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3 Common Mistakes Small Businesses Make

  If you own a small business, there is a lot to worry about. Why let these three common IT security mistakes be part of that worry? In this post, we will be covering what you could be doing wrong and why it's an issue for your business.  1) Backups With cybercrime and ransomware becoming a real threat for many businesses, quality backups are a must-have to keep your critical data secure. With that said, many small businesses have poor backup systems in place or completely forego implementing a backup solution altogether. You have a weak backup system if you:  Infrequently backup your data, Store backups on the same drive/computer you're backing up, Have only one copy of the backed up data, Don't test your backups, Have no redundancy built in, Infrequent or no off-site backups. Listed above is just the tip of the iceberg. In reality, there are many reasons backups could be done incorrectly. If they're done incorrectly it could pose a major issue to you and your compan...