Dependence On Technology Making Business Owners Vulnerable
Relying on computer networks to carry out the core functions of a business make business
owners particularly vulnerable to attacks by hackers and through malware designed to interrupt networks.
As the Internet becomes more and more central to almost every aspect of modern commerce, businesses are increasing their reliance on their computer networks to ensure a quality of service for their consumer.
Threats to a business computer network can undermine an entire infrastructure of computers and result in a denial of service. More potent attacks can compromise the storage and processing capabilities of a computer network. This kind of attack mainly focuses on disabling memory and storage space. For a business owner, this could mean that a database of client information is damaged beyond repair.
Other kinds of network attacks can cause a hard drive to be erased, a monitor disabled or can make the user vulnerable to identity theft and fraud. An attack can also consume network resources such as network bandwidth. The same attack can prevent credit card payments for in-store customers as well interrupt all forms of communication with online customers. In this attack scenario, the targeted network is flooded with unwanted traffic. Legitimate traffic is prevented from reaching its intended destination. Network bandwidth is compromised and connectivity disrupted.
Studies show that the volume of attacks on computer networks has increased proportionate to the ubiquity of Internet technology. In order to fortify themselves against such damaging attacks, an increasing number of business owners are relying on IT Managed Services.
Often attackers prey on unwitting computer users by creating a network of computers that can be controlled through a single machine. The network can contain as few as two infected computers or many millions. The largest known attack compromised 30 million computers that were controlled by 124 machines stationed around the world. A 2011 study revealed that more than 6 million pages on e-commerce web sites have been infected to serve malware to page visitors.
Through Outsource IT Services a business owner can be confident that an expert is devoted to the detection of non-authorized uses and misuses of the system. While threats against a network cannot always be prevented, the necessary checks and balances are put in place.
Relying on computer networks to carry out the core function of a business make business owners particularly vulnerable to hackers and to malware aimed at interrupting networks. Attacks on a business computer network can undermine an entire infrastructure of computers and result in a denial of service.