Disaster recovery: Bowling Green small businesses at risk

“Any device that is connected to the Internet is at risk of being hijacked.”

That statement was made only last week by U.S. Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez at the Consumer Electronics Show Tuesday in Las Vegas. If you think about it, the Internet is still fairly young, still fresh and susceptible to one dilemma after the next. Our government is working to protect us, but these things take time, and new risks and problems materialize constantly.

The truth is that your small business in Bowling Green, Ky. could be at risk.

Most of us by now individually rely on the Internet, but think of how your business does it. We take for granted how so much of our tasks require Internet connectivity; that is, until we lose that connection somehow.

There are different types of disaster that can hit your small business, be they natural, unintentionally man-made or malicious.

What types of disasters could your small business in Bowling Green experience?

Natural disasters may be possibly the least threatening. Severe weather could cause a physical disruption in production, but also lack of access to your data and even your customers due to power outages or destruction.

Man-made disasters – intentional or not, these can be a result of human error. Business and customer data can be compromised by a click of the wrong button.

Data hacking, tracking and hijacking – these are the things we should be planning for. A fair example is the sophisticated, massive cyber attack made on Blue Cross Blue Shield insurer Anthem just days ago. Millions of customers’ data including social security numbers and personal information was accessed illegally, and uncertainty of the amount of damage done is hanging in the balance.

We know that no business, big, small or in between, is safe. We also know that having a disaster recovery plan for your Bowling Green, Ky. business is crucial.

No matter the disaster, you can protect your business by having a disaster recovery plan in place. ABR Systems Group can assist you in developing and installing a plan to keep the crucial data and processes safely secure for your small business in Bowling Green and beyond. Our small business IT consultants are ready to help.

Stay tuned for more information this month on planning for small business disaster recovery in our area.