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9/2/2009

Don't Get Hacked: Protect Your Web Site
by James Atkinson, Market Research Analyst, UALR Lead Center

When the computer security of big firms is breached and sensitive data stolen, it makes the news and lots of people hear about it. But did you know that small businesses are increasingly being attacked by computer thieves? Crooks infiltrate small business Web sites and use them to install malicious programs onto the computers of visitors. The programs are typically designed to steal personal financial information.

Having its Web site hacked is disastrous for a small business. Once compromised, sites end up getting blacklisted by the very search engines the small firms rely on to drive traffic to their sites. Fortunately, most of these attacks are unsophisticated and easily deterred. To learn how, read the complete Wall Stret Journal article by following the link below:

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125175147081773767.html?mod=djemSB


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