Data Security:

OK so you have a massive database full of information which is essential for the efficient running of your business.  The problem is that much of this information may be useful to other people.   

Names and addresses are valuable assets to direct marketing companies, and there remains a black market for address lists, even of they are simply email addresses.  How you protect yourself from the unwanted attention of these types of people may vary according to the type of information you are protecting. 

It is essential to ensure that only authorised personnel have access to potentially sensitive information, and protecting yourself from internet threats is not simply a matter of using a firewall.  Indeed the most popular virus/email solution in the UK, provided free with a great many computers at the point of sale, is simply not good enough to protect you from anything more than the most casual of unwanted visitors. 

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