Keeping data safe

Doing business in the 21st century means thinking about the possibility of data breaches. Technology has become so prevalent in our everyday life, we don’t often think about what could happen if we lost all that information. When starting a small business, one may not think about the logistics of protecting the important data that becomes invaluable to running that business.

CyberWyoming, through its Made Safe in Wyoming program, is looking to change that by partnering with Green House Data. In a recent press release from the Laramie-based company, it was announced that it would be partnering with Cheyenne-based Green House Data “as a sponsor to support the efforts of local and regional businesses in responding to the increasing threat of cybersecurity attacks.”

According to a recently released study by the Ponemon Institute (“The Cyber Hygiene Index: Measuring the Riskiest States”), Wyoming is the 2nd worst in the nation in regards to cyber hygiene. Cyber hygiene focuses on the practices and steps involved to help maintain the system health and online security of computers and other devices to protect against identity theft and other possible stolen or corrupted data.

Additionally, according to the Council of Better Business Bureaus’ “2017 State of Small Business Cybersecurity in North America,” half of all small businesses would not be able to remain profitable for one month following a loss of essential data.

“Green House Data supports small businesses and nonprofits not only by joining the Made Safe program, they also provide backups as a service which is a recommended service for any small business and helps them recover their data in case of a ransomware attack,” said Laura Baker, co-founder of CyberWyoming. “Personally, I would prefer to pay a Wyoming-based company for this service than an anonymous national chain. Working together helps us make our Wyoming economy strong.”