Small Business Firewall Security
The firewall that was fast asleep.
Picture a big guard dog. Collar on, little cap on, sat right by the front gate. Looks the part.
Now picture it fast asleep while a burglar strolls straight past it. The guard dog isn’t doing his job!
That is a lot of small business firewall security issues and most owners have no idea.
I recently looked at a firm not far from here. On paper they were fine. They had a firewall. They had paid for it for three years, a proper line on the invoice every month, no complaints.
But it had never been set up. It was switched on, plugged in, lights blinking away, doing next to nothing.
They only found out the day someone tried the gate.
A firewall you pay for & a firewall that is doing its job are two very different things. One shows up on your invoice. The other keeps your business out of the papers. Nobody checks which one they have, because the invoice looks the same either way.
So, an honest question for any business owner reading this. When did anyone last prove your firewall is actually working, rather than just charge you for it? Not promise. Prove.
If you cannot remember, that is not a criticism of you. It is a common security gap that five minutes of conversation can start to close.
I would rather tell you the truth about your security setup than sell you a story about it. If you fancy a straight, plain English second opinion, no jargon & no hard sell, get in touch.
Jacqui
J & J Systems, Canterbury
