Running a successful business today requires an Internet connection to the outside world; but as just about anyone can tell you, that essential connection also exposes your company to a world of security problems, liability risks and productivity distractions.

Taming the Internet may be an impossible dream, but with proper planning and good advice, you can better protect your company from its less appealing characteristics. We recently spoke with Doug Potts, a pre-sales systems engineer at CDW. He spends his days advising small business owners just like you on ways they can improve their Internet security.

By Lauren Simonds at Small Business Computing.

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