Let’s say that out of the blue you are no longer able to send or receive any email communication for days, or maybe even weeks.  You think to yourself, “That could never happen to me because I have a top notch anti-virus program running on every desktop in my company.”

Think again.

Hackers are actually hoping you’re thinking this way because it leaves you vulnerable to attack. Just because you have a really expensive anti-virus software on all your computers, or even a firewall, that your network cant be hacked into.

Did you know that a common routine computer hackers use to get into a firewall is through the server?  As soon as they’re inside your server they send spam and other kinds of nasty viruses to the masses in just a few seconds.

Two reasons why this is really bad news for you…

1)  In no time at all, your email AND server get blacklisted.  This basically means that the “big boys” (Google, Verizon, Comcast, etc.) will see every email your company sends as malicious.  They will catch them and never let them be sent out to the intended recipients.

It’s possible that an event like this could take days or even weeks to get you off the blacklisted list.  Yup, you guessed it. You’ll have no email during that entire process until you’re off the list.

2)  Everyone on your contact list as well as everyone’s contacts in your company start getting spam ads from you that could give them a virus if they click on anything or an invitation from you to try the newest “male enhancement” pill. NOT good.

You can be protected from this kind of attack by having a company like HotHeadTech.com manage your firewall for a tiny monthly investment.  Remember, most firewalls that come pre-installed on most servers are better than having none at all, but unfortunately they’re weak.  Any semi good hacker can have the tools to crack that lock.

If your network’s security and peace of mind is important to you, contact us today to see how we can make sure you’re on the right track.