As Internet usage continues to grow all across the world, security risks have become a reality for businesses. Irrespective of the size and type of your business, you cannot ignore the possibility of Internet security risks. Online security risks pose a major threat to businesses as evidenced by the following recent events: In October 2013, 3 million encrypted customer credit card records were stolen. In November 2013, 110 million customers had name, address, phone number and email address exposed. In March 2014, 27,000 employees at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center were affected by a data breach. To understand the legal requirements of protecting your company information, check out the infographic below from Champlain College, which provides guidance for how to safely dispose of private information.
Infographic by: mastersinlaw.champlain
Infographic by: mastersinlaw.champlain