Experts say that small businesses are particularly vulnerable to hackers because many simply don't take precautions. What A Small Business Can Do to Protect Itself. Don't be so sure, says Rick Lane, director of e-commerce and Internet technology at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. You and your employees stick Post-It notes, complete with passwords, on your PC monitors. That may be the easiest way to remember your password, but it's not the smartest.
Someone reads a pass code that someone has put on their computer.
Now they have instant access to everything that employee has. Better learn fast. Check out the virus solutions provided by Symantec and McAfee. Your Web site is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. You fall into this category if you host your site on your own server, or there's a direct link from your host back to your site.