Legal-Ease: Business protection of customer information

Nefarious people around the world seek out our personal information to steal identities, unlawfully take our money, assets and reputations. The struggle is even harder for business owners.

Cyber criminals will often try to hack into the customer database of a single business to secure multiple people’s information at the same time.

The question for small businesses is often how much protection the business owes its customers from data theft.

In our society today, our personal information is sought by nefarious people around the world. When successful, hackers can steal identities and unlawfully take our money, assets and reputations.

The struggle for us as individuals is amplified for business owners. Cyber criminals love to secure multiple people’s personal information in a single attack, which can be done by hacking into the customer database of a single business.

Read Lee’s full article about business protection of customer information in the Lima News here: Legal-Ease: Business protection of customer information

Source: LimaOhio.com, “Legal-Ease: Business protection of customer information,” by Lee R. Schroeder, September 22, 2018

Lee R. Schroeder is an Ohio licensed attorney at Schroeder Law LLC in Putnam County. He limits his practice to business, real estate, estate planning and agriculture issues in northwest Ohio. He can be reached at Lee@LeeSchroeder.com or at 419-659-2058. This article is not intended to serve as legal advice, and specific advice should be sought from the licensed attorney of your choice based upon the specific facts and circumstances that you face.

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