendly reminder on how to make sure yo...  Read more

Creating a Cyberdefense

By Anne Stuart |  Jan 1, 2002

After suicide hijackers and anthrax letters, the next big worry is virtual terrorists.  Read more

Are Personalization and Privacy Really at Odds?

By Don Peppers and Martha Rogers |  Dec 1, 2001

Today's companies treat different customers differently for one basic reason: because they can. The technologies that enable personalization have only rec...  Read more

The Fine Print

By Ron Feemster |  Nov 1, 2001

A modern-day Rosetta Stone.  Read more

The Fine Print

By Ron Feemster |  Nov 1, 2001

A modern-day Rosetta Stone.  Read more

Hacked!

By Donna Fenn |  Sep 1, 2001

When cybercriminals hacked their systems, Ron Johnson, co-owner of Ultimutt, knew four things he needed to do. Here's what they were -- and what happened whe...  Read more

Hacked!

By Donna Fenn |  Sep 1, 2001

When cybercriminals hacked their systems, Ron Johnson, co-owner of Ultimutt, knew four things he needed to do. Here's what they were -- and what happened whe...  Read more

Are You Defending Your Transaction Data?

By Tom LaTourette |  Jul 1, 2001

Think your online business isn't big enough to have to worry about privacy and security issues? Think again. The previously unregulated era ...  Read more

Protect Your Business From a Hack Attack

By Suman Bolar |  Feb 1, 2001

Safeguarding your Web site -- especially sensitive site areas such as shopping cart software -- against hackers need not be an expensive and time-consumin...  Read more

Healthy Skepticism for ASPs

By Jill Hecht Maxwell |  Nov 1, 2000

Application service providers (ASPs), software companies that manage data for you on the Web, are struggling to convince small-business owners that the AS...  Read more

Everything Old Is New Again

By Kate Neville |  Oct 1, 2000

Has the e-commerce bubble burst? If recent reports are to be believed, online business-to-consumer (B2C) businesses are in a slump. Stock prices of many l...  Read more

Behind Warehouse Doors

By Delilah Obie and Kelley Westrick |  Oct 1, 2000

Although your inventory might be quite small and you think your current system works well enough, it's to your benefit to implement a scaled-down version ...  Read more

We've Been Hacked

By David S. Bernstein |  Sep 1, 2000

Not scared of losing your data to a corporate thief? You should be.  Read more

Checklist: Add Online Surveys to Your Site

By John Towler |  Jul 1, 2000

Surveys are becoming popular because they are an excellent way to better understand your customers' needs, to offer them something interesting, and to kee...  Read more

Use Online Surveys to Engage Your Customers

By John Towler |  Jul 1, 2000

People enjoy taking surveys when they feel that their opinions are valued, and they like finding out what others are saying about an issue. Surveys are an...  Read more

Define Your Web Survey Goals

By John Towler |  Jul 1, 2000

Before you can design an effective survey, you'll need to define your goals. These include deciding what information you most want to gather, whom you are...  Read more

Craft Effective Survey Questions

By John Towler |  Jul 1, 2000

Everyone thinks they can design a survey. After all, surveying is just a matter of asking questions, isn't it? Yes, but the questions have to be worded ca...  Read more

Introduce Your Survey Effectively to Generate Interest and Participation

By John Towler |  Jul 1, 2000

You'll need to ensure that your survey is well placed on your site so that you garner enough attention, and you'll need to offer some incentive to encoura...  Read more

Analyze Your Survey Results

By John Towler |  Jul 1, 2000

You'll need to figure out what trends and issues the data you collect reflects. Survey software offers data analysis capability, and other good statistica...  Read more

Countdown to Wedding Bells

By Emily Barker |  Jul 1, 2000

After paying for his 300-guest wedding, Michael Pray had only $500 to fund his company's growth. But that's all he needed to grow his electronic document man...  Read more

How can I generate income from my Web site?

By Martha E. Mangelsdorf |  Jun 1, 2000

Internet in Business mentor Bradley Feld responds to the following question from an inc.com visitor: I'm a small-business person...  Read more

Safe House

By Mie-Yun Lee |  Jun 1, 2000

A good data backup system can preserve not just your company but your sanity.  Read more