I was walking through the Dayton Home and Garden Show when I turned a corner and spotted my friend and colleague Chris, a web designer I worked with. We greeted each other and he immediately told me about an exhibitor he\u2019d just spoken with, a small business owner whose website had been hacked by ISIS the night before. It was a perfect example of how weak small business IT security can lead to embarrassment at the worst possible time, during a public trade show.<\/p>\n
The owner was understandably frustrated. Hackers had breached the site multiple times, and he was ready to find a new hosting provider.<\/p>\n
Chris mentioned my background in secure web hosting and offered to introduce us. We walked over to the exhibitor\u2019s booth, and after a quick introduction, I said, \u201cI understand your website had some trouble last night.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah,\u201d the owner sighed. \u201cI\u2019m so sick of this. Third time in a year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf you\u2019re looking for another web host, I\u2019d be happy to talk with you about it,\u201d I replied. \u201cSecurity is a critical part of my service.\u201d<\/p>\n
He looked away in frustration. \u201cYeah, that\u2019s what my current guy said too.\u201d<\/p>\n
It was a fair point, and one that stuck with me. I\u2019m sure the current guy did<\/em> tell him that, but had obviously failed to deliver. That\u2019s exactly why CMIT Solutions was built the way it is.<\/p>\n Each CMIT Solutions branch is locally owned and operated, but backed by a nationwide network of experienced IT professionals, engineers, and partners. That means when you call your local office, you\u2019re not just getting a small team, you\u2019re getting the collective expertise of hundreds of specialists who make security, monitoring, and proactive maintenance their daily focus.<\/p>\n We don\u2019t wait for problems to happen. We anticipate them. Whether it\u2019s network management, endpoint protection, data backup, or disaster recovery, security is woven into everything we do.<\/p>\n Now is always the right time to discuss your business\u2019s security concerns.<\/p>\n