When Your Startup Should Start Thinking about Security

When you are first getting started with your business, you might be thinking about how to build something awesome—not necessarily how you are going to keep information safe. However, if you plan on doing anything related to customer service or you are planning on keeping files, then you need to start thinking about how you are going to secure your data. This is where a virtual deal room can be ideal for companies just getting going.

Here’s what you need to know about security and your new startup.

From the beginning

While many businesses choose to think about hacking and keeping items safe later on after they are established, then it end up causing problems early on. While you can keep information in an insecure location, it can come back to create issues with clients or make problems for your startup. This is why if you can keep your data in a safe spot from the very beginning, then you can save yourself from the hassle of data breaches and other security problems.

After a security breach

If you have experienced a threat to your security as a company, then you should seriously consider how you are storing information and how you plan on keeping data secure in the future. A virtual deal room can be perfect for when you are considering where you want to keep files. There is no greater red flag than when you find yourself dealing with a breach and you have lost valuable info relating to clients or your own personal files as a business.

When dealing with tax information

Any tax information you are dealing with as a company should be encrypted when you send emails or through any other form of correspondence. When you aren’t sending files of other valuable information, you should keep it in a secure spot in the meantime. Instead of storing files on your computer where they can easily be accessed, consider keeping them in a secure location where you know that hackers will have a difficult time downloading them. This can assure both you and your customers that their most vital information won’t be shared.

If you are transferring data

Almost all startups transfer data at some point or another, and when you are sending information from one place to another, this makes it prime for hacking or its loss. Extra security can be beneficial for companies that are just starting out and developing relationships with customers and business partners. Just in case, make sure all data is encrypted and password-protected when transferring and that you have everything backed up if something should occur.

In summary

The security of your startup is likely to determine whether or not it will be successful in the future. Quality businesses tend to make sure that they are prepared to take on any security breaches either with encrypted files, passwords, or virtual deal rooms. By staying one step ahead when it comes to security, you’re saving yourself the hassle of having to figure it out in the future.

Infographic provided by KEYper Systems, a key management company.