Think that because you're a small business, hackers have no interest in you? Or that you are immune from them? Better think again. The Small Business Trends Radio Show is proud to announce the appearance of Thomas Raef, Founder of e-Based Security. In this in depth interview, Thomas helps to provide an understanding of what they are after and why a small business is an exceptional target.
Cleveland, OH (PRWEB) February 26, 2007 -- The Small Business Trends Radio Show proudly announces the appearance of Thomas Raef, Founder of e-Based Security. Thomas was the featured guest on the hour-long program, broadcast on WSRadio.com. Thomas has a strong message - and that is that hackers love small businesses.
As a small business owner, you may believe that hackers have no use for your small network. Think again! Understanding what these hackers are truly after will help you to understand why your network is at risk.
A hacker's ultimate goal is to gain control of your small business network and posses the ability to be able to perform their desired tasks in stealth mode. The bottom line is money. Hackers earn their income by sending spam from your computer, which conceals their identity. They record keystrokes to acquire passwords and credit card numbers.
The information hackers acquire through control of your small business system is likely to be sold. The hacker will post credit card numbers for free. Others use these credit card numbers, verify their authenticity and then comment. Once this is done, the hacker's value increases as the information he is selling is proved legitimate.
Unfortunately, even though many of these hackers are in the United States, many of the sites used to promote their offerings are based offshore. U.S. laws do not apply to them; nor do these countries wish to cooperate.
There are some easy steps business owners can take to protect themselves, including a simple command prompt check to determine whether your computer is being breached by a hacker. One robust option is The Box -- a remotely managed security appliance that addresses all the needs of small businesses and home networks. It provides firewall intrusion protection, email spam filtering, virus protection, spyware protection and much more -- at a price point that every small business can afford. It is a plug and play solution. E-Based Security handles all the headaches so you don't have to.
Learn more about protecting your computer system from hackers, by listening to the archived episode of Small Business Trends Radio, which can be downloaded at http://www.smbtrendwire.com/why-hackers-love-small-businesses/.
About eBased Security and Thomas Raef
Thomas Raef started working in the PC industry back in 1983. He became self-employed in 1984 catering to the IT needs of small businesses in the Chicago area. As the market evolved so did his skills and his service offerings. For the past eight years his primary focus has been on system security with an eye on small businesses. Thomas founded e-Based Security (http://www.ebasedsecurity.com) in 2003 and began creating The Box -- a remotely managed security appliance that addresses all the needs of small businesses and home networks.
About Small Business Trends Radio
Small Business Trends Radio (http://smbtrendwire.com), with host Anita Campbell, is a leader in the new generation of Internet-based radio shows, or podcasts, featuring small business experts on a wide variety of topics. The in-depth interview format of the programs provides practical advice pertaining to small business and those who serve small businesses. Small Business Trends Radio, aired over WSRadio Internet Radio network, is the podcast extension of Small Business Trends. Additional small business content can be found online at sister site Small Business Trends (http://smallbiztrends.com).
Contact information:
eBased Security: Thomas Raef -- 866.838.6108
Small Business Trends Radio: Staci Wood -- 888.842.1186
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