Did you leave your backdoor open over the holidays?

Happy New Year! We here at Strata IT wish you a happy, safe and prosperous New Year. I have a question for you. When you closed up shop last week for the long holiday weekend, did you lock your businesses front door? I'm sure when you came back you could tell if anyone had tried to forcibly enter your building. But can you tell if anyone tried to enter the backdoor? I'm not talking about the physical door in the back of your building, I'm talking about the door you left open all weekend while you were celebrating; your internet gateway.

For most businesses the Internet gateway is a critical component to running their day to day operations. Through your Internet gateway, emails and files are sent and received, for some it's how phones make their connection, for others it's how clients access company websites. However, the level of care, attention and reporting on security is almost nonexistent.

Companies go to great lengths to limit and monitor physical access to offices, but seem unwilling to spend either the time or money on security their Internet gateway, which is switched on 24/7 and represents one of the greatest threats to their business.

Businesses should look for a fully managed security solution that has a comprehensive protection solution, is properly configured, updated regularly, expertly managed and carefully monitored. Strata IT employs the Fortinet security solution for small/medium businesses. It offers complete protection for all the challenges that businesses face when trying to secure a smaller network with limited resources and staff. The Fortinet solution brings Enterprise-Class Protection even Small Businesses can afford. Also, with 100+ awards, including Security Product of the Year, this is the solution businesses should choose to protect their back door which is available 24/7.