Re: Small business IT security

["Colin Copley" <colin.75 () btinternet com>]

jonathan () gatewaysa com wrote:
> I dont know if this is the correct place to post this. I am doing some
work for a small company with around 80 pc's. They dont have any >inhouse IT
staff and use an out side little computer dealer for all their work. These
guyse look after everything from the pc's to the servers to >the network.
They obviously have all the admin passwords etc and if somehting needs to be
repaired they take it to their workshop where one >of the technicians will
repair it. This It shop also does work for one of the competitors as well as
a few customers.
> I know all the security risks but short of hiring someone in house what
else could be done to ensure they Information Security.

If they're doing a good job for other firms in the area as well, that's not
necessarily a bad sign.  Other than making sure you alter all your passwords
regularly and after every maintenance job carried out, you're going to have
to trust your techies whether in house or otherwise.

Regards
Colin


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